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Kohl's offers voluntary retirement to salaried staff

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The NBA Draft: Follow the latest picks and trades live

Sauk County OKs long-term groundwater study

Regional news

Sauk County OKs long-term groundwater study

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What’s in your well water? And how does it get there?

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Wisconsin settles for $5 million in more Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake cases

Wisconsin settles for $5 million in more Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake cases

Updated 18 min ago

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Former Baraboo coach Darrin Berger hired at Portage

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Former Baraboo coach Darrin Berger hired at Portage

2 hrs ago

As American Family Championship opens, home-state victory has been elusive for Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker

As American Family Championship opens, home-state victory has been elusive for Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker

Updated 18 min ago

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Berger returns to Portage as school's next coach

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Berger returns to Portage as school's next coach

2 hrs ago

State Assembly approves bills to push back Lincoln Hills closure, cut income taxes

State Assembly approves bills to push back Lincoln Hills closure, cut income taxes

Updated 18 min ago

Dangerous, traumatic situation unfolding for children at Texas border detention site, lawyers say

Dangerous, traumatic situation unfolding for children at Texas border detention site, lawyers say

Updated 2 hrs ago

PREP SOFTBALL: New Lisbon’s Bever, Steele, Necedah’s Jones compete in WFSCA all-star games

PREP SOFTBALL: New Lisbon’s Bever, Steele, Necedah’s Jones compete in WFSCA all-star games

4 hrs ago

Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities

Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities

Updated 1 hr ago

Beaver Dam Police Beat: June 19, 2019

Beaver Dam Police Beat: June 19, 2019

4 hrs ago

Stormy start to summer in south-central Wisconsin

Stormy start to summer in south-central Wisconsin

4 hrs ago

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Reedsburg’s Douglas caps off career with WBCA all-star appearance

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Reedsburg’s Douglas caps off career with WBCA all-star appearance

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Kohl's offers voluntary retirement to salaried staff

Area business

Kohl's offers voluntary retirement to salaried staff

Beaver Dam Community Hospital exploring opportunities with acquisition

Regional news

Beaver Dam Community Hospital exploring opportunities with acquisition

Portage school district to save money with new investment manager

Education

Portage school district to save money with new investment manager

Pardeeville man gets three years in prison for 9th OWI, says he made a 'bad choice' driving woman to hospital while drunk in 2016

Crime and courts

Pardeeville man gets three years in prison for 9th OWI, says he made a 'bad choice' driving woman to hospital while drunk in 2016

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State & Regional News

Wisconsin settles for $5 million in more Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake cases

State-and-regional

Wisconsin settles for $5 million in more Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake cases

State Assembly approves bills to push back Lincoln Hills closure, cut income taxes

State-and-regional

State Assembly approves bills to push back Lincoln Hills closure, cut income taxes

Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities

State-and-regional

Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities

Beaver Dam Police Beat: June 19, 2019

Regional news

Beaver Dam Police Beat: June 19, 2019

In Depth

IN DEPTH: Nursing homes face challenges due to lack of funding

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IN DEPTH: Nursing homes face challenges due to lack of funding

IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

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IN DEPTH: Wisconsin schools welcome safety improvement funds

IN DEPTH: Small businesses carry on

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IN DEPTH: Small businesses carry on

IN DEPTH: LGBT citizens thrive despite lack of sense of community

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IN DEPTH: LGBT citizens thrive despite lack of sense of community

Sports

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Former Baraboo coach Darrin Berger hired at Portage

Boys basketball

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Former Baraboo coach Darrin Berger hired at Portage

As American Family Championship opens, home-state victory has been elusive for Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker

Golf

As American Family Championship opens, home-state victory has been elusive for Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Berger returns to Portage as school's next coach

Boys basketball

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Berger returns to Portage as school's next coach

PREP SOFTBALL: New Lisbon’s Bever, Steele, Necedah’s Jones compete in WFSCA all-star games

Softball

PREP SOFTBALL: New Lisbon’s Bever, Steele, Necedah’s Jones compete in WFSCA all-star games

Entertainment

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Entertainment and Lifestyles

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Movie reviews: 'Toy Story 4' keeps magic of franchise alive

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Movie reviews: 'Toy Story 4' keeps magic of franchise alive

25 facts about selfies to celebrate National Selfie Day

Entertainment and Lifestyles

25 facts about selfies to celebrate National Selfie Day

How much do you know about fireworks and the 4th of July?

Entertainment and Lifestyles

How much do you know about fireworks and the 4th of July?

This Freddie Mercury performance was buried deep in the vaults...until now

Entertainment and Lifestyles

This Freddie Mercury performance was buried deep in the vaults...until now

Brett Favre deletes his own Instagram post that suggested an NFL comeback

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Brett Favre deletes his own Instagram post that suggested an NFL comeback

10 new iOS games people are loving

Entertainment and Lifestyles

10 new iOS games people are loving

Opinion

ANOTHER VIEW | JANESVILLE GAZETTE: State becoming an island of pot prohibition

Opinion

ANOTHER VIEW | JANESVILLE GAZETTE: State becoming an island of pot prohibition

Mailbag

Expanding Medicaid

Opinion

Trying to contact owner of former family home

Hands on Wisconsin: President Trump launches his reelection campaign

Opinion

Hands on Wisconsin: President Trump launches his reelection campaign

LETTER: Friends of Columbus Public Library thank dedicated volunteers

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LETTER: Friends of Columbus Public Library thank dedicated volunteers

Mailbag

Expanding Medicaid

Mailbag

1,600 children's books given away at Butterfest

Mailbag

Re-victimizing the current judicial system

Obituaries

Daniel Reierson, 73, Rio

Obituaries

Daniel Reierson, 73, Rio

Tierney Skalitzky, 57, Cloumbus

Obituaries

Tierney Skalitzky, 57, Cloumbus

Roger Nehmer, 88, Columbus

Obituaries

Roger Nehmer, 88, Columbus

Dale Sidney Punswick, Cottage Grove/Rio

Obituaries

Dale Sidney Punswick, Cottage Grove/Rio

Life & People

The dawn of radio

Celebrations, announcements, events

The dawn of radio

Sunday in the Cemetery – Living History Tour

Celebrations, announcements, events

Sunday in the Cemetery – Living History Tour

BLUE ZONES: Nine easy choices that will impact health

Celebrations, announcements, events

BLUE ZONES: Nine easy choices that will impact health

SAVVY SENIOR: How to protect yourself from the Social Security impostor scam

Celebrations, announcements, events

SAVVY SENIOR: How to protect yourself from the Social Security impostor scam

Photos

Space exploration galleries

Moonshot at 50: A look back at the Apollo space missions

Photos: Celebrating the beginning of human space flight

Photos: Remembering the Apollo 1 tragedy, 50 years later

Photos: Hubble Space Telescope 25th anniversary

National

Space exploration galleries

Check out these galleries highlighting moments in the history of space exploration.

Photos: Ten years ago, Iranian student's death sparked outrage

Archives

Photos: Ten years ago, Iranian student's death sparked outrage

Today’s top pics: Ex-White House aide rebuffs questions and more

Archives

Today’s top pics: Ex-White House aide rebuffs questions and more

Celebrity Birthdays for June 20

Archives

Celebrity Birthdays for June 20

Birthday Highlight: John Goodman

Archives

Birthday Highlight: John Goodman

Moments from history: June 20

Archives

Moments from history: June 20

Meet every World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner since 2002

Pets

Meet every World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner since 2002

Nation & World

Controversial telescope to be built on sacred Hawaiian peak

Controversial telescope to be built on sacred Hawaiian peak

The Latest: Storms roll through Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia

The Latest: Storms roll through Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia

Phoenix facility where woman was raped losing Medicaid funds

Phoenix facility where woman was raped losing Medicaid funds

Roy Moore running for Senate despite discouragement from GOP

Roy Moore running for Senate despite discouragement from GOP

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America's infrastructure is crumbling. Meet the people who are suffering because of it

America's infrastructure is crumbling. Meet the people who are suffering because of it

Space exploration galleries

Space exploration galleries

Housing prices vs wages: Compare for your area

Housing prices vs wages: Compare for your area

Videos: Hero pilot 'Sully' says 737 crashes 'should never have happened', and other top news for Thursday

Videos: Hero pilot 'Sully' says 737 crashes 'should never have happened', and other top news for Thursday

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Entertainment and Lifestyles

10 movies that everyone is streaming right now

Movie reviews: 'Toy Story 4' keeps magic of franchise alive

Entertainment and Lifestyles

Movie reviews: 'Toy Story 4' keeps magic of franchise alive

25 facts about selfies to celebrate National Selfie Day

Entertainment and Lifestyles

25 facts about selfies to celebrate National Selfie Day

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

Celebrations, announcements, events

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

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