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VIROQUA -- A second person has died from the heavy floods in the southwest two thirds of Wisconsin. Vernon County sheriff's deputies say 79-year-old Joseph Menne of rural Viroqua was pulling a trailer with his pickup truck, and got stuck in 6 feet of water that filled up his driving...

Flood warnings and watches continue Thursday for southwest Wisconsin and the state's midsection. More than 60 roads are closed in Clark County, and there are numerous mudslides and highway washouts in about the southwest quarter of the Badger State. Lake Wissota in Chippewa County...

Wisconsin was hit with another round of heavy thunderstorms overnight, with more forecast for Wednesday. Up to 2 inches of rain fell north of La Crosse, prompting a flash flood warning until 8:30 a.m. in Buffalo and Trempealeau counties. The National Weather Service has flash flood...

A Grantsburg man who allegedly fled the scene of a wreck was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing a semi-trailer loaded with wine near Eau Claire. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, 35-year-old David A. Johnson was booked into Eau Claire County Jail...

Sheila Harsdorf’s camp fired back after left-wing groups and Democratic critics accused her of taking part in so-called “pay for play” politics. The state senator from River Falls was among Republican lawmakers who were linked to a special-interest group -- bolstered by funding...

Gov. Scott Walker says he has no opinion on whether the state should investigate leaks of secret John Doe testimony alleging pay to play against Republicans. Walker held four news conferences around the state Thursday to promote a new transportation budget. And he was quizzed about...

MADISON -- Wisconsin's Republican attorney general and at least one GOP lawmaker want to find out how secret John Doe testimony was leaked, hinting at "pay to play" in state politics. The Justice Department says it's looking at options to address legal questions raised by the leak...

MADISON – State officials say about 15 credit and debit card skimming devices have been found on gas pumps around Wisconsin since the start of August. And the Wisconsin State Journal says the FBI and IRS have investigated pumps at several Madison area gas stations -- but no arrests...

MADISON -- Hillary Clinton's Democratic running mate accuses Wisconsin Republicans of making it harder to vote. Virginia Senate Democrat Tim Kaine spoke to supporters Tuesday at the state Democratic Party's office in Madison, before heading to a private fundraiser in that city. Kaine...

Flash flood watches are in effect for much of the western half of Wisconsin through early Friday, and some places could get up to five inches of rain -- on top of several inches that already fell on parts of St. Croix County. The National Weather Service says a moist airmass will...

DURAND -- Health officials in Pepin County are warning families with children in Durand schools to be on the lookout for whooping cough. Officials say 72 people, most of them students, have been infected with whooping cough since March. Doctors say whooping cough can be deadly to...

GREEN BAY -- When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns with running mate Mike Pence in Green Bay Friday, he's sure to draw a big crowd, but three powerful state politicians won't be there. Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are involved in a mini-feud over endorsements....

MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker is still considering performance-based additional funding for the University of Wisconsin System. Just this week the governor said all state agencies should budget based on the idea they would be getting no more state money than they got last year. Walker's...

MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker tells all state agencies they should assume there will be zero funding growth for them in the next Wisconsin budget. Those agencies are on the clock, needing to have their proposals to the governor's office by Sept. 15. Walker says he wants to extend...

PHILADELPHIA -- Wisconsin Democrats will cast a split vote for president at their party's convention in Philadelphia this week. But by the time it's all over, they expect to be more unified behind Hillary Clinton than Republicans were in giving Donald Trump his send off last week....