Weather temporarily closes Merrimac Ferry in Sauk, Columbia Counties

The ferry, which is usually open to traffic 24-hours a day, crosses the Wisconsin River between Sauk and Columbia counties and is accessed by Wisconsin State Road 113. County highway department officials say, ordinarily, it closes for the season only until ice forms on the river.

Sanders Protesters hold a sit-in at DNC media pavilion

Minutes after Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday night, more than 100 Bernie Sanders delegates stormed out of the Wells Fargo Center and flooded the media pavilion set up just outside. With tape on their mouths and resolve in their hearts, they staged a sit-in as cameras and reporters swarmed around them.