Herb Kohl, former owner of Milwaukee Bucks, dies aged 88

The former Democratic US senator was a popular figure in Wisconsin and donated to civic and educational causes

Herb Kohl, a former Democratic US senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88.

His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness.