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Assistant dean at private academy charged with sexual assault of student
The assistant dean of discipline at a rural Edgerton private school was charged Thursday with sexual assault for improperly touching a 14-year-old student last week, according to a criminal complaint.
Egener, Dorothy L. (Pine)
MADISON - Dorothy L. (Pine) Egener, age 81, died peacefully on Dec. 16, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on Nov. 19, 1933, to Maurice and Loretta …
Randall, Mary Kathleen
MADISON - Mary Kathleen Randall was born to Kathleen (Watson) and Emery Randall, M.D., on Nov. 25, 1948, in Boscobel.
Disrud, Arlene
MOUNT HOREB - Arlene Disrud, age 91, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Ingleside Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N…
Benkert, Catherine
MADISON / GREEN BAY - Catherine Benkert, age 94, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Madison. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at 1 p.m. at OUR LADY Q…
Arthur, Harold J. "Jim"
MINERAL POINT - Harold J. "Jim" Arthur, age 90, a lifelong Mineral Point resident, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, following a long illness. Jim was bor…
Arneson, Lois (nee Melland)
BARNEVELD / MADISON - Lois (nee Melland) Arneson died on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare. Funeral services are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Moun…
Kemnitzer, Patrick "Pat"
PLATTEVILLE - Patrick "Pat" Kemnitzer, age 66, of Platteville, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.
Scidmore, Allan K.
MADISON - Allan K. Scidmore, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Attic Angel Place. He was born on March 11, 1927, in North Dakota.
Holman, Willard
MADISON - Willard Holman passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. He was born on May 16, 1923, in Springfield, Ill., the son of Willard and Mary Grace Holman.
Ehle, Patricia Marie
STOUGHTON - Patricia Marie Ehle, age 70, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Mazomanie on Feb. 14, 1944, the daughter of Bernard and …
Dry weekend could be followed by wet Christmas week
If you wait until the final week before Christmas to put up outdoor decorations, do it during the weekend.
Police: Dog killed during SWAT team drug search
Several people were arrested and a dog was killed Thursday morning during a SWAT team raid, police said.
Counterfeit $100 bills used in Monroe, police say
Monroe police are looking for three suspects who used counterfeit $100 bills at 11 businesses on Monday, buying small items and pocketing the real change.
31-hour shutdown of I-94 near Milwaukee's Miller Park starts Friday night
Anyone heading to Milwaukee for the weekend might need to take a detour if planning to use the Stadium Interchange near Miller Park.
Badgers football: Dave Aranda will stay at UW as Paul Chryst's defensive coordinator
Under Aranda last season, the Badgers’ defense ranked fourth in the nation in total defense (283.2 yards allowed per game).
Lake Delton ice rink reopens; faulty ice resurfacer replaced
A Lake Delton ice rink that was shut down Saturday night after a malfunctioning ice resurfacing machine sent more than 80 people to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning has reopened.
State companies invited to join WEDC trade trip to Mexico
The deadline to register for the March 1-7 global venture to the state's second-largest export destination is Jan. 5.
Woman walks away from crash on West Side, arrested for alleged 5th drunken driving offense
A Madison woman who crashed her SUV on the West Side Wednesday night then walked away from the site was arrested for her alleged fifth drunken driving offense.
Madison start-up Vidmaker says it's been purchased by YouTube
Vidmaker, founded in 2011, lets people make videos together online.