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Brett Favre has decided to spend another Sunday afternoon playing football in Wisconsin, so one question seems obvious.

Members of the Madison City Council appear to be preferential in their support. They are overly concerned with how the Madison Police Department does its job, allocating resources to fund cost…

The original proposal would have exempted disclosure of financial information and other company records.

Organizers of the $100-per-plate luncheon are selling additional tickets in a neighboring room where guests will watch Reichl on a closed-circuit broadcast.

The request by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. would raise fixed charges for the second time in two years.

When temperatures rise - and they will, eventually - consumers can expect to be contacted by air conditioning services offering seasonal tune-ups. Not all contacts are what they seem to be, wa…

Jim Schultz has been named CEO of Edgerton Hospital, replacing Jim Pernau, who retired last year.

MOUNT HOREB - Delbert H. Bollig, age 89, of Mount Horeb, Wis., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis., from a fall trauma.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Thomas J. "T.J." Moran passed away at his home in Baton Rouge, La. on Monday, May 18, 2015, age 84. He was born Sept. 30, 1930 in Chicago, Ill., and was the first college gr…

DODGEVILLE - Anna G. "Jerry" Kobbervig, age 90, of Dodgeville, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness.

WATERTOWN / COTTAGE GROVE - James "Loopy" Lueck, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held at ABIDING SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH, 406 W. C…

TOWNSHIP OF HAMPDEN - Selma J. Pederson, age 90, of the Township of Hampden, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Columbus Community Hospital.

MADISON / SHOREWOOD HILLS - David Paul McCarthy was born on July 7, 1937, in Evanston, Ill., and died at home in the Village of Shorewood Hills, Madison, Wis., on May 19, 2015, after a long illness.

MADISON - Marvin C. Frisch, age 80, died May 20, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH on May 26, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. until Ma…

SUN PRAIRIE - James E. Esselman, age 62, of Sun Prairie, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital with his loving family by his side, on Monday, May 18, 2015. He was born on June 27, 1952, in Chippe…

MADISON - Edward "Ed" Frank Zevnik, age 79, husband of Darlene Zevnik, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Madison.

MADISON - Kenneth L. Barr, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A full obituary will appear in the Sunday paper.

MADISON - Patricia E. "Pat" (Baldwin) Schwoegler, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born on Aug. 18, …

The draft report by the NRC says the impact on the community would be minimal.

First established in Madison in 1984, it now provides 3,800 local jobs at an average salary of almost $70,000. What is it?