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If anyone in America wants to know why racial tension exists in America, look no further than the incident at the press conference following Wisconsin's upset of Kentucky in the Final Four.

Like most of the thousands of Badgers fans who had to wake up the day after the NCAA championship game and face the reality of that wrenching defeat, I'll admit my heart ached after every step.

After reading Thursday's letter "Walker dangerous in national spotlight" I had to wonder, what am I missing or is there another Scott Walker.

Thursday's article about the historic number of African-American on the Madison City Council was excellent. However, it omitted a historic figure -- Joseph Thompson.

I disagree with Paul Greenberg's column in Sunday’s State Journal.

A canoeist reported finding a body at 4:09 p.m., the 911 center said.

MADISON - Bernice B. "Bea" Holmquist, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare surrounded by her family. She was born on Dec. 14, 1918, in Oshkosh, the d…

MADISON - Isabel H. Beck, age 94, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in the Sunday, April 19, 2015, paper. Online condolences may be ma…

LODI - Frank Jiran passed away at home in Lodi on Saturday, April 4, 2015, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Cook County, Ill., to James M. and Emily (Piner) Jiran on …

OREGON -  Donna Elizabeth Hartshorne (née Spies) of Oregon, died on Jan. 8, 2015, in her 90th year, surrounded by family. Born to 19th century immigrants from England and Europe, Donna grows u…

PLAINFIELD, Ill. - Sandy Cody, age 53, of Plainfield, Ill., died peacefully with family at her side, while her favorite music was playing softly in the background, Monday evening, April 6, 201…

RICHLAND CENTER - John Wade Garner, age 92, of Richland Center, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, from complications following a fall. John was born on the Garner Homestead n…

SHAWANO - Lois Ann Barry, age 81, of Shawano, died on Friday, April 10, 2015. Born on July 17, 1933, in Madison, Lois is the daughter of the late Tester and Lillian (Gilbertson) Bakken. Lois w…

MADISON - Richard "Dick" Horan, age 84, of Madison, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer, on April 8, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born in Janesville, the son of Leo a…

MADISON - Born in 1914, one of the six children of Roy and Amelia Grimm, who farmed near Wauneta in southwestern Nebraska, Louise (never "Rita," despite her parents' mysterious use of that nam…

CASSVILLE - Thomas P. "Tom" Giesen, age 93, of Cassville, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, at Southwest Health Center, Platteville.

MADISON - Eric M. Emery, age 65, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015.

RICHLAND CENTER - Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Vradenburg, age 83, of Richland Center, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at The Richland Hospital. Betty was born on Jan. 18, 1932, the daughter of…

VERO BEACH, Fla. - Susan Blend McKinlay Collins Harried passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with COPD. While the COPD finally took her body, it never conqu…

FRIENDSHIP / MADISON - Donald W. "Boney" Strander, age 72, of Friendship ,formerly of Madison, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015. He was born in 1942, to Ernest and Elizabeth Strander.