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INDIANAPOLIS — Don’t ask Joan Gasser how much it cost her family to follow her son Josh and his University of Wisconsin basketball teammates on the road to the NCAA Final Four.

The governor tackled a wide range of topics in an event Wednesday night hosted by a conservative talk show host.

A federal jury went home Thursday night without reaching a verdict in the trial of a former Anchor Bank executive accused of wire fraud stemming from a 2009 real estate deal he marshaled for t…

Ice is almost entirely gone from most lakes in southern Wisconsin.

The general public need not feel so bad about not being able to get tickets to watch the Badgers play in the Final Four.

Madison is moving in the wrong direction. City debt, homelessness, poverty and racial disparity are all increasing.

I am supporting Mayor Paul Soglin in the upcoming election. Madison must continue to make improvements in social and economic equity, and Mayor Soglin’s leadership credentials in social justic…

Madison voters can choose between two candidates for mayor on Tuesday, April 7: Paul Soglin the Elder or Paul Soglin the Younger.

I contacted Madison Ald. Denise DeMarb, 16th District, about some neighborhood issues. She was quick to respond and enthusiastic to meet with as many neighbors as possible to find solutions.

The state Supreme Court election has fallen below the radar with all of the attention to the numerous proposed state budget cuts and the governor’s run for the presidency.

STEVENS POINT - Carol Smith (Holmes) died peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on March 31, in Stevens Point. She was 83.

MADISON - Betty Lou Albertson Beyer, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on April 30, 1944, in Madison, the daughter of Frank and Clara (Ruder) Dvorak.

MOUNT HOREB - Rod Sale, age 70, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at UW Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. …

MADISON - Audrey Dickey Harrison, age 88, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Monday, March 30, 2015. Audrey was born to the late Ira and Laura Dickey in Redfield, Iowa, on March 8, 1927.

PLATTEVILLE - Gladys E. Bethke, age 87, of Platteville, formerly of Cassville and Briggsville, Wis., died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her home.

LA CROSSE - David S. Krieg, age 83, of La Crosse, Wis., died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

SUN PRAIRIE - Robert A. Pfaff, age 74, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, after a long illness. He was born on July 7, 1940, in Madison, to Wilmer and Loretta (Coffey) Pfaff. He g…

A former Edgewood High School student sued the school, its president and its principal this week over a described pattern of racial harassment and bullying that he said Edgewood was well aware…

LAKE MILLS - Patricia Sue Walloch, age 63, of Lake Mills, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born on Feb. 10, 1952, daughter of Robert and Rayleine Robell. She was a…

Johnson will succeed Laura Bray on May 4.