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PLATTEVILLE - Ralph Emery Day, age 86, of Platteville, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2015. He was born in rural Highland on May 13, 1928. He was the son of Arthur and Esther (Trankle) Da…

MADISON - James K. Dover, age 75, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on April 26, 1940, in Madison, the son of Elderd and Bern…

WATERTOWN - Karen Ann Jaehrling, age 79, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2015, at Marquardt Manor Hospice, after a long illness. Karen was the daughter of Clifford B. and Har…

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Rene R. Gasner, age 89, died on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. A private graveside service will be held, with a Celebration of Life at a later date. On…

The folks rioting in Baltimore are more concerned about scoring loot than finding justice for the young man killed in police custody. 

Democratic Rep. Melissa Sargent has proposed boosting Wisconsin's minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Joan Ballweg, the Assembly Republican caucus chair, responded to the criticisms by saying she is open to changing some parts of an overall oversight bill to help protect students and adequatel…

It’s not all that surprising that Soglin would pull a Gov. Scott Walker.

Just 43 of the 7.8 million chickens and turkeys affected by the avian influenza virus have come from flocks of less than 100.

Lloyd Taylor of Junction City dies after it appeared he was going to recover from carbon monoxide poisoning in a trailer at the Midwest Horse Fair.

The stretch of Beltline from Fish Hatchery Road to Verona Road will be closed in both directions from 10 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said on Monday.

I’ve never been much for fantasy football or mock drafts of any kind, yet here I am doing both.

BASEBALL

It took just one swing of the bat for the Mount Horeb baseball team to hand DeForest its first loss of the season Monday.

OREGON — The forward duo of Makena Fanning and Jen Brien have speed to burn.

CHICAGO — Michael Carter-Williams, Khris Middleton and the Milwaukee Bucks just refuse to head to the offseason.

CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is trying everything and getting the same, tired result. His team loses again.

The latest draft of the resolution establishes a variety of advisory work groups on issues like alternatives to incarceration, length of incarceration and solitary confinement that would infor…

Local Madison residents with ties to Nepal anxiously awaited news from their family and friends after a devastating earthquake hit the country Saturday. 

Mary Burke elected board vice president.