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The slugger hits a triple and home run to help snap the Brewers' season-best three-game winning streak.

OREGON - Cindy Rae Schulz, age 60, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, to be reunited with her dad and other loved ones in Heaven. She was born on Feb. 1, 1956, the daughter of Wilbert and Grace…

ROCKPORT, Texas - Scott Volney Seely passed away on April 30, 2016. Scott was born on April 28, 1952, in Portage, Wis., to Richard Clark Seely and Mary Elizabeth Seely. He had been a resident of Rockport for the past…

MADISON / SUN PRAIRIE - John Paul "JP" Vaughn, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on April 13, 1929, the son of John W. and Adeline (Hilgers) Vaughn, in Madison.

BLANCHARDVILLE - Paul G. Richardson, age 37, of Blanchardville, Wis., died at home in a house fire on May 1, 2016. Paul was born on Jan. 23, 1979, in Dodgeville, Wis., the son of Wayne Richardson and Jane Rux. He…

MIDDLETON / ASHTON - Leo D. "Lefty" Ziegler, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on Aug. 14, 1926, in Middleton, the son of Mathias and Anna (Kalscheur) Ziegler.

MADISON - In the early morning hours of Monday, May 2, 2016, Paul Korger, age 70, died in his sleep. Preferring to be called "Grandpa", Paul had just enjoyed his favorite type of weekend--- a soccer weekend. "His team," Magic…

DEFOREST - Robert Scott "Bobby" Ollerman, age 25, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at his home in DeForest. He was born on April 7, 1991, the son of Scott and Tami (Anderson) Ollerman.

MCFARLAND - Gwendolyn Margaret Bowen Goldade, age 90, passed away on April 26, 2016. She was born in Stoughton on Feb. 15, 1926, to William Herbert Ernest and Ada Huie Bowen.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - John Irving Fitts, age 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. John was born in New York, N.Y., one of three and the oldest son of George and…

MADISON - Lawrence E. "Larry" Deusch, age 88, died peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016, in Madison.

ELKHORN - Luella L. Johnson, age 98, of Elkhorn, Wis., died on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. She was born on April 3, 1918, in Clearbrook, Minn. She was the daughter of the late…

OOSTBURG - Alice (O'Leary) McCabe, age 80, resident of Oostburg, Wis., passed away at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee on May 2, 2016, surrounded by her family.

DEFOREST / DODGEVILLE - Norman L. Johnson, age 95, of DeForest, formerly of Dodgeville, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at home following a long illness. Norman was born on April 21, 1921, in Ridgeway to Clarence and Daisy (Love)…

WINDSOR - Charles J. Peterson, age 75, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 19, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pa. Charles was a 1958 graduate of North Catholic High School where he was…

The Badgers had an average of 17,287 fans per home game in the 2015-16 season, ranking second in the Big Ten and sixth in the NCAA for the year.

It looks like Republicans will have little choice but to get behind Donald Trump in 2016. Plus it's safer than being in front of him.

A chilly Wednesday night in Madison might be the last we see of temperatures in the 30s for the foreseeable future, with warmer weather coming on Thursday.

How many times are we willing to tolerate someone getting caught driving drunk before we charge them with a felony?

Some people hug trees. Madisonians hug trees, compost bins and rain barrels.