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LA FARGE - Doris Elaine (Coleman) Muller, age 92, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015, at the Bethel Home in Viroqua, Wis.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A prosecution expert in the trial of a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease who killed two people testified he has never seen a patient with the dis…

Attendees at a two-day Republican event in Nashua note his strong conservative resume, but also newcomer status.

President Obama has routinely promised greater transparency within the federal government. Now, Congress is making strides toward achieving this critical goal.

Madison protesters seem to think getting arrested for a cause isn’t attention-grabbing enough in itself.

This State Journal editorial ran on April 18, 1865, four days after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated:

BASEBALL

Milwaukee's 9-27 mark against teams with winning records makes it an unlikely candidate to make a long postseason run.

Dr. Richard Shemin, who performed the surgery, said the 68-year-old former NBA and UCLA star is expected to make a full recovery.

Senior Patrick Austin’s RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the host Portage baseball team a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten McFarland in a non-conference game Friday evening.

Taylor Paige-Stewart had little luck silencing the Illinois bats on Friday afternoon. Fortunately for the University of Wisconsin pitcher, the Badgers’ bats were even noisier than the Fighting…

The senior catches a pair of touchdowns in Friday's practice.

PITTSBURGH — Vance Worley worked six effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped out of a lengthy slump to top the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Friday night.

The outfielder ends the game on the first pitch she sees in the bottom of the seventh inning to keep her team undefeated.

There I was, sitting against some young black oaks, with nothing but a few turkey calls and a 12 gauge shotgun. I should have had my Canon.

“No one got more exposure than we did through the Final Four,’’ UW athletic director Alvarez said. “I can’t even imagine the cost of that publicity. There’s no way you could afford it.’’

Sturgeon spawning has begun on the Wolf River and recent high temperatures, and correspondingly warmer waters are lending toward predictions of a quick, intense run, which may last less than a…

Eight companies made it through the mentorship program. 

Madison Edgewood’s Amy Davis is a Kansas Relays track and field champion.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.