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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.

With its embrace of the offbeat and quirky, Lexington feels strangely Madison-like. Although the city could use a Xanax.

Experts on Wisconsin's laws for officer-involved shootings will hold forums tonight and Friday to discuss the death of 19-year-old Tony Robinson.

During his career, counselor Paul White has been a key driver in increasing independence and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities.

Two teens who live at the Williamson Street home where Tony Robinson was fatally shot by a Madison police officer last month could face eviction.