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SAUK CITY - Ina Mae (Wegner) Swafford, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, surrounded by her family at home, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer.

PLATTEVILLE - Helen M. Brugger, age 96, of Platteville, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Manor Care, Platteville. Funeral services will be at noon, Monday, June 13, 2016, at the LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PEACE, Platteville. The Rev. Jeff Pedersen…

OTSEGO - William "Bill" Thran, born July 16, 1938, joined his beloved wife in Heaven on June 5, 2016, at the age of 77.

MADISON - Elaine Evelyn Singel, age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 9, 2016.

The city and developer still have four significant issues that must be resolved on Judge Doyle Square redevelopment.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has narrowed its oversight of high-capacity wells that have been blamed for drying up rivers and shrinking lakes.

Madison native and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel has scored 10 goals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, helping Pittsburgh take a 3-2 lead over San Jose in the Stanley Cup Final.

Can an animal be killed, trapped or harassed to the point it will leave the property or at least leave the plants, buildings and domestic animals alone?

Members of the Board of Regents received the UW System's annual budget last week, and discussed it in private meetings with the system's staff.

The hot weather in Madison on Friday is expected to make a repeat appearance on Saturday, before cooler air comes to town on Sunday.

A family and Madison police are breathing sighs of relief after an 11-month-old infant was left inside a car for about four hours Friday morning, the hottest day of the year so far.

With temperatures reaching into the 90s, state highway officials are warning motorists to keep on the lookout for pavement buckling and subsequent brake lights of cars screeching to a halt or trying to get out of the way of the…

Since 1920 the company has grown from a single bus running between Madison and Monroe to a diversified transportation company with more than 300 vehicles.

While condemning Donald Trump's latest racist remark, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, refused to step back his endorsement of the businessman saying that opponent Hillary Clinton wasn't the answer.

An economic development specialist for the city of Madison has been selected as the new manager of the city's Office of Business Resources.

The roughly $50.5 million project is still on track for its 2017 completion date.

Madison police are looking for two young men who sprayed red and blue paint on construction equipment and other things at a construction site on the isthmus.

State official said Steele's high-profile case has kept some facilities from offering to care for him.

Alcohol and speed are believed to be contributing factors in a single-vehicle crash in Green Lake County early Friday morning that claimed the life of a 54-year-old Marquette man.

I started my voting life as a registered Republican. When I turned 18, my dad took me to register to vote. He was a Republican. My mother was an independent and a member of her union.