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POYNETTE - Pearl Klaila, age 90, of Poynette, went to join her loved ones in Heaven on Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

STOUGHTON - Claire "Kelly" Sperle, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Stoughton Hospital. He was born on the family farm on Feb. 12, 1923, the son of John and Ella (Otteson) Sp…

Unemployment was up in most major Wisconsin cities and counties between January and February. But the three Dane County communities included in the state's top 32 fared well.

After a rough few opening months, the Statehouse restaurant brought in a former general manager from the steakhouse Johnny Delmonico's.

So it turns out you really do deserve a break today at McDonald’s. Or at least a day two years from now.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday the recovery period could take six to eight weeks.

Cross' answer was short -- "Yes" -- and came in response to a question from Richard Grusin, a UW-Milwaukee English professor who started an online petition to urge Cross against supporting the…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A consultant says it's not feasible to move to a self-insurance model for Wisconsin state employees next year.

State employees should pay more of their health care costs, but shifting from a competitive HMO model to self-insurance isn’t feasible next year, according to a consultant hired by the state.

Bucky dunks over North Carolina, and even does his own homework 

Forty-eight students from across Wisconsin will compete Saturday in the Badger State Spelling Bee at Mitby Theatre at Madison Area Technical College. The bee’s competitors will vie to represen…

The temporary hiring freeze would hold open 19 jobs for a year, with a savings of $1.8 million. The jobs would be spread throughout the college: 10 faculty jobs, seven professional staff and t…

The Dodgeville clothing retailer says 25 styles of sleepwear sold online and by mail order are affected. 

In his first year as a U.S. senator, he cast one of three votes against longtime Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state, then incited like-thinking conservative Republicans in the House to shut…

A weekend getaway reveals a beer culture outshined by cocktails and heavy on warm-weather brews, even in winter.

Sun Prairie's former information technology director, who is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $500,000 in city funds, was reported to police by an anonymous tip and so…

The "ultimate comfort food" has restaurant chefs and home cooks thinking way outside the box. 

A fascination with Key West, Florida, sprouted as a youngster who played Topograhy, a board game that fit snugly in a rectangle box with a colorful map of the United States. Toothpick-size hol…

Item: Hot cross buns.

Golf in the snow, and folding your NCAA bracket into a party hat.