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MADISON - Marlene Violet "Molly" "Marley" Gest, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, surrounded by her loving family.

BEAVER DAM - On Friday, July 10, 2015, Wanda (Czajka) Ferron, of Beaver Dam, Wis., was peacefully called to her heavenly home at the age of 95.

SPRING GREEN - Carolyn Jane (Longseth) Hackl passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the age of 75.

RICHLAND CENTER - George Lee Marshall, age 93, of Richland Center, died at Harvest Guest Home on Sunday, July 12, 2015, surrounded by family.

DeFOREST - James Paul "Jim" Eichstadt died unexpectedly of a heart attack on July 10, 2015, near DeForest, Wis., at the age of 61.

MADISON - A. Roy Anderson, also known as Axel Roy Anderson, died July 3, 2015, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis. Informal memorial service will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Ju…

Madison police say they arrested a man who used a knife to threaten a bouncer after being kicked out of a bar early Sunday morning.

Beautiful, deep former quarry in Jackson County can also be deadly, as seen in two fatalities this summer.

In a repeat of last year's final, won by Djokovic in five sets, the top-ranked Serb overcame the loss of seven set points in the second set and pulled away to beat the seven-time champion 7-6 …

The Madison Fire Department says firefighters extinguished two fires that occurred separately in the same dumpster Thursday afternoon.

Amid all of the overheated rhetoric surrounding the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriages across the nation, evangelicals have alternated between defiance and a kind of martyrdom.

We seem to have a love affair with kitchen gadgets and small appliances. A rice cooker, espresso machine, juicer, toaster ovens and slow cookers are all conveniences but are also a bear to sto…

A 20-year-old Madison man was duped by a claim of car trouble, then robbed and beaten by several people early Sunday morning on Madison's East Side, police say.

Madison police say they responded to gunshots fired on Ashford Lane, near the intersection of Todd Drive and the Beltline, on Saturday night.

John Ashley looks at his current role in the education arena through the prism of hard-working parents who raised eight children in Milwaukee and taught them the importance of learning and hard work.

Forecasters predict quintessential July weather ahead for south-central Wisconsin: storms, high temperatures and humidity.

Handmade dolls created with wool felt, fabric, yarn and beads comprise the “Curious Stories” exhibit by Olive Earley. The exhibit is located in Madison Children’s Museum’s Community Concourse …

Lucy Sanna brings World War II home in her novel “The Cherry Harvest,” about a period in Door County history when German prisoners of war helped out in the orchards.

There's intense interest in Monona over the fate of the San Damiano property.

Much of the beauty of Paradise Springs has been lost, hopefully, for only a few more months.