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Zwettler, Patricia A.
MADISON - Patricia A. Zwettler, age 79, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Four Winds Manor in Verona. She was born on April 3, 1935, to Edmund and…
Femrite, Louise J.
STOUGHTON - Louise J. Femrite, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015, at Skaalen Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was born in Stoughton on Sept. 10, 1930, the daughter of Henry and…
Health conference addresses self-insurance, subsidies, BadgerCare
Shifting state worker health benefits from a competitive HMO model to self-insurance, which a state-hired consultant said would save at least $50 million a year, would have “seismic implicatio…
Hands on Wisconsin: Scott Walker raises big money
John Mernard Jr., owner of the home improvement store with his name, secretly gave more than $1.5 million to the Wisconsin Club for Growth, a conservative group that supports Gov. Scott Walker.
Police, protesters prepare as Tony Robinson shooting heads to DA
State authorities will meet with the district attorney Friday to submit their reports on the March 6 shooting.
Badger Coulee transmission line wins PSC approval
The Badger Coulee transmission line will be built from the La Crosse area to the Madison area, the PSC decided in a unanimous vote Thursday.
UW-Madison vaccine protects monkeys from Ebola
An Ebola vaccine developed at UW-Madison is effective in monkeys and could join four other Ebola vaccines now in human trials.
Madison police officer was sober after Tony Robinsin shooting
Blood tests show a white Madison Police officer who killed a black man was sober after the shooting.
Bergstrom buys Chevrolet dealership from Stark
Bergstrom is now selling Chevrolets next to its Cadillac dealership along the Beltline.
Beer Baron: Double-digit seeds fall short of Beer Bracket Elite Eight
All four 1 seeds, three 2 seeds and a single 3 seed are left vying to enter the Final Four.
Boys basketball: Madison Memorial's Brett Tauber to play at UW-Stevens Point
Madison Memorial senior Brett Tauber, a 6-foot-6 forward, has made a verbal commitment to play for NCAA Division III national champion UW-Stevens Point next year.
Cellectar narrows losses
The Madison company is working on compounds to fight cancer.
Richland County hacked by pro-ISIS vandals
Internet vandals visited Richland County's website over the weekend, defacing the county and other public domain websites with pro-Islamic messages.
Homicide charge added in heroin overdose death case
Prosecutors added a first-degree reckless homicide charge Thursday in the case of a Madison man charged with selling heroin that killed a man in Middleton in December.
Molly Ringwald sings a new old tune
The '80s movie icon taps into the Great American Songbook and also the music of her youth.
Prep football: Monona Grove names Brandon Beckwith new head football coach
Monona Grove has hired Brandon Beckwith as the seventh head football coach in the 60-year history of his program.
Election 2015: Brooklyn Village Board
Incumbent Todd Klahn is among a field of five candidates running for three seats on the Brooklyn Village Board. Klahn did not respond to requests for information.
Election 2015: Waunakee village president
Two candidates are seeking a two-year term as Waunakee village president, replacing outgoing president John Laubmeier. The election is April 7.
Wausau girl wins state contest with giant cabbage
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A 28.6-pound cabbage grown by a central Wisconsin girl has won an annual statewide growing contest for third-graders.