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One of three potential material witnesses to a homicide on the city's Far West Side was taken into custody on Monday, police said.

The Panthers and Sugar River Raiders hold the No. 5 rankings in Divisions 2 and 3, respectively.

Middleton senior Perrin Hagge and Lake Mills sophomore Ben Dunkleberger hold top spots in the latest Athletic.net state honor roll for Wisconsin prep boys track and field.

Three area track and field athletes held top spots in four events in the latest WisconsinTrackOnline.com state honor roll.

The five-time WIAA Division 4 state boys champs have jumped to Division 3, but none of the area's 54 teams will change divisions.

The change affects only team membership, not the ability to compete in games.

Obituary|Tom Mohs, 77

Mark Ripp’s spring turkey hunt during Period A was short and successful. He was out of the blind, the woods, and on his way back home in Belmont by 8 a.m.

On Sunday, Bishop Robert Morlino celebrated the confirmation service and Mass for about 100 area high school students at Maria Goretti Church. The service usually celebrates and prays for a new and deeper connection with the Holy Spirit.

I see and hear lots of complaints about the poor condition of Wisconsin roads. I think it is time for Wisconsin to start charging tolls on interstate highways.

On the announcement that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is retiring, Gov. Scott Walker indicated he will appoint a successor. He has stated his appointee will not necessarily have judicial experience but could be a lawyer.

If the state's newly appointed "charter czar," Gary Bennett, really wanted to improve education in the Madison or Milwaukee, he had some easy options: Run for a seat on the locally elected school boards in those districts. If he wanted…

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on Monday announces roughly $24.8 million in Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority low-income housing tax credits over 10 years for four Madison projects.

The letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch cites reports of long lines at polling places in Wisconsin's April 5 primary -- the first high-turnout statewide election in which the state's voter ID requirement was in place.

Soglin and nine council members said in a letter Monday they support a South Side Campus and closure of MATC's West Side location.

Customers and sales have decreased and reimbursements from insurance companies have cut into the longtime business

Middleton is ranked second in Division 1. Lodi is ranked second and Columbus fourth in the Division 2 poll.

JANESVILLE - Mary Roach, age 94, of Janesville, died on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville. She was born in Janesville on July 19, 1921, the daughter of Herbert and Loretta (Raybor) Babcock.

WYOCENA - Cody Lukowski, age 37, passed away suddenly Thursday, April 28, 2016, at home with his loved one's close by. He was born Nov. 6, 1978, to Vincent Jr. and Virginia (Stormer) Lukowski in Madison. He was blessed with…

MADISON - Margaret C. "Peg" Murphy, age 88, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 30, 2016, following a long battle with Alzheimer's. Peg was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 7, 1927, and was the only child of William and…