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From Mike McCarthy to Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, the one player who seems to have everyone in Green Bay buzzing is Davante Adams

Local officials say a new jobs center based inside the Dane County Jail will help set inmates up for success once their sentences are served.

Seven percent of Madison students opted out of the test, compared to 2.2 percent of students statewide.

MADISON - Walter L. "Ben" Washburn passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at age 90.

LODI - Barbara J. Weber, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. She was born on April 2, 1948, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Floyd and Marion (Rothenbach) Driessen…

MADISON - Frances M. "Fran" Derer, age 89, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Oak Park Place.

MADISON - Robert G. Uselmann, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015.

SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP / DARLINGTON - LaVon F. McKeon, age 78, of Seymour Township, Wis., died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home with family at her side.

BARABOO / BLACKHAWK - Joseph Robert "Joe" Boettcher, age 42, passed away at home unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. He was born at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital on Oct. 28, 1972, to Jerr…

PLATTEVILLE - Helen Stoneman Brodbeck, age 95, of Platteville, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Epione Pavilion, Cuba City.

MADISON - Annette L. Stebbins, age 73, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

DODGEVILLE - Raymond Eugene Brennan, age 85, of Dodgeville, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in …

MADISON - Helen J. Sailing, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was born on July 11, 1925, in Madison, the daughter of William and Ruth (Grose) Huntley.

The freshman retires the final six hitters in order on just 10 pitches as the Vikings turn back the Bulldogs for their first state title.

A Madison man reported he was mugged in the 2000 block of Atwood Avenue last Wednesday, June 10, Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

Citing scientific studies, Pope Francis says we are "reaching a breaking point" with regard to environmental degradation from global warming.

A dispute over an incident in a nightclub led to a confrontation early Tuesday morning that left a Madison man with a broken nose and an orbital fracture, Madison police said.

Two Janesville residents were arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with two separate vehicle chases that took place this month, Janesville police said.

While many worry about dealing with the homeless and drifters in Downtown Madison, the lawmakers working on the state budget also pose a threat to the our quality of life.