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PARDEEVILLE - Bruce Ferris, beloved brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Bruce's stature was dwarfed only by his appetite for life. A voracious reader, fisherman, hunter, golf enthusiast, and devoted member of…

WAUNAKEE - Mary Jane (Adler) Dahmen, age 86, of Waunakee, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center after battling cancer for seven years.

MOUNT HOREB / VERONA - Linda M. Way, age 68, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb, Wis.

MADISON - Dorothy H. (Knoche) Kolb, age 93, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 13, 1922, in Madison, to George and Nancy (Wills) Knoche.

MCFARLAND - Jeff J. Schram, age 58, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at home. Arrangements are pending and an obituary will follow.

MADISON / MCFARLAND - John Motisi, age 90, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016. He was born on Jan. 3, 1926, in Madison, the son of Anthony and Rosaria Motisi. He married Polly Goodlad on June 1,…

Carly Coulthart and Katie Hieptas have been ruled out for the season.

MADISON - Richard L. "Rick" Steinhauer, age 66, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was born on Aug. 6, 1949, in Madison, the son of Robert and Louise (Cook) Steinhauer.

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Madison's Wisconsin School of Business is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Dane County Small Business Awards.

Savage plans to compete for Aurora University in Aurora, Ill., next season.

The odds are good that Madison will see showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night, with the inclement weather in advance of colder temperatures on Wednesday.

A Madison man has been arrested for allegedly cutting a family member with a knife at a West Side residence early Monday morning.

The Union's plans call for all but a small piece of the Terrace to be open temporarily from May 12-15.

The 57 delegates and five alternates, hailing from each of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts, were picked at recent party caucuses.

The 44-year-old from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, was identified by several media sources as Tracy Czaczkowski.

Wisconsin's crops got a late start this spring thanks to cold and wet weather but appear to be catching up in a good part of the state, according to the weekly progress report.

A doctor who was fired for alleged inappropriate contact with female patients has won a $2.2 million award after a jury said Dean Clinic’s investigation of him was unfair.

The man found dead inside a rural Blanchardville home early Monday has been identified as the resident of the home.

UW recorded a first-place finish over Minnesota in the Border Battle with a season-best time of 6 minutes, 8.10 seconds.

Creighton went 20-15 last year and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals.