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MIDDLETON - Eva Maria Hinnendael, age 65, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 602 Everglade Drive, Madison, at 11…

BIG FLATS - Donald E. Krahn, age 81, of the town of Big Flats, Wis., died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at his home.

MADISON - Catherine Draves, age 89, formerly of Madison, Wis., died peacefully on June 1, 2016, at The Commons on Marice in Eagan, Minn. Born July 8, 1926, to John and Anna Noble of Richland Center, Wis., she is preceded…

STOUGHTON - Derek Metz, age 30, of Stoughton, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Metz Family home. He was born on March 20, 1986, in Madison, the son of Daniel P. and Leslie C. Metz.

The county is abandoning plans to for homeless day resources center at the former Messner building.

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, Thursday endorsed Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

American Family Mutual Insurance Company is seeking to expand its corporate footprint on paths that may lead to expansion into non-insurance products and services, the company announced Thursday.

In a lawn tractor versus cement truck accident Thursday, the lawn tractor driver was seriously injured.

Congratulations to Saint Mary Catholic @Zephyr_Sports. The D3 Spring Baseball Champs! #wiaastate #wiaabase pic.twitter.com/phdJL4VgTF— WIAA Tournaments (@wiaawistate) June 16, 2016

The decision came less than two days after the City Council unanimously passed a resolution, asking the Stoughton Fair board to cancel pig wrestling at this year's event. The City Council offered $6,000 to offset lost ticket revenue.

Participating in a democratic society is a thankless duty that seldom repays the effort. If you do research so you can select the better candidate in a race, your choice may be futile because your candidate loses. Even if your…

The Bulldogs, last year's state runners-up, beat Rib Lake 10-4 after getting seven consecutive hits in a five-run fourth inning.

Tom Laskin, a former Madison journalist and musician whose career here was marked by clear and confident writing on diverse topics, especially music, has died.

In our small hometown, Sunday evening’s concert in the park is more than just a gathering of locals and tourists. It’s how we mark the passage of time between May and September.

An armed Fitchburg man has been killed by Marinette County sheriff's deputies after he presented a deadly threat, the Sheriff's Office reported.

A couple of suspicious travellers on a remote Grant County road claimed to be state bee inspectors, and that was not the case.

Oh, that first grilled meal of the season ... that’s the real sign of spring, not some fickle groundhog.

At this time of year, the main criteria when choosing where to eat out becomes "Does it have outdoor seating?"

Leanne Hilgers Widen was so affected by her Infinite Boundaries experience that she began to volunteer with Breast Cancer Recovery.

The district's leadership doesn't trust itself to know its biases well enough to keep them in check, and hopes a policy will do it for them.