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SUN PRAIRIE - On Friday, April 10, 2015, the Lord unexpectedly called Curtis Glenn David to come home and be at His side.

DODGEVILLE / MINERAL POINT - James Henry Middagh passed away at Bloomfield Manor, Dodgeville, Wis., on April 11, 2015. He was born on Oct. 25, 1927, to Donald and Addie (Armfield) Middagh.

FORT ATKINSON - Leon W. Stedman, age 81, of Fort Atkinson, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 9, 1934, in the Town of Koshkonong, the son of the late Dell…

MADISON - John C. Schwarz, age 88, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

REEDSBURG - Joshua James Reimer, age 21, of Reedsburg, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born on Sept. 25, 1993, the son of Richard and Amy (Jewell) Reimer. In 2012, Josh graduat…

PORTAGE - Muriel Agnes (Robson) Getchel, age 85, of Portage, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Columbia Healthcare Center in Wyocena.

MIDDLETON - Frederic Chadwick, age 86, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear at a later date. Online condolence…

MADISON - Alsie Thorson passed away on April 11, 2015. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at MIDVALE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4329 Tokay Blvd., Madison, at 11 a.m.…

ARENA - Thomas D. Lucey, age 63, died on April 10, 2015. He was born on Nov. 1, 1951, the son of the late Dean and Betty (Steensrud) Lucey. He was united in marriage to Rebecca Wallenkamp in 1…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suffered a broken jaw and lost several teeth after he was attacked in the campus area.

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Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson has sued to delay enactment of a constitutional amendment OK'd by voters that likely would result in removing her from her leadership post on the court.

Madison is among the seven costliest of 78 metro areas for three medical procedures, a government report found.