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MINERAL POINT - Walter E. "Bud" "Wally" Harris, age 85, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

DEERFIELD - Gaylene Ireland, age 69, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at UW Hospital in Madison. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at ST. PAUL'S LIBERTY L…

MERRIMAC - Tracie M. McClung, age 53, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 9, 2015, from complications of cancer. She was born on July 26, 1961, in Baraboo, the daughter of th…

Janet Piraino, with deep ties to Madison, will take over as the senator's new state director. 

Soglin and leaders of several community organizations said they hoped the video fosters more informed conversations about officer-involved shootings.

WASHINGTON — Sir Elton John, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, flew into Washington last week to testify before members of the United States Senate — or, as they might more …

Ben Carson, a former pediatric neurosurgeon who announced his presidential candidacy Monday, owes his lively political career to a 2013 speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. With President …

Ismael Ozanne will announce his decision in the shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson during a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A Madison man was arrested Friday after allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl he met through the internet.

In 2007, Barack Obama announced his presidential candidacy before thousands of people who stood in the winter cold outside the state capitol in Springfield, Ill., Abraham Lincoln’s hometown.

Gov. Scott Walker said in South Carolina on Saturday that he'd end the budget sequester requiring automatic defense and domestic spending cuts, according to a McClatchy report.

Events related to the fatal shooting of Tony Robinson by Madison police on March 6:

A 19-year-old woman found dead in a town of Beloit garage Saturday morning has been identified as Brandy Lee Carroll of Beloit.

The head of Madison's public schools is asking parents to encourage their children to stay in school on Tuesday, when the decision is announced if charges will be brought against Officer Matt …

Van Vliet played professionally for the Antwerp Giants last season but was not paid and will have four seasons of eligibility at UW if he passes through admissions and the NCAA clearinghouse.

Four divisions at QTI help job seekers find jobs and employers find qualified candidates. Consulting and human resources services are available for businesses.

Finland's Fiskars says it has agreed to buy luxury home goods maker WWRD, whose brands include Waterford crystal and Wedgwood china, for $437 million.

Former Madison West athlete Britt McNett-Emmerich will close out her college career at the NCAA Division III meet in Florida.

It's nearly 1,000 miles from Madison to Aiken, S.C., but former Edgewood athlete Mackenzie Reese made the journey worth every mile ... and every minute.

Craig Harmeyer was barely alive at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, so ill he had the highest score possible for needing a liver transplant.