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Badgers women's basketball: Vanderbilt center Kendall Shaw transfers to Wisconsin; eligible immediately
Shaw played in 25 games for the Commodores in her redshirt junior season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.
Badgers men's basketball: Frank Kaminsky pretended to be Nigel Hayes at NBA Draft Combine interview
Most of the time it's University of Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes who garners headlines for memorable moments in post-game interviews.
Syttende Mai celebrates Stoughton's Norwegian heritage
Say this much for Norwegians, they sure know how to celebrate their heritage. At least that’s the case every year about this time, when Norwegian history is commemorated during annual Syttende Mai festivities.
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended May 8th.
Voll, Carl F.
BARABOO - Carl F. Voll, age 88, of Baraboo, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at the St. Clare Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Lyons (West Baraboo) on June 5, 1927, the third child of…
Connor, Dr. James Richard
WHITEWATER - Dr. James Richard Connor, age 87, of Whitewater, Wis., passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, in Whitewater.
Bockhop, Daniel R.
SAUK PRAIRIE / LODI - Daniel R. Bockhop, age 61, passed away May 10, 2016, at UW Hospital, Madison, surrounded by family.
Auchue, James M. "Jim"
MAZOMANIE - James M. "Jim" Auchue, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5001…
Fredrick, Peggy J.
COLUMBUS - Peggy J. Fredrick, age 80, of Columbus, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison. She was born on March 23, 1936, in Columbus, to Willard and Marian (Thomas) Owen. She graduated from Columbus High…
Cundari, Francis "Frank" III
REEDSBURG - Francis "Frank" Cundari III, age 59, of Reedsburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison following a lingering illness. He was born on June 28, 1956, in Chicago, Ill., the son of…
Verthein, Joyce V.
REEDSBURG - Joyce V. Verthein, age 85, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Our House Memory Care in Reedsburg.
Jacobson, Lucille
MADISON - Lucille Jacobson, age 91, of Madison, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Lucille was born on March 23, 1925, in the beautiful Township of Caledonia, the daughter of Irwin and Bernice (Jevens) Allan.
Margala, Theodora P.
MARSHALL - Theodora P. Margala, age 72, died at her home in Marshall on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
As state GOP gathers in Green Bay, Donald Trump remains the elephant in the room
State Republicans soundly defeated Trump in April, but now must contend with him at the top of their ticket in the fall.
Free CPR training at many Dane County sites May 21
Madison's three main hospitals, along with the Madison Fire Department and Dane County EMS, will offer free, half-hour training sessions in hands-only CPR May 21 at two dozen sites.
Friday rain ahead of cool weekend
Showers in Madison Friday afternoon will usher in cooler weather for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
By monitoring streams, Madison West student furthers passion for water, community
Camryn Kluetmeier's work monitoring the health of local streams has won her recognition from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
John Kass: Clinton lucky social media wasn't around early in her career
Hillary Clinton will not be elected president of the United States. Why? Because she can’t win, that’s why. And the sooner you figure this out, the calmer you will be.
Ex-salesman faces 19 felonies for bogus seed sales to local farmers
Reaching out to his former customers, police said, Douglas Pfaff brought them a great deal on corn seed from what he said was his new employer. But there wasn't a kernel of truth in his pitch, and farmers got nothing…
Drug arrest in Lafayette County linked to widespread meth operation
One of two people arrested on drug charges a week ago in Lafayette County has been linked to a widespread methamphetamine operation in southwestern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa that has been under investigation for two years.