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Badgers football: Rob Havenstein selected in second round by St. Louis Rams
The former UW right tackle was taken on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
Jerry Davis: Morel season’s open, just barely
In spite of near freezing night temperatures, the first morel fruiting bodies (mushrooms) are beginning to pop out of the sandy soil in southwest Wisconsin.
Jerry Davis: Angler encouraging restraint on Black Earth Creek
"The future of Black Earth Creek may very well depend on it (using restraint this season)," Bret Schultz, a long-time visitor to Black Earth Creek, said noting Wisconsin's inland fishing seaso…
Thanks for great care at UW Hospital -- David A. Bates
I am so very impressed with my recent care at UW Hospital in Madison.
Show compassion for the homeless -- Richard Kovac
The homeless are often the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. They form an underclass, and an underclass always gets the blame.
Protect our culture and environment -- Jon Thundercloud
As a proud Ho-Chunk and lifelong Wisconsin resident, everything I care about -- wildlife, clean water, clean air and community -- is driven by our cultural values and supported by progressive science.
Meriter care exceeded expectations -- Barry Abrams
On March 31, I suffered a heart attack and was treated at Meriter Hospital.
Downtown and West Side campuses should stay open -- Thomas Maier
I heard with shock and dismay that Madison Area Technical College President Jack Daniels wants to close the Downtown and West Side campuses.
Barry Alvarez should bring back UW baseball -- Larry A. Larson
I remember back in 1990 Wisconsin's new football coach, Barry Alvarez, said people had "better get season tickets now, because before too long, they probably won't be able to."
Liberals are not progressive -- Jim Cox
I question liberals being called “progressive.”
Outdoors: Wisconsin general inland fishing season opens Saturday, May 2
Most lakes across the North Woods are about one to two weeks past the main walleye spawning period, so the fish should be mostly recovered and getting back to active feeding.
Jerry Davis: Four arrested in pheasant-killing case
In total, 39 dead pheasants were recovered and 40 more were reported missing from a total of 150 penned birds.
Brewers: Jon Lester, Cubs win series opener 1-0
Wily Peralta pitches well, but rookie Addison Russell's first big-league home run is the difference Friday at Wrigley Field.
Woman convicted in heroin overdose death gets more prison time
A woman convicted of providing the heroin in an overdose death of a Madison man in 2008 was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for smuggling heroin to another man who was in drug treatmen…
Van-motorcycle crash injures two in Dodge County
A van and motorcycle crashed at Highway 151 and Highway DE in Dodge County Friday afternoon, seriously injuring the Madison motorcyclist.
Bechtel, William R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Willam Russell Bechtel, born on Sept. 19, 1923, passed away on March 25, 2015. He will be memorialized on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the JOSEPH E. HAGAN CHAPEL at J…
Arcand, Maureen U.
MADISON - Maureen U. Arcand, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg. She was born on Jan. 9, 1929, to Thomas P. and Mary (Statz) Dolohant…
Hilliard, Lawrence M.
MADISON / ATLANTA, Ga. - Lawrence M. Hilliard, of Madison, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., died suddenly at home of natural causes, on April 27, 2015. He was 65 years old.
Holmen, Dalton L.
WAUNAKEE - Dalton L. Holmen, age 49, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
Jury finds man guilty of stabbing cousin in the head with large knife
A jury on Friday rejected a self-defense claim by a Madison man who stabbed his cousin in the skull with an eight-inch kitchen knife, finding him guilty of the lesser of two charges against him.