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On the announcement that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is retiring, Gov. Scott Walker indicated he will appoint a successor. He has stated his appointee will not necessarily have judicial experience but could be a lawyer.

If the state's newly appointed "charter czar," Gary Bennett, really wanted to improve education in the Madison or Milwaukee, he had some easy options: Run for a seat on the locally elected school boards in those districts. If he wanted…

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on Monday announces roughly $24.8 million in Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority low-income housing tax credits over 10 years for four Madison projects.

The letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch cites reports of long lines at polling places in Wisconsin's April 5 primary -- the first high-turnout statewide election in which the state's voter ID requirement was in place.

Soglin and nine council members said in a letter Monday they support a South Side Campus and closure of MATC's West Side location.

Customers and sales have decreased and reimbursements from insurance companies have cut into the longtime business

Middleton is ranked second in Division 1. Lodi is ranked second and Columbus fourth in the Division 2 poll.

JANESVILLE - Mary Roach, age 94, of Janesville, died on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville. She was born in Janesville on July 19, 1921, the daughter of Herbert and Loretta (Raybor) Babcock.

WYOCENA - Cody Lukowski, age 37, passed away suddenly Thursday, April 28, 2016, at home with his loved one's close by. He was born Nov. 6, 1978, to Vincent Jr. and Virginia (Stormer) Lukowski in Madison. He was blessed with…

MADISON - Margaret C. "Peg" Murphy, age 88, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 30, 2016, following a long battle with Alzheimer's. Peg was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 7, 1927, and was the only child of William and…

BARNEVELD - Eva Nell (Goke) Arneson, 86, of Barneveld, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Eva Nell was born in Platteville, Wis. on March 5, 1930, the daughter of Edwin and Clemmie (Calvert)…

DODGEVILLE - Maxine J. Brennum, age 80, of Dodgeville, died on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Upland Hills Health, following a brief illness. She was born on Jan. 7, 1936, in Eden Township to Donald and Annie (Brown) Kramer, and…

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jon Roger Howell, age 76, of Delta Township, Mich., passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016, after a brief illness. Roger was born April 4, 1940, in Mount Ida, Wis., the eldest son of Glenn and Verda…

DEFOREST - Carlton H. Heise, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2016, with his family by his side. He was born in Racine, Wis., on Nov. 29, 1926, the son of Max and Nelly (Gehrke) Heise.

The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, which sold its building on Madison's Southeast Side in October, is moving into rented space in Monona Tuesday.

FITCHBURG - Jack Denis Caldwell, age 71, died from complications of spinal cord atrophy on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Jack was born on Jan. 21, 1945, in Madison, to Earl and Velma Caldwell.

Gomez plans to compete in women's swimming at Middlebury College, while Center plans to swim at Washington University.

The man shot near DeForest is suspected in a West Allis homicide and a Sauk County drive-by shooting that critically injured a woman, both earlier on Sunday.

Temperatures in Madison should rise above the average mid-60s for early May on Tuesday, but showers at night could make for a short-lived warmup.

Haas is a 17-time winner on the Champions Tour and has won two Charles Schwab Cups.