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MADISON / DeFOREST - Lucy S. (Kurt) Fritz, age 96, died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Artisan Assisted Living. She was born on April 5, 1918, in Madison, the daughter of John and Lena (Anderso…

MAPLE BLUFF - Beverly Jean (Gay) Hansen, age 86, died peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison.

MADISON - Doris Polley died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Her beautiful smile is now smiling down on us from Heaven. Doris was a great wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a lifelong…

MADISON - William "Billy" Vega, age 45, of Madison, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at home with his family by his side. He was born on March 4, 1970, in Filiales, Puerto Ric…

MADISON / SUN PRAIRIE - Gerald "Jerry" Disrud, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 22, 2015. He was born in Madison on Aug. 27, 1937, the son of Norman and Mabel (…

CROSS PLAINS - Connie M. Housner, age 66, passed away surrounded by her family, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at her home.

According to Yahoo News, state's wealthiest person gave money to Wisconsin Club for Growth prior to recall election.

Wisconsin fell out of the top 10 among the honey-producing states for the first time since records started being kept in 1987.

Compared to presidential candidate Ted Cruz, Wisconsin's conservative Governor Scott Walker sounds like a moderate voice of reason. 

Topcon Positioning Group, of California, plans to buy the Wisconsin business for an undisclosed amount.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of a Republican proposal to eliminate the tax on business equipment say Wisconsin homeowners would see their property taxes increase to make up for the lost tax revenue.

Some are concerned with the bill's provision to allow retired or out-of-state officers to carry guns to schools. 

Badgers fans scored a limited number of tickets to Thursday's Sweet 16 game in Los Angeles Monday, but plenty remain on the secondary market.

Leland Pan might be as frustrated with “the system” as those protesting Tony Robinson’s killing, but he doesn’t get to pretend he’s not part of that system.

Cole Martin holds a handful of wrestling records at Lancaster High School, but his coach is convinced he would own them all if it weren’t for the injury he suffered as a junior.

The redshirt freshman and junior are taking first-team reps and being asked to fill the void left by Marcus Trotter and Derek Landisch, who enjoyed breakout years in 2014 during their first se…

At first glance they seem like completely different streaks with separate rulebooks, mechanics and personnel.

The NFL handed out 32 such picks to 14 teams on Monday.

His Los Angeles attorney, Blair Berk, said Sharper would enter pleas in Los Angeles and Phoenix on Monday and would make similar pleas later in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

Verona catcher Ben Rortvedt confirmed late Monday night in a phone call that he has verbally committed to play baseball at the University of Arkansas as part of the Class of 2016.