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During the last several years, Madison schools and teachers have become increasingly responsible for duties abdicated by dysfunctional parents.

Remember in the 1990s when the House Republicans got the upper hand on that nasty Democratic president and impeached him for having extra-marital sex?

Amtrak is simply the worst mode of transportation.

A Madison man who thought he was buying a motorcycle online was tricked into spending $5,000 for a bike that never arrived, police said.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Monday moved to calm faculty members she said are angered by state lawmakers' plan to remove faculty tenure protections from state law.

Firefighters from nine Dane County departments are on the scene of a fire at an Oregon bar, authorities said Monday afternoon.

Barca notes the proposal comes on heels of audit critical of lax procedures in Gov. Scott Walker's troubled development agency.

A man who slammed into the back of a Madison police squad car while it was at the scene of a crash on the Beltline in January pleaded guilty Monday to second-offense drunken driving causing in…

DEERFIELD - John E. Polzin passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending.

MADISON - Reverend David John Michael, age 73, passed away from cancer on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. A husband, father, pastor, and community leader, Dave gave hope and encou…

MADISON - Johanna M. Johnson (Callaghan), age 73, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at home, from Pancreatic Cancer. Johanna was born to the late Michael and Winifred (Joy) Callaghan on May…

SAUK CITY / MAZOMANIE - Wayne Edward Wildt of Sauk City/Mazomanie, died June 6, 2015, after a tough battle against Leukemia. He was born on Jan. 6, 1934, in Milwaukee, to Edward and Lucille Wi…

MADISON - Peter V. "Pete" Cerniglia, age 78, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. Arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear in the Sunday edition.

LAKE MILLS - Ruth Berthold, age 95, of Lake Mills, passed away on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in Venice, Fla. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday. June 13, 2015, at 11 a.m., at the LAKE MIL…

MADISON - Benjamin Roy Thomlison, age 53, passed away on June 3, 2015, at his residence in Madison. He was born on Nov. 22, 1961, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Wayne and Patricia Thomlison. H…

BARABOO - Bernard James Rabata went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2015. He passed away at home, with his loving wife at his side, after a brief battle with cancer. Bernard was 80 years o…

MADISON - Our beloved Frank J. Meyers, age 72, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 6, 2015. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper.

MADISON / EVANSTON, Ill. - Herbert M. Kliebard, age 84, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015, in Evanston, Ill. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at CRESS FU…

BARABOO - Janie Elftmann, age 80, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at the Artisan Assisted Living in Baraboo.

The flash mob, which incorporated water-like dance movements, was an end-of-the-year project that reinforced the water-themed curriculum and raised awareness around the importance of creative …