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Wisconsin Department of Transportation statute 346.80 (3)(a) states: “Persons riding bicycles or electric personal assistive mobility devices upon a roadway may ride 2 abreast if such operation does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.”

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talking tough about UW faculty reminds me of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" where: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

I am always amazed when the people of Wisconsin are angry at the staff of our wonderful university over salaries and tenure.

I read with interest Thursday's letter to the editor "Men in the ladies' room an affront to privacy," defending the right to privacy in public restrooms.

Ray Cross’s selection as UW System president in 2014 sounded promising. He had a Ph.D. in university administration and experience as an engineer, business owner, consultant, professor and college president. He’d been with the System since 2011 and seemed to…

The 66-to-1 long shot coasts across the finish line moments before his engire cuts from lack of fuel.

The catcher drive in three runs to raise his total to nine in the three-game set.

"There won't be anyone like him, ever," Marci Kunene said about the man she called her soulmate.

Ring remembers well the 147 sailors who died when the escort carrier sank during a 1944 battle with the Japanese in the South Pacific.

Chaplain stood on sacred soil in Iraq where blood, and 'near beer,' were spilled

There are no city ordinances regarding how pedestrians must dress at night for visibility, Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

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MADISON - William A. Braun, age 93, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Arrangements are pending.

BAGLEY - Patricia A. "Pat" Collins, age 78, of Bagley, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Fennimore, with her loving family by her side.

MADISON - Sandra M. "Sandy" Scherer (Briggs), age 76, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Sandy was born on April 9, 1940, in Madison, the daughter of…

MOUNT HOREB - Jacob Wermerskirchen, age 84, of Mount Horeb, Wis. died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis. The Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb, is serving the family.

MADISON - Geraldine F. Lutz, age 71, died on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at her home, surrounded by family. Arrangements are pending.

HIGHLAND - Mary Jean "Jean" Michek, age 85, of Highland, died on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Bloomfield Healthcare & Rehabilitation following a brief illness. Jean was born on Feb. 2, 1931, in Castle Rock Township to Aldro and Christine…

The project is an initiative of the group Intentionally Welcoming Communities and sits next to the Union Corners site on Madison's Near East Side.

CHICAGO — It is often said that the problem with immigrants is that they’re poor and contribute only their cheap labor when they get here.