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Road rage incident near Cottage Grove leads to felony charges

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 7:30pm
Trent M. Flahavan was charged with two counts of recklessly endangering safety.

Police: Possible shooting at Southwest Side apartment

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 7:18pm
Police are investigating what may have been a shooting at a Southwest Side apartment Friday afternoon. 

Former youth worker has bail jumping tacked onto sexual assault charges

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:15pm
Jason P. LaFavor allegedly texted with a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota after he was told a condition of his bail was not to have any unsupervised contact with girls. 

Advertisers should include phone number -- Jim Cox

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:00pm
Advertisers need to wake up. 

More to teaching than knowing the subject -- Delores Brown

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:00pm
As a former Madison teacher for 35 years, I know there is more to teaching than just knowing the subject. You have to know the child.

Edgewater sign mars view of the lake -- Nick Rahn

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:00pm
I have been on Lake Mendota to boat, ski and sail all my life. My favorite activity on the lake each year is to take my friends across the water for dinner and then a slow ride at night to spe…

Plant bee balm to help our insect friends -- Diane Vaughan

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:00pm
If you would like to help our friends, the bees, after their population has been hit so drastically over the past few years, plant bee balm in your garden. 

Chuck Bauer: Downtown Madison and State Street are thriving

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:00pm
A recent letter to the editor from McFarland, which is more than 10 miles from Downtown Madison, complained the homeless are keeping the writer and his guests from enjoying State Street and Downtown.

Public cameras help police find sexual assault suspect

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 5:40pm
Donovan L. Stone charged with sexually assaulting a woman on the Southwest Commuter Path on Monday night.

Junior golf: Badgers recruit Tess Hackworthy falls in championship match of Women's Western Junior Girls

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 5:15pm
Tess Hackworthy ran into the buzzsaw known as Emilia Migliaccio Friday in the finals of the Women's Western Golf Association Junior Girls match-play championship in Durham, North Carolina.

Former Memorial High School math whiz coaches Team USA to big international win

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 5:05pm
Po-Shen Loh, now a math professor, was a standout in high school.

New York Times: Pentagon moving to end transgender ban

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 4:15pm
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has taken an important step toward repealing the Pentagon's ban on open service by transgender troops, a discriminatory policy that has cut short the careers…

Howard, George E.

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 3:30pm
McFARLAND / MUSKEGON, Mich. - George E. Howard, age 96, of McFarland, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He fought a courageous battle with cancer.

Ryczek, Gerald "Jerry"

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 3:30pm
LYNDON STATION - Gerald "Jerry" Ryczek, age 76, of Lyndon Station, Wis., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Thursday, July 16, 2015.

Vande Zande, Leona D. Los Sterken

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 3:30pm
DELAVAN - Leona D. Los Sterken Vande Zande, age 91, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015.

Haase, Richard Ervin

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 3:30pm
RANDOLPH - Richard Ervin Haase, age 87, died peacefully on, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Randolph, Wis.

Prep girls basketball: Madison West names Chaz Jones as head coach

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 3:15pm
Jones was an assistant at Madison East 

Blue Bell: $125M investment necessary to remain operational

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 2:42pm
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell's chief executive told shareholders this week that Texas billionaire Sid Bass will lend the company up to $125 million, and that the investment is essential for…

Dane County foreclosures down 42% for lowest June tally of past 10 years

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 2:40pm
Dane County foreclosures now have dropped year-over-year for 32 of the last 35 months, court records show.

Packers: Hall of Fame weekend arrives for Brett Favre, fans

Fri, 07/17/2015 - 2:20pm
Former quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame and have his No. 4 jersey retired on Saturday.

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