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MENOMONEE FALLS - Jeffery G. Rasmussen, of Menomonee Falls, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at the age of 54.

MADISON - Longtime Madison resident and active First Baptist Church member, Thelma Rasmussen, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the age of 96. Thelma joined the First Bap…

MADISON - Michael M. Kenitz, age 60, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, surrounded by his family.

MAZOMANIE - James L. Frost, age 66, of Mazomanie, Wis., died on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his home with family at his side. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral …

SAUK CITY - Mary Ann O'Brien, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at H…

SUN PRAIRIE / PLATTEVILLE - Alta S. Weittenhiller, age 99, of Sun Prairie, formerly of Platteville, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at her residence in Sun Prairie.

MONONA - Harold Norman Homburg, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the age of 87, from natural causes.

McFARLAND - Lukas S. Howery, age 30, of McFarland, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Meriter Hospital. He was born on Dec. 20, 1984, in Madison, the son of Steve and Lorna Howery. Lu…

The $5 million brewery in Waunakee will begin production in September.

Police identified the man who allegedly threatened to bomb the state Capitol July 8, which cleared the building for over an hour amid the Assembly's state budget debate.

During World War II, Henry Kanazawa moved east to avoid internment with other U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry.

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A former corrections officer at a state prison in Boscobel has been tentatively charged with multiple counts of having sex with an inmate and with giving things to the inmate.

Lesar replaces Brad Lussier, whose contract was not renewed.

Lesar replaces Brad Lussier, whose contract was not renewed.

A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault a woman Monday night on a Madison bike path.

Dane County home sales reached an all-time high of 1,091 in June, according to the monthly South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service Corp. report.

Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney asked judge for strong sentence for Jeff Hilgers for betraying the public's trust.

If you believe the next president of the United States should deny collective bargaining, ban same-sex marriage, prohibit abortion in all cases, place limits on voting, oppose immigration refo…