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MADISON - Annabelle C. Schlagheck, age 78, of Madison, died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, following a long illness. A Mass of Remembrance will be celebrated on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, a…

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The Rev. William Walter Wiedrich (Retired) passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at the age of 83. Bishop Wiedrich was born in Stambaugh, Mich., on Aug. 18 or 19, 1931.…

MADISON - Dee Ann (Drinkwater) Kaiser, age 58, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in her home.

MADISON - Irene M. Esenther, age 84, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2014. Arrangements are pending.

Frank Kaminsky has 15 points and Josh Gasser 12 for the Badgers, who trailed for only 41 seconds in the game but had a difficult time shaking the Golden Eagles.

He expects to play in the USHL for at least a year before coming to Madison in 2016 or ’17.

Johnson, a 6-3 center who earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in her first season with the Badgers last year, suffered the injury vs. Miami (Fla.) on Thursday.

Green Bay Packers fans heading to Lambeau Field Monday for the night game between the Packers and the Atlanta Falcons should expect long delays and heavy congestion.

An early winter is good news for truckers hauling heavy loads in northern Wisconsin.

Monroe residents are getting phone calls from supposed software and anti-virus service companies, asking for access to their computers. Even if the resident doesn't have a computer.

Madison drivers could be commuting to work and school Monday morning on slippery roads, if the weather forecast comes to fruition.

Any true right-to-work proposal is going to allow workers in unionized shops to opt out of having to pay for union services, thereby throwing a major wrench in the ability of unions to remain …

The draft-and-develop Packers always have to rely on rookies by virtue of their organizational philosophy.

More than $138,000 donated thus far.

The Badgers (7-1) play the Golden Eagles (4-3) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

INDIANAPOLIS — Urban Meyer changed the game in Big Ten Conference football.

INDIANAPOLIS — Where will the University of Wisconsin football team play its final game of the season?

INDIANAPOLIS — It took just a short trip home for Joel Stave to put his football career into perspective.

INDIANAPOLIS — Having to rely on a third-string quarterback in the Big Ten Conference Championship game tonight is not the biggest concern for Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer.

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday night's game.