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The governor never received a 2011 award letter to a struggling company, and still doesn't routinely get letters.

The Big Ten baseball tournament is being held this week at Target Field in Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Twins. This is a great opportunity for young players to get a major league experience.

A friend of mine served as a Navy Seal in Vietnam. When he got out of the service, he went to a job counseling center and they suggested he should get a job in law enforcement.

I've been to two "community/diversity" meetings in the last month and sat through many TV shows bemoaning how the police need to change, education needs to pick up the slack, and society in ge…

The three words that best describes Gov. Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation are corruption, cronyism and incompetence.

UW will play series at Ferris State and Division I newcomer Arizona State.

Developer would pay $1 for land valued at $5 million for first four phases of six-part redevelopment.

The Madison utility company held its annual shareholders meeting Tuesday.

Deputy James Myers allegedly posted "Send them back to Chicago" and "Then nuke Chicago" in a Facebook comment section.

A Madison man was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of possessing child pornography after state agents who executed a search warrant at his apartment last week found illegal images on a hard driv…

Alec Hill, president of Madison-based InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, has been diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a cancer of the bone marrow, according to the organization.

MADISON - Margery J. Skolaski, age 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2015. Marge was born on Aug. 8, 1932, in Lodi, to Ernest and Viola Johnson. She grew up in Lodi/Madison. Marge …

MADISON - David W. Dintelman, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at home. He was born on Feb. 23, 1953, in Mount Horeb, the son of Oscar and Unitah (Collins) Dintelman…

CASSVILLE - John M. Bernhardt, age 92, of Cassville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct.20, 1922, in Cas…

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Lilah Lorna Sprecher (named for the lilacs her mother saw from the bedroom window as Lilah was born), age 93, passed away peacefully at Sauk Prairie Healthcare Center on Monda…

CEDARBURG - In loving memory of Marion Edna Tupper (nee Albers). She began life with her Savior on Feb. 11, 2015. Marion was born on Nov. 26, 1931 to Clarence and Hazel Albers on their family …

MADISON - Joanne Grace Einersen (nee Steege), a 30-year resident of Madison, died on April 3, 2015, after an extended illness. Joanne was born May 2, 1933, in Hackensack, N.J., of the Rev. Mar…

MAUSTON - Nelda Louise (Pelton) Westra, age 78, of Mauston, passed away peacefully Monday, May 18, 2015, at Mile Bluff Medical Center, Mauston. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m., Thursd…

MADISON - Darryl Keith Bailey, age 56, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015, at home after a long illness. Memorial services provided by Foster Funeral and Cremation Services, 2109 Luann Lane, Madison.

Madison - David J. DuCharme, age 64, died unexpectedly at St. Mary's Hospital on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Dave was born Dec. 1, 1950, in Oshkosh, to the late Kenneth and Marjorie DuCharme. He gra…