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Tupper, Marion Edna

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
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 …

Einersen, Joanne Grace (Steege)

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
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…

Westra, Nelda Louise (Pelton)

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
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…

Bailey, Darryl Keith

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
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.

DuCharme, David J.

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
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…

Hulburt, Alice L. (Johnson)

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
MOUNT HOREB - Alice L. (Johnson) Hulburt, age 91, of Mount Horeb, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born Nov. 28, 1923, in Mount Horeb, to Lewis and Gena (…

Pederson, Selma J.

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
COLUMBUS - Selma J. Pederson, age 90, of Columbus, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Columbus Community Hospital. A funeral service will be held at Noon on Saturday, May 23, 2015, a…

Swiggum, Reverend Harland

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
MIDDLETON - Reverend Harland Swiggum, age 92, passed away after a sudden illness on Sunday, May 17, 2015. He was surrounded by family as he passed from this life to the next. Harley was born o…

Ladwig, Lorena L.

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:30pm
FALL RIVER - Lorena L. Ladwig, age 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at The Meadows in Fall River. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., with visitatio…

Suspended prison sentence, probation, for threats to get nude photos

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:17pm
A McFarland man who posed as a woman on the Internet, convinced teenage boys to send him nude photos of themselves and then threatened them with exposure to get them to send him more, was sent…

USDA Secretary: Federal rules likely don't permit food stamp drug tests

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 3:00pm
Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal calls for drug testing recipients of public benefits, including food stamps, unemployment insurance and worker training.

Scott Walker making the rounds on Capitol Hill

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 2:30pm
The potential presidential candidate reportedly impressed many GOP members of Congress at a private luncheon.

Democrats unveil $454M plan for public schools

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 2:17pm
Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday they will unveil a series of proposals that would pour nearly half of a billion dollars into public schools.

Document: Basketball coach groomed 13-year-old into sex more than 15 years ago

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 1:56pm
More than 15 years ago, former West High School girls basketball coach Shelton Kingcade manipulated a middle school-age girl into a two-year sexual relationship, and kept her from reporting it…

Chicago Tribune: Iran sanctions and the shaky snap-back

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 1:15pm
How often do you see this kind of overwhelming bipartisan sentiment in Congress?

Madison Sports Hall of Fame: Ex-Badgers and NHL star Barry Richter leads 2015 class

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 12:20pm
Richter, multisport athlete Tim Healy, former UW volleyball coach Pete Waite and former UW and Olympic rower Jackie Zoch also be enshrined June 3 at Monona Terrace.

Bird flu quarantine lifted in Juneau County; not time to let guard down, official says

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 12:15pm
An avian influenza quarantine in Juneau County has been lifted after no new detections were found the past month, but state officials say it's not time to think the bird flu crisis has passed.

Greater Madison Chamber adds board members

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 12:00pm
The additions bring the total to 46.

Board approves state worker health care cuts

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 11:50am
State workers’ main out-of-pocket health care costs will double next year, after the Group Insurance Board approved changes Tuesday to save $85 million over two years.

Midwest director for U.S. patent office to speak at June 2-3 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference

Tue, 05/19/2015 - 11:45am
Christal Sheppard, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Midwest Satellite Office in Detroit, will help kick off the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference at 8:30 a.m. June 2.

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