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MADISON - Mary Ellen K. Stephens, born on May 4, 1915, in Oconto, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the age of 100.

BELLEVILLE - Annatta E. Tollefson, age 81, of rural Belleville, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Becker-Beal…

In 2014 alone, its members volunteered over 650,000 hours to more than 1,050 habitat-restoration projects and over 1,550 environmental education projects. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Court documents say Madison police found large amounts of synthetic marijuana when they searched two convenience stores this week.

If you’re out for a hike and find a deep, wide chasm in your path, you have a few options. You might give up and turn back. You might devise a way to get over it. You might look for a way arou…

Police say they arrested a man who threatened Boys and Girls Club staff as a camp went on in the club building.

A teenager on her first day of work was the victim of an indecent exposure incident Tuesday on Segoe Road, according to Madison police.

It’s hard to ask for help regardless of what you need. But sometimes it’s difficult to move forward without it.

Three men attempted to rob a Janesville Wal-Mart early Sunday morning, but were interrupted by store employees, the Janesville Police Department reported.

Three people face drug charges after fleeing a traffic stop by Iowa County deputies Friday, the Iowa County Sheriff's Department reported.

A Portage man faces charges for robbing and physical assaulting a woman along Interstate 90-94, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Following a sunny Saturday, south-central Wisconsin may see showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday, forecasters say.

At Sarah B., the giftwrap doubles as art. Customers have framed a sheet of the bold flowered paper that costs less than $5, and it works.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Obamacare, giving President Barack Obama opportunity to gloat over of the GOP. 

Madison's innovative spirit is shaping Madison's recreational athletics.

Community art projects enhance the construction of the massive Verona Road project on the South Side. 

The head coach is confident the Bucks bolstered their roster through the draft and a key trade.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — It’s raining outside. Leaves hang limp from limbs like a wet hairdo. Raindrops tap out a soft drum solo on the downspout. The wind tries to stir, but nothing wants to move.

The Madison Mallards couldn’t get their offense going against the Kenosha Kingfish until the ninth inning in a loss a night earlier.

MILWAUKEE — Kyle Lohse pitched six effective innings and benefited from Milwaukee’s six-run first inning to get his first win since May 16 as the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Friday night.