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Westbound Beltline lanes closed after multiple-car accident
After a multiple-car accident Friday night, police closed all westbound Beltline lanes, a 911 supervisor said.
J.H. Findorff & Son files $16.3 construction lien against Edgewater hotel
But Edgewater owners say Findorff is responsible for cost overruns and payments to subcontractors.
Baseball: Sam Koenig's dreams take him from Sauk Prairie to UW-Milwaukee to the minor leagues
SAUK CITY — Sam Koenig’s love of baseball started early.
All-area softball: McFarland's do-it-all Lexy Kemnitzer named Player of the Year for 2015
Power and pitching. Winning and more winning. Fundamentals and just plain fun.
Trade deal would be bad deal -- Karen Wagner
President Barack Obama has put all his resources and influence behind the passing of the Trans Pacific Partnership treaty on trade. This pact has been negotiated behind closed doors with inter…
Naked bike ride has no redeeming value -- John H. Pickle, Jr.
Fools' names and fools' faces show up in public places. Now we can add fools' naked bodies to that list.
We can't rewrite ugly American history -- Valerie Leffler
Ever wonder what Native Americans think when they look at the flag of the United States of America? Do they feel a surge of respect and loyalty toward it, or are they reminded that the white m…
Kaminsky made draft worth watching -- Ron Endres
I watched the NBA draft Thursday night for the first time in my life, and I'm 65 years old. I was so happy to see Frank Kaminsky drafted in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets, the ninth …
Reconsider your holiday tradition -- Richard S. Russell
With the Fourth of July just around the corner, hardly anybody is thinking about Christmas. But this is a perfect time to reconsider your holiday tree tradition.
Tech and Biotech: UW prof Jignesh Patel scores sale of third company
Patel's latest startup, Quickstep Technologies, speeds up analysis of big data.
NBA draft: Sam Dekker looks forward to winters in Houston
Dekker, who was raised in Sheboygan, is heading to sunny, snow-free Houston after the Rockets selected him with the 18th overall pick.
Badgers football: Tight end Jake Hescock becomes UW’s 13th commitment
Recruiting sites rank Hescock as a three-star prospect.
Two convenience stores busted for selling synthetic marijuana
The searches were part of an investigation into the sale of synthetic drugs at stores around the area, police said.
Child pornography charges dismissed
Five counts of possessing child pornography against a Madison man were dismissed Thursday after prosecutors conceded there were "burden of proof issues."
Making time for beer and a dream
Hop Haus Brewing Co. opens in Verona and is the latest entry into the ever-growing craft beer scene.
Complaint: Man charged with killing pedestrian said 'I wanted to hit her'
A Sauk City man who Madison police say struck and killed a pedestrian last week as she crossed East Washington Avenue told police "I wanted to hit her," and said he "just kinda speeded up and …
Valley, Elizabeth "Betty"
MADISON - Elizabeth "Betty" Valley, age 92, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. Arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear in the Sunday paper.
Fritsch, Loralee
COBB - Loralee Ida Fritsch, age 62, of Cobb, Wis., passed away Thursday evening, June 25, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Feb. 1, 1953, in Janesville, Wis., to August a…
