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MUSCODA - John Arthur Laufenberg, age 96, of Muscoda, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at the Golden Living Center, Riverdale. He was born in Highland on Aug. 23, 1918, the son of Edward and Ell…

MOUNT HOREB - Gary H. Pertzborn, age 52, of Blue Mounds Township, Wis., died unexpectedly from a probable farm accident on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at his farm. Funeral arrangements are pendin…

MAGAZINE, Ark. - Sandra K. (Bell) Thornell, age 78, of Magazine, Ark., peacefully entered into glory surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born on Aug. …

VERONA - Kelsey Page, age 19, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

Madworks is a program for very early-stage companies.

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Irina Kolenkina, the Russian immigrant charged with stabbing her husband to death last weekend at their rented town of Vienna farmhouse, told police that she was a butcher back in Russia and t…

A Sauk City man was under the influence when he fatally struck a pedestrian in a busy Madison intersection Thursday evening, according to police.

Biologists are finding that when they restore or protect “charismatic” predators they unintentionally create ecosystem problems few considered.

The 22-year-old told authorities he owed one of the men money and believed that is what led them to beat him up.

So many people wanted to be Shrek that there was only one solution: Two Shreks.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

Despite his disagreement with a federal law that requires consecutive sentences of at least seven years for brandishing a weapon during a crime, a federal judge on Friday sentenced twin brothe…

State Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg is running for the state Supreme Court.

Nobody would want the lowly Brewers' player data anyway. 

Scott Walker told donors Friday that he's still praying over whether to run for president in 2016.

A 70-year-old homeless man was arrested Downtown Thursday night after he allegedly threatened a man with a knife.

So now we mourn.

The most important thing my father ever said to me was, “You can always take the next bus home.”

Founded in 1948 as a printer, the Madison company has shifted directions to remain viable in the digital age.