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The new Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant, being built in the Ovation building off State Street, is scheduled to open in mid-July.

Mark Magnesen has been with Kraft since 1991, most recently heading the Planters peanuts division.

The UW System president tells the legislative budget committee he favors Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to turn the 26-campus system into an independent public authority.

The WEDC board approved the award for a creek project a year ago with no guarantee jobs would be created.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by Republicans to speak to congress. He has been critical of President Obama and has the support of many Republicans. 

An inmate at a prison in Portage decided to kill his cellmate last month after the man threatened him with a pen, according to a criminal complaint.

Four lawyers have applied for appointment to an upcoming Dane County judicial vacancy, replacing retiring Circuit Judge John Albert.

In an open letter, Scott Walker said Wisconsin lawmakers are likely to propose legislation that provides "further protections for mother and child" and will come to his desk in the form of a b…

A Madison man pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced sexual assault charge for a rape last year on Madison's South Side and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Investment gains drove profits, the company said, despite responding to unusual patterns of weather-related claims.

MADISON - Reverend George William Fox, age 85, entered eternal life on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Evansville Manor. He was born on Nov. 25, 1929, in Edgerton, Wis., the son of William and Lil…

POYNETTE - Harvey R. Domstrich, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his home in Poynette, surrounded by his loving family.

PALM COAST, Fla. - Gloria Rice, age 60, of Palm Coast, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at 10 p.m., at Florida Hospice Center. Gloria was born on March 28, 1954, in Warren, Ohio.

MADISON / MAPLE BLUFF - Arlene Hallie Reese, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Attic Angels.

MADISON - Richard David "Lindy" Lindauer, age 77, of Madison, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015, surrounded by his family at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on Oct. 22, 1937, in Madis…

WAUNAKEE - David L. Parker passed away peacefully with family at his side at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, on March 1, 2015, at the age of 78.

MADISON - A memorial service for Frances Myers, who passed away on Dec. 17, 2014, will be held at the UNITARIAN MEETING HOUSE, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, on March 7, 2015, from 11:30 a…

PARDEEVILLE - Merwin L. Allen, age 81, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at At Home Again Assisted Living in Rio, where he had resided for the last six months.

MADISON - Linda E. (Webster) Kofron, age 64, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare, with her daughter at her side, after a long and courageous battle with ALS. She was bo…

SAUK CITY - Gerard James "Gary" Pings passed away peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, on Sunday, March 1, 2015, with his family by his side, after a one-year battle with renal cancer.