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SeniorCare cut is 'pound foolish' -- Tom Frazier

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 6:00pm
To "save" the state $15.5 million over the next two years, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to give up $80 million in revenue generated by the SeniorCare program, and shift over $80 million in o…

Evansville man gets four years for Mount Horeb pharmacy robbery

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:57pm
An Evansville man who robbed a Mount Horeb pharmacy of morphine and Oxycontin while free on bail for a similar robbery was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison.

Second Uber driver accused of inappropriate contact with female passenger, police say

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:30pm
A woman told police her driver touched her inappropriately and sent her unwanted text messages on Sunday.

Spectrum Brands will buy Armored AutoGroup for $1.4 billion

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:15pm
The purchase will add car care products to the Middleton company's growing list of consumer goods.

Man who groped nine women in 11 hours in 2010 re-sentenced to 16 years

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:13pm
A Marinette man who was spared a prison sentence in 2011 because he had recently been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for attacking and g…

Major new cycling event to span state from Mississippi River to Lake Michigan

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:05pm
The one-day, 175-mile ride will start in Dubuque and end in Kenosha.

Woodman's lawsuit can proceed, judge rules

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 4:20pm
A federal magistrate judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit Monday brought by Woodman's Food Market against cleaning products giant Clorox, after Clorox had claimed the lawsuit was moot because i…

Payne was stabbed, slashed, 43 times, detective testifies

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:46pm
A drug informant whose body was found in Lake Mendota about two weeks ago had been stabbed 31 times and slashed with a knife 12 times, a police detective testified Tuesday at a hearing for one…

West High girls basketball coach wanted on suspicion of sexual assault of a child

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:41pm
He fled from police trying to arrest him on Tuesday morning.

Overby Julie Jean (Keast)

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
LA CROSSE - Julie Jean Overby (Keast), age 43, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Julie was born Oct. 8, 1971, in Madison, to Sandy (Nelson) Keast of Blue Mounds, and …

Schmidt, Betty E. (Nee Lageson)

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Betty E. Schmidt (Nee Lageson) of Madison, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the age of 87. She was a world traveler, dancing queen, Christmas celebrator extraodinaire, and th…

Heiden, Lucille Helen

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
FORT ATKINSON - Lucille Helen Heiden, age 89, of Fort Atkinson, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Heritage Senior Living Facility in Monona. Lucille was born in the town of Koshkon…

Krist, Karen A.

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
BARNEVELD - Karen A. Krist chose to enter the Kingdom of Heaven on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Her husband, Mark, and daughters, Marta (fiancé Rob) and Caitlin, wish to honor the workers at St. Ma…

Kuenzi, Dorothy Augusta

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
NEW GLARUS - Dorothy Augusta Kuenzi, age 94, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on Sept. 20, 1920, in Verona, to her parents Wayne and Julia (Gafke) Palmer.

Heather, Loraine M. (Collins)

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Loraine M. (Collins) Heather, age 55, joined her heavenly Father and found her peace on Saturday, April 25, 2015. She was born on April 8, 1960, in Madison, the daughter of Edward an…

Allen, John Greenwood

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - John Greenwood Allen, age 42, of Madison, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015. He was born on May 29, 1972, in Madison, the son of Dr. James and Kathryn (Greenwood) Allen.

Taylor, Reverend Roger Henry

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
WAUNAKEE - Reverend Roger Henry Taylor entered eternal life on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the age of 78, at Waunakee Manor. He was born on March 16, 1937, in Madison, and is survived by his …

Cole, Kenneth N.

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
MOUNT HOREB - Kenneth N. Cole, age 72, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at his home in Mount Horeb. Ken was born on Feb. 27, 1943, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of Kenneth L. and Mi…

Walther, Jean Faye

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
MADISON - Jean Faye Walther, age 88, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Girlie's Manor in Cross Plains.

Williams, Roy Allen

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 3:30pm
RIO - Roy Allen Williams, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2015, with his beloved wife at his side at the Columbus Community Hospital.

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