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MADISON - Helen Green Ranney died on May 21, 2015, in Madison. She was born to David E. Green and Alice Dunham Green in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on March 30, 1923, the youngest of four children.

BEAVER DAM - Caroline L. Strohschein, age 90, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam.

Organizers of the World's Largest Brat Fest reported a new opening day record was set on Friday with 59,750 brats sold.

Jason Rezaian, the Tehran bureau chief of the Washington Post, wrote two interesting stories from Iran last July — about fear of an epic water shortage and the cult popularity of baseball. The…

A developer has signed an option to purchase the site, although nothing is expected to happen immediately.

Because Smith plans to appeal, the penalty is on hold.

BASEBALL

The WolfPack are ready to take another shot at claiming their first NJCAA Division II national championship.

GRAND CHUTE — Alex Cordova was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI and two runs scored and Ben Cejka delivered a strong outing on the mound as UW-La Crosse defeated Salisbury (Md.) 7-3 on the o…

Kylie Hoffman pitched a no-hitter, striking out 15, to lead the River Valley softball team to a 1-0 victory over Sauk Prairie in a non-conference game Friday.

ATLANTA — If only all games could be this easy for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Town of Madison Police arrested five people and seized five firearms over a five-day period in the past week, authorities said Friday.

The highly touted prospect from Utah had enrolled early and gone through spring practice with the Badgers, but will not return in the fall.

Gov. Scott Walker has appointed the son of his campaign chairman and president of one of the state’s leading conservative foundations to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.

Two years after request for investigation into jobs agency, Ismael Ozanne says he is considering whether to open one.

When are the people of Wisconsin going to wake up and see the destruction that is being done to our public schools?

The speed limit change to 70 mph should only apply to automobiles and light trucks that are capable of stopping, accelerating and maneuvering at speeds in excess of 70 mph.

It's about time Wisconsin caught up with all the other states. Many highways are designed to handle speeds of 75 mph anyway. Most other states have had higher speed limits for years. Some are 75 mph.

Unscrupulous advertising campaigns by a few residential building contractors have offered such deals as two for one windows, buy one window and get one free, buy one window and get the second …

Working in health care, I’ve witnessed many blessings, miracles and tragedies. I am often reminded of one patient -- a little boy who nearly died from an asthma attack. Both parents were long-…