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WAUNAKEE - Lujean Braunger, age 70, of Waunakee, died on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare, surrounded by loved ones after a battle with brain cancer.

OREGON / STOUGHTON - Richard "Lefty" Nelson, age 98, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, with his family by his side.

A 36-year-old man was robbed early Saturday morning after pulling his car over to investigate a noise coming from his vehicle, according to a Madison Police Department report.

Madison police are currently searching for a missing 17-year-old Madison woman who was last seen Tuesday.

South-central Wisconsin may see its first snowfall of the season Saturday night, with a greater chance coming Monday.

Gas is under $3 per gallon in Wisconsin for the first time since 2010, according to AAA.

We're not talking about a guy with a garden hose here; we're talking about trained and equipped responders -- even if they might not be as trained and equipped as Madison's.

Bill Busch and Jeff Genyk share the coaching duties while with most teams, the responsibilities fall on one person.

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday's game.

The Badgers play the Boilermakers at 11 a.m. Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Janet Hagen's track record suggests she'll have little trouble finishing Sunday's Madison Marathon.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Green Bay must be more fundamentally sound in tackling and filling gaps. 

Garrett Schreiber throws two late TDs to his predecessor, Logan Furniss, to key a 33-19 victory

WAUNAKEE — Had he been asked before kickoff, Troy Laufenberg likely couldn’t have imagined a better result.

MOUNT HOREB — Austin Schyvinck and the rest of the Reedsburg offense did all that they could to keep up with a Mount Horeb/Barneveld offense that seemed able to score at will on Friday night.

MOUNT PLEASANT — When Josh Owens was asked about a Racine St. Catherine’s defense that just pitched its third consecutive playoff shutout Friday night, the state’s leading rusher cut to the chase.

WATERLOO, Iowa — Michigan Tech recruit Cooper Watson’s goal 79 seconds into the third period was the difference Friday night, and the Madison Capitols held off the Waterloo Black Hawks 3-2 in …

Joel Rumpel makes 39 saves but can't prevent his team's fifth consecutive loss to open the season.

Former Lodi athlete Kris Seffrood scored a game-high 21 points, and the Madison Area Technical College men’s basketball team pulled away for an 85-80 win over Anoka-Ramsey Community College (M…

Muskego’s girls volleyball team, which had to come from behind to knock out DeForest on Thursday, did the same on Friday in a WIAA Division 1 state tournament semifinal at the Resch Center.