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WAUNAKEE - Linda Jean Dernell began her earthly adventure on May 4, 1955. A compassionate, free-spirit who possessed a love for family, friends, animals and the simple beauties the world had to offer.

Politicians from both parties and government bureaucrats are rushing to look into allegations of rampant overmedication, retaliatory management practices and preventable overdose deaths at the…

Typically it takes a few weeks to a month of inactivity for a moderate, or Grade 2, calf strain to heal.

Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Mike Tate will not seek reelection in June.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The trust funds for state employees and retirees will see modest pension and interest rate increases.

This is Ground Zero for the “Democratic wing of the Democratic party,” after all.

CROSS PLAINS, Wisconsin - On January 2nd, 2015, the State Bank of Cross Plains, a full service community bank with nine offices in Dane County, announced the hiring of John Patti, Assistant Vi…

MADISON (January 8, 2015) - McGladrey LLP, the leading U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, congratulates Alison Helland, a tax manager in its …

Six doctors have been designated QualityPath® providers when working as part of a hospital-and-doctor pairing for specific procedures. QualityPath designation means these doctor-and-hospital p…

The grant is aimed at helping reduce phosphorous and sediment loads that are slowing clean-up efforts of area lakes

The Walker administration has, to a large extent, returned to the fiscal difficulties of four years ago, a forecast by the state Department of Administration suggests.

Insurer accused of illegally setting rates on car insurance policy holders using factors unrelated to risk.

From the time she was in seventh grade, Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds knew one thing: She wanted to become a lawyer, and then a judge.

Salvatore's Tomato Pies makes a good case for believing the hype. Welcome to Madison, Sal.

Dear Dr. Hanson: My 15-month-old son just started at a daycare center this fall, and I feel as though he’s been sick with a runny nose since then. I’m concerned that it seems he can’t get heal…

As miserable as the members of the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball felt at the time, they believe a brutal 19-day stretch that cost the Badgers a Big Ten Conference title last season …

The long-time Brewers owner will end his 22-plus years in charge of the game when he is succeeded by Rob Manfred on Jan. 25.

Senior guard Quardell Young scored on a driving layup with 1.5 seconds left, and the second-ranked UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team denied host UW-Eau Claire’s upset bid with a 62-61 victor…

GREEN BAY — When the Green Bay Packers saw Russell Wilson as an NFL rookie in 2012, the former University of Wisconsin quarterback was considered little more than a curiosity.

The University of Wisconsin announced the hiring of five position coaches Wednesday, minutes before the school held an introductory news conference for offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph and de…