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Walstad, Curtis J.

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 2:30pm
LODI - Curtis J. Walstad, age 72, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. Funeral services will be held at LODI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 130 Locust St., Lodi, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2016, with…

McFarland man arrested after Sunday ramming incident and pursuit

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 1:55pm
Tyler J. Donlon, 25, of McFarland was booked into the Dane County jail for his fourth OWI offense, a felony charge of eluding an officer and for probation violation, according to authorities.

School Spotlight: Hmong Literacy Club connects children with family members

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 1:30pm
The after-school program at Bird Elementary in Sun Prairie teaches the language some grandparents speak exclusively.

$500 million Verona development begins to take off, and it's not at Epic Systems

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 11:00am
Liberty Business Park along Highway M at Highway 151 will include hotels, office an retail space and possibly housing.

Ann Garvin's latest captures feeling of being sandwiched between generations

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 9:45am
“Tig Monahan tried to imagine what it would be like to lose her mind.”

Michael Perry: Heading to the bar before it opens

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 5:50am
It had been a trying couple of days, so I went to the bar. It being noon-ish, the bar was closed. Fortunately, I have a longstanding relationship with the bartender, and when I knocked and pressed my face to the…

Blue Sky Science: How are waterfalls made?

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 5:45am
It basically takes four things to make a waterfall: water, a land surface that’s made out of different rock types or sediment, a vertical drop, and gravity.

Chicago Tribune: Cost of war is permanent for military families

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 5:30am
Those who have lost loved ones deserve reflection, too

BBQ feels the Bern this holiday weekend in our You Toon caption contest

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 5:30am
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.

Ask the Weather Guys: What can we learn from the recurrence of extreme weather events?

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 5:30am
There is little doubt that such events are among the fingerprints of a changing climate.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: 'Roots' kindles courage in us to confront the history that made us

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 12:00am
Everything was different, the day after.

Scrapbook May 30

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 12:00am
Scholarships: The Thomas B. Jones and Grace Stevenson Jones Charitable Foundation awarded $74,700 in scholarships to students in southwestern Wisconsin. Recipients from Iowa County include: Tayler Bowser, Hollendale; Abby Dunbar, Austin Gough, Kaylee Sparks, Theresa Oberhauser, Scott Pittz, Mineral Point;…

NASCAR:

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 11:30pm
CONCORD, N.C. — Martin Truex Jr. didn’t avoid ladders or black cats, never worried about cracking mirrors or stepping on cracks. He knew his bad luck on the Sprint Cup circuit would change.

NCAA Division III World Series:

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 11:15pm
GRAND CHUTE — UW-Whitewater failed to play sound defensive baseball in the NCAA Division III tournament and made an uncharacteristically early exit.

Home Talent League: Nick Rather's homer helps to lead Fort Atkinson over Waterloo

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 11:00pm
The two-run blast was part of a five-run seventh inning

Badgers women's rowing: UW finishes ninth at NCAA Championships

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 10:30pm
Coach Bebe Bryans calls the performance it a "landmark day" for the program.

Tom Oates: Jimmy Nelson looks like big part of Brewers' new foundation

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 6:15pm
The big right-hander has been much more consistent in his second full season, and delivered another solid outing on Sunday vs. Cincinnati.

Remember our veterans every day -- Wayne Alden

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 6:00pm
It is proper and right to acknowledge the supreme sacrifice of our war heroes who have fought for everyone's freedom over the years. We should honor all veterans who have given so much for the safety and security of our…

Yelling at cyclists slows down traffic -- Murray Schukar

Sun, 05/29/2016 - 6:00pm
Wisconsin Department of Transportation statute 346.80 (3)(a) states: “Persons riding bicycles or electric personal assistive mobility devices upon a roadway may ride 2 abreast if such operation does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.”

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