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Charles Krauthammer: Washington has its own Mickey Mantle in Bryce Harper
WASHINGTON — We all have our ways of marking the seasons. I know it’s spring when in early April I start my morning by skipping The Washington Post front page and going right to the sports section. It’s not until…
WEDC reviewing tax credit programs after finding discrepancies in job reports
WEDC officials said Thursday they were still reviewing the scope and magnitude of the discrepancies.
Bartenders should be held responsible -- H. Paul O'Brion, Portage
As a state- and municipal-licensed, card-carrying bartender, I was stunned to read Monday's letter "Target bar owners, not the bartenders," written by a municipal judge, no less, regarding server fines.
AOL co-founder Steve Case says "the sky's the limit" for cities like Madison
Case was the keynote speaker at the IceBreaker luncheon held Thursday by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce.
Lawsuit: UW adviser concealed link to drunken driver from victim's daughter
Assistant dean Tori Richardson was texting Lutheran bishop Bruce Burnside just before Burnside struck and killed Megan Mengelt's mother. Then he served as her counselor.
Brewers: Taylor Jungmann struggles in Milwaukee's 8-1 loss to Minnesota
Taylor Jungmann (0-3) struggled for the Brewers, allowing a career-high six walks, four hits and three runs over four-plus innings.
Police responding to two pedestrians hit in consecutive crashes in Middleton
The same vehicle is believed to have injured both pedestrians.
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Forbes, Harold Eugene "Bud"
MADISON - Harold Eugene "Bud" Forbes, age 87, died very early the morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2016, following an unexpected hospital stay. Harold, a lifelong Madison resident, was born in Madison on Jan. 28, 1929, the son of Harold…
Brennan-Kale, Nancy Anne
MADISON - Nancy Anne Brennan-Kale, age 79, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Rose, Diane R.
BLACK EARTH - Diane R. Rose, age 69, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis. She was born Oct. 15, 1946, to Melvin and Mildred (Brandt) Rose.
Rain chances reduced, frost possible Friday night
Rain is still in the Madison forecast Thursday night, but the chances of getting any precipitation have diminished.
Hands on Wisconsin: Prince passes away
I wasn't a huge fan of Prince until my wife dragged to me to one of his concerts about 10 years ago or so. It was by far the best show I've ever seen.
Madison police responding to shots fired on South Side
One man in a car was injured in a shooting that occurred near United Rental at 1018 Ann St., just after 1 p.m.
Students, faculty protest graffiti-related arrest, racist incidents
Hundreds of UW-Madison students and faculty gathered on campus Thursday to protest the arrest last week of a black student and racist incidents on campus.
Genoa man killed in lawn tractor accident
A rural Genoa man was found dead Thursday with a lawn tractor he had been operating on top of him.
Badgers football notebook: Brett Connors takes 1st-team reps with Jacob Maxwell out
Maxwell missed practice Thursday with a left leg injury.
Tom Sinclair: Paul Ryan can help break gridlock on climate change
Climate change is more than an abstraction in Florida, where streets in Miami Beach now flood routinely at high tide because the sea is rising.
UW-Madison police looking for man who allegedly grabbed 2 women on campus
UW-Madison police are investigating two incidents of a man allegedly grabbing women on campus Wednesday night.
Anthem, Aurora form insurance company
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care are forming a joint health insurance company, Wisconsin Collaborative Insurance, which will offer health plans called Well Priority.