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MINNEAPOLIS -- Members of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team were unable to exorcise their primary demon Friday night.

Leland Pan says Chief Mike Koval was wrong to indicate racially diverse protesters were threatening.

Every year around tax time, some people ask: “Why should I pay for public schools? I have no kids there now.” Of course they may have forgotten that others paid taxes for their schooling or th…

Up until now, I’ve been pretty happy with President Barack Obama. I voted for him twice and like the way he’s handled most issues.

Gov. Scott Walker wants to eliminate the citizen policy boards in the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Natural Resources. He would repla…

I got my driver's license without ever taking driver's education. But I have learned a lot about the meaning of road signs.

In this April's election for the Monona Grove School Board, I hope voters will consider supporting Jeff Simpson, Keri Robbins and Jenifer Smith, three candidates with excellent credentials for…

The mother of Tony Robinson says she endured a "gut-wrenching" wait at UW Hospital the night of his shooting death.

As far as anglers from West Virginia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania are concerned, Wisconsinhas top-quality trout water that is attracting more than its share of the country’s trout fishers.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

Robert W. Kastenmeier, who represented Wisconsin’s 2nd District in Congress for 32 years, died Friday at his home in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 91.

Two Madison health-related start-ups are poised to grow, with some added cash in the flow.

McFARLAND - Joan Christine (nee Slipper) Kesterson passed in the early hours of March 17, 2015. She was born on July 1, 1929, in Milwaukee, to Wilmer (Bill) and Erna Slipper. In 1969 she, her …

MIDDLETON - Thomas R. "Tom" Graf, age 44, of Middleton, Wis., died suddenly on Monday, March 16, 2015, in Middleton.

LODI / NEW BERLIN - Mark Charles Schoeckert, age 56, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital.

MADISON - LaVerne (Timme) Meyer, age 94, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. She was born on Dec. 3, 1920, in Endeavor, the daughter of William and Mary (Wilson) Timme. LaVer…

DARLINGTON / LAMONT TOWNSHIP - Hans O. Geissbuhler, age 89, of Lamont Township, Wis., died on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Lafayette Manor in Darlington, Wis.

LONE ROCK - Shirley A. Bindl, age 81, of Lone Rock, died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Pine Valley Healthcare.

BARABOO - Peggy Jo Potter, age 64, of Baraboo, passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, in her home on Thursday, March 18, 2015.

MADISON - Stephen James Vanden Heuvel, age 61, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his family and friends. He died peacefully, though not…