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REEDSBURG - Gordon Delbert Craker, age 78, went to meet his Maker on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Reedsburg Area Senior Life Center, after a long battle with cancer.

MADISON - Dolores S. Theisen, age 92, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

MADISON / PLATTEVILLE - Frank "Lud" J. Hlavac, age 90, passed away on Monday, Jan 5, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare.

COLUMBUS / EAST BRISTOL - Joseph A. Weisensel, age 82, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Funeral arrangements are pending.

MADISON - Todd B. Newell, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at his home.

Aaron Rodgers returned to practice for the Packers after sitting out with a left calf injury. Coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers' mobility "looked good."

A man who police said secretly took nude videos of dozens of women at a campus-area tanning salon was charged Thursday with 30 new criminal counts, adding to the seven he initially faced after…

Milwaukee radio station WTMJ interviewed State Journal cartoonist, Phil Hands about the terrorist attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo this week in Paris. Twelve people died in the …

The Dane County Humane Society is filling up with arctic birds, brought to the facility with injuries or because of lead poisoning.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s 62-55 victory over Purdue not only gave Bo Ryan more conference victories than any other coach in program history, it also gave Ryan a winni…

Wisconsin's Republican governor will join other 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls in Iowa in late January.

Someone who takes revealing photographs or videotapes up a person's skirt or under their clothing -- a crime known as "upskirting" -- could face tougher penalties under a bill proposed by Wisc…

The very thought of Dallas at Green Bay on Sunday in an NFL playoff game stirs memories in Wisconsin sports fans like nothing else.

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David Griffin, President of ElderSpan Management, LLC, a senior services corporation in Madison, is pleased to announce Andrew Hitt has joined the company as Director of Operations.

MADISON, Wis. — Park Bank is pleased to announce that Ryan Witt has joined the bank as Vice President of Private Banking. Witt brings to Park Bank over 12 years of financial service experience…

Heather Dominick is the new breakfast coordinator for the Dane County Farmers' Market.

Today’s Wisconsin Republicans have the numbers, the power and the ideology to pass right-to-work legislation. That said, what’s the rush?

Taco Bros. could stand to put a little more meat in its burritos, but there are no such problems with the tacos and quesadillas.

Dear Dr. Paster: I am shocked by your liberal recommendation of gabapentin for everything from sleep issues to minor chronic pain. This drug has serious side effects that you seem to ignore.