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CAMBRIA - Russell "Russ" Rataczak Jr., age 67, of Cambria, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at St. Mary's Urgent Care Clinic in Sun Prairie.

MADISON / EVERETT, Wash. - Timothy R. Cady, age 60, of Madison formerly of Everett, Wash., passed away from a long, courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, surrounded by his lo…

RICHLAND CENTER - Emmett N. Joyce, age 86, of Richland Center passed away on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, surrounded by family and the caring staff at Milestone Senior Living in Cross Plains. He was…

STOUGHTON / MADISON - David L. Nelson, age 61, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at his home.

WAUPACA / MADISON - John Becker, age 84, who resided at the Veterans Home in King, Wis., passed away at the Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca, on Saturday evening, Dec. 20, 2014. John was bo…

The Madison bank company held its post-bankruptcy IPO in October, making it eligible for fourth-quarter inclusion.

The Madison Science Museum will take residence in an MATC space early next year, with a public opening expected by fall. The museum recently got robust financial support from two gifts.

There's a slight chance Madison could get some snow on Christmas Eve on Wednesday, but unless rain suddenly changes to white, there's little hope for a white Christmas this year.

Kamil Tanyeri recently sold Otto's, the Mediterranean and Turkish fine dining restaurant he has owned on Madison's West Side for nearly 20 years.

A man suspected of taking tools from an East Side store was tackled by store employees and held until police arrived.

November unemployment rates for Dane County and Madison continue to remain near the lowest rates in the state.

An employee at a church's homeless shelter in Downtown Madison was hit in the head by an intoxicated man who wanted to stay there, police said, and the suspect was found and arrested a week later.

A joint venture announced Tuesday by UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Swoop Search, an information technology in Madison, seeks to identify better tests and treatments for Alzheimer…

A man accused of domestic abuse in Grant County got in more trouble when police found many drug paraphernalia items in a residence where the alleged abuse took place, authorities reported.

A smoky fire that broke out Tuesday morning in the building housing gay nightclub Plan B was under control shortly after firefighters arrived, with nobody injured in the blaze.

The death of an 18-year-old man who died after jumping or falling from a seventh floor balcony Downtown early Saturday is being called "a tragic accident" by Madison police.

Bald tires on a speeding car contributed to a crash in Green County early Monday, with the driver cited for improper tread depth.

A second house near downtown Janesville will be going up in flames Tuesday, as the Janesville Fire Department continues to do live fire training using vacant homes set for demolition.

A man found dead Monday at a residence in Sauk County had been stabbed in the chest, law enforcement officials say.

For Green Bay to get the No. 1 spot in the conference, it must win and have Seattle lose.