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ALBION - Robert Willard "Murph" Babcock Sr., age 91, of Albion, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his home with his loving family by his side.

MADISON - Alvin "Al" Hovland, age 93, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on Aug. 18, 1921, in Madison, to the late Gilbert and Anna Hovl…

MOUNT HOREB - Dena P. Huseth, age 44, of Mount Horeb, Wis., died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at UW Hospital in Madison, Wis.

MADISON - Charles M. Nelson, age 36, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at his home. He was born on Oct. 8, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Thomas and Ruth Nelson Sr. C…

LAKE MILLS - Carol L. Wiedenfeld, age 86, Lake Mills, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 12 noon, at the TRINITY…

APPLETON / PORTAGE - Erin Kimberly Cutsforth, age 34, of Appleton, formerly of Portage, was taken from this world unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

WEST BEND / DEERFIELD - Joyce Mae (nee Lande) Heiman, age 77, of West Bend, formally of Deerfield, passed away on March 4, 2015. She was born on April 21, 1937, in Deerfield, Wis., the daughte…

MIDDLETON - LaVonne E. "Sam" Mackin, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015.

SUN PRAIRIE - Harland A. Weisensel, age 90, died on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Sun Prairie Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending. A full Obituary will follow in Sunday's Newspaper.

Chris McGeshick, chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, drew applause from Democrats during annual address to Wisconsin legislators.

The measures come in response to Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget for 2015-'17, which would cut System funding by $300 million and move the universities under a public authority governing model.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leaders at Wisconsin's elections board says plans to make changes after a critical state audit could be hampered by cuts in Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget.

Lawyers for the city of Madison want their citations against ride-buying service Uber to be sent back to Madison Municipal Court, instead of being heard in federal court, where Uber lawyers mo…

In its ad, NARAL Pro-Choice America said Walker has pushed to restrict access to contraception and legal abortions -- a record he downplayed in 2014 during his re-election campaign against Mad…

Wisconsin-born Republican megadonor Foster Friess is turning his millions and influence to defeating ISIS.

A man charged Thursday with an arson fire that destroyed a town of Cottage Grove home where a sex offender was to live had purchased two gasoline containers about a week before the fire, and t…

Guion has agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement that will enable him to avoid jail and be placed on probation stemming from his arrest for felony marijuana and firearm possession last mon…

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were leading other potential Republican presidential candidates, according to a poll released Thursday.

Debate expected to begin in earnest in the afternoon.

There are four candidates, including one incumbent, for the three open seats on the Sun Prairie School Board. The top two finishers will serve three-year terms, and third place winner will ser…