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MADISON - Donald E. Hopke, age 85, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015, following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 17, 1929, in Freeport, Ill., the son of Ellsworth and Mel…

FRIENDSHIP - Donald W. Strander, age 72, of Friendship, Wis., died on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Funeral services are pending.

MADISON - Charles Baxter "Baxter" Newton, age 99, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2015. Baxter was born on Feb. 19, 1916, in Port Washington, Wis., to Lulu Shaw and Charles Newton. He live…

MADISON - James E. "Jim" Berchem, age 81, died on Thursday, April 2, 2015.

BLUE MOUNDS / DODGEVILLE - Gordon J. "Gordy" Lehner, age 80, of Blue Mounds, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

MADISON / DODGEVILLE - Memorial Services for Fern J. Beckerleg, age 95, of Edina, Minn., formerly of Madison, Wis., who passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, will be held at 11 a.m. on Satu…

PLATTEVILLE - Theodora Irene McNett, longtime Platteville resident, known affectionately as Teddy, age 85, died on March 30, 2015.

MADISON / McFARLAND - Thomas F. "Honest Tom" Furey, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at his home. He was born on Feb. 15, 1922, in Madison, the son of Robert and Catherine (Mark…

MADISON - Mayvis G. Schneider, age 87, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Jan. 11, 1928, in Madison, the daughter of Bernard and Cleon (…

MADISON - Joanne Grace Einersen, age 81, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015. Arrangements are pending. The full obituary will appear at a later date. Please share your memories at www.CressF…

Christian Laettner will be at the Capital City Chapter of Muskies Inc.'s 31st annual muskie seminar on April 11 in McFarland. Visit http://www.capitalcitymuskiesinc.org/ for more information.

The change of season brings the opportunity to switch out the seasonal clothing in our closets and pare down our clothing as well. Some homes have limited closet space. It’s easy to overstuff …

Soglin, Resnick offer ideas on transit, streets, recycling and more.

Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget is filled with significant cuts, most notably a 13.5 percent reduction in state aid to the University of Wisconsin System, about $300 million. That would ha…

I give all credit to that mysterious, powerful and quintessentially Madison phenomenon known as Frautschi-zation.

The University of Wisconsin softball team was at an airport awaiting a flight home watching the men’s basketball team play in the Big Ten Conference tournament championship game against Michig…

Remember when the notion of the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team playing in the NCAA Final Four was the impossible dream?

INDIANAPOLIS — Fifteen years ago, University of Wisconsin forward Andy Kowske told reporters at the Final Four in Indianapolis the Badgers would need to play a perfect game to beat second-rank…

Player of the game: Senior center Frank Kaminsky finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the Badgers beat the Chanticleers and set a program record for victories in a season.

On March 22, 2013, Frank Kaminsky stood inside a somber locker room as the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team tried to process its season-ending loss to Mississippi in an NCAA tourn…