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MADISON - Mary A. Borenz, age 95, passed away on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

DODGEVILLE - Elaine R. Pishion, age 88, of Dodgeville, passed away peacefuuly on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Bloomfield HC&R surrounded by her loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending.

MADISON - Narda Mae Ford-Jackson was born on Dec. 27, 1947, and passed away on Nov. 8, 2014, at age 66. She was surrounded by family during her peaceful departure.

MONONA - Mildred T. Gjertson, age 96, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Online condo…

Last month, we urged whoever won the attorney general’s race to give a high priority to the state’s effort against the growing heroin plague in Wisconsin. Now winner Brad Schimel said he’ll do…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Nebraska football fan is nursing an injured face after he tried to hurdle a taxi in Madison.

Citywide alternate side parking rules take effect Saturday, causing residents to park on the even side of roads on even-numbered days and the odd side of roads on the odd-numbered days.

A Nebraska fan in town for the Badgers game against the Cornhuskers sustained facial injuries after attempting to jump over a moving taxi early Saturday morning.

Up to 2.5 inches of snow could hit south-central Wisconsin Saturday, beginning just as the sun sets and the Badger game is coming to an end.

This State Journal editorial ran on Nov. 14, 1924, after Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 38-3 at Camp Randall:

Starting and continuing traditions are important features in recruiting new deer hunters and holding their interest.

Access to a cab ride at 2 a.m. doesn't strike me as comparable to, say, electricity to light your home.

Madison police stuck 23,856 tickets on the windshields of 16,696 vehicles for alternate-side or snow emergency parking violations in the winter of 2013-14.

A sustainability project in Platteville grows sunflowers and turns them into an oil that is made and marketed by students. 

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

Intentional or not, the back-loaded schedule should make for an interesting three-week strech.

He has always had a distinctively boisterous approach to his craft, but questions really began swirl this week about his state of mind.

State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday's game.

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Mark Sanchez has taken well so far to running Eagles coach Chip Kelly's high-octane offense since taking over for the injured Nick Foles.