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MADISON - Laura Belle M. Howe, age 86, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare.

MADISON - On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Joel Thomas Schuster lost a long battle, but his life was defined by the connections he forged between people. Without Joel, we'd be strangers sitting sid…

MADISON - Florence M. Shaw, age 98, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - J. Peter O'Neil, age 68, of Eden Prairie, Minn., died on March 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Carol (Sypniewski); his daughter, Kelly (Kevin Gross); his son, Tom (…

NEW GLARUS - Suzan (Rickbeil) Buresh, age 68, of New Glarus, passed away on March 25, 2015, at Belmont Nursing Center in Madison. She was born on June 24, 1946, in Worthington, Minn., the daug…

RIDGEWAY - Burnell Ambrose McDermott, age 95, of Ridgeway, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Upland Hills Rehab, following a brief illness.

Midwest game birds’ spring colors, calls and maneuvers excite their own kind, but also entice observers, including hunters, birders and photographers to have a closer look. And listen carefully, too.

Stylish athletic wear, flowy pants, black and white patterns and cropped tops are a few of this spring’s fashion trends featured at Terese Zache Designs. Store owner Terese Zache brings more t…

Paul Soglin, Scott Resnick say city is thriving but that all residents must share in economic vitality.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Coming back from our vacation in the sun, our pilot came on the intercom to calmly inform us that one of our two engines had failed and we were returning to our departure airport.

As a bonus, no mowing is required.

In their Elite Eight match-up a year ago, UW got 28 points and 11 rebounds from Frank Kaminsky, who shined on the national stage vs. Arizona to get the Badgers to the Final Four.

LOS ANGELES — Ever since they lost to Kentucky in the Final Four last April, the men’s basketball players from the University of Wisconsin have made no secret of their desire to get another cr…

Part of the Entourage

Milwaukee's work on the bases wasn't as bad last season as some fans might think.

The Byce family has earned another hockey award and another hockey memory.

LOS ANGELES — A day later, the reaction to Traevon Jackson’s return to the lineup was still creating a buzz in the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s locker room at Staples Center.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Seamus Malone provided more than enough offense for the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Friday night.

Jakhongir Jalalov scored a straight-set victory over Marten Jonsson at No. 2 singles, and the University of Wisconsin men’s tennis team bounced back from a 5-2 loss to Indiana with a 4-1 win o…

The 6-foot-10 center from Whitefish Bay Dominican passes announces via Twitter that he will play for the Terrapins.