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Johnson Insurance Services to merge with Higgins Insurance

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 5:40pm
Founded in 1985, Johnson Insurance Services is one of the largest privately held, independent agencies in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Dells waterpark sale, land for Cabela's among top commercial real estate deals of 2014

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 4:10pm
The annual contest for area agents and brokers helps take the temperature of the recovering local economy.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A House, and its GOP members, are divided

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 3:30pm
When Republicans took control of both houses of Congress last November, GOP leaders promised the days of partisan showdowns and threats to the continuity of government were past.

Schewe, Edward Michael "Mike"

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
MADISON - Edward Michael "Mike" Schewe, died in the early morning of Sunday, March 1, 2015. He was 72. The direct cause of death was pneumonia.

Coplien, Dawn Lynette

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
MADISON - Dawn Lynette Coplien, age 54, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at her home after a courageous year long battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 28, 1960, in Rockford, Ill., t…

Gehrke, Rosemary "Rosie" (nee Johnson)

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
POYNETTE - Rosemary "Rosie" (nee Johnson) Gehrke, age 73, of Poynette, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at St. Clare Hospice House in Baraboo, surrounded by her family.

Vreeland, William C.

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
FITCHBURG / WISCONSIN RAPIDS - William C. Vreeland, age 86, of Fitchburg, formerly of Wisconsin Rapids, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

Fleming, Marion Theresa

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
SAUK CITY - Marion Theresa Fleming passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, after a short illness. She was born Aug. 2, 1923, in St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, to Florence …

Bjornstad, Philip Stanley "Phil"

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
MADISON - Philip "Phil" Bjornstad, age 88, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on Oct. 26, 1926, in the Town of Pleasant Springs…

Lintvedt, Ruth Helen

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
EDGERTON - Ruth Helen Lintvedt, age 97, a life long resident of Edgerton, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at the Edgerton Hospital and Health Services.

Coplien, Dawn Lynette

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
MADISON - Dawn Lynette Coplien, age 54, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at her home after a courageous year long battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 28, 1960, in Rockford, Ill., t…

Medicine the Old Fashioned Way

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
Kevin and Janell Hoey offer both old and new ways to fill prescriptions at Hoey Apothecary.

Mother of priest in Madison Catholic Diocese rescued after kidnapping in Nigeria

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 2:30pm
She had been abducted at gunpoint from her home a week earlier, according to the diocese.

98 schools sign up for Wisconsin's statewide voucher program

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 1:50pm
The Madison Catholic Diocese cited a proposed change to the funding formula for the voucher system as a reason not to participate. 

Coplien, Dawn Lynette

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 1:34pm
MADISON - Dawn Lynette Coplien, age 54, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at her home after a courageous year long battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 28, 1960, in Rockford, Ill., t…

January state home sales fall, while prices keep rising

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 1:30pm
In the south-central region including Dane County, sales were about flat, but median price was up 10.4%.

School Spotlight: Computer game teaches engineering

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 1:30pm
The Backyard Engineers game is designed to dovetail with middle school science curriculum but is not limited to that age group.

Badgers men's basketball: Traevon Jackson might not be back for Big Ten tournament

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 1:00pm
That's the word from coach Bo Ryan on Jackson, who has missed 12 games since breaking his right foot in UW's loss at Rutgers on Jan. 11.

Live chat now: The Making of a Priest

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 12:00pm

Law firm Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger opens Middleton office

Mon, 03/02/2015 - 12:00pm
Law firm Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger has opened a Middleton office with Jessica Mederson as its managing partner.

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