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Cerro, Alice Mary (Everett)
MONONA - Alice Mary (Everett) Cerro, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's edition. Online condolences may b…
Cab company responsible for failed ride to airport, appeals court says
A Verona couple whose travel plans were derailed were properly awarded nearly $6,000 from a Madison cab company that failed to pick them up from home and take them to the airport in time for t…
Anding, Ethel M.
MADISON - Ethel M. Anding, age 91, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare.
It's back: Polar vortex expected to blow into Wisconsin
It became a catch phrase during the bitter winter of 2013-14, and it's coming back to Wisconsin already this fall: the polar vortex.
Soglin names new mayoral aide
Gloria Reyes has extensive Police Department, community experience.
50,000 partiers, 2 arrests during Freakfest, police say
For a temporary city the size of Sheboygan to only have two arrests is quite remarkable, considering many of those citizens were drinking. A lot.
Yoshihiro Kawaoka's controversial flu research at UW-Madison on hold again
UW-Madison scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka has once again halted controversial flu research, this time in response to a White House request that researchers stop such work during a federal review …
New teams join search for woman missing since September
Three teams of dogs trained to locate human remains scoured Madison's East Side on Monday, searching for a missing woman.
Anchor reports profits for the third quarter
The bank company also says it plans to open a new branch in downtown Madison.
October was second safest on state roads based on crash deaths, officials say
October 2014 was the second-safest October based on the number of traffic deaths on Wisconsin roads, since the end of World War II almost 70 years ago.
Counterfeit $100 bills used at West Towne Mall, police say
A well-dressed man used counterfeit $100 bills to buy jeans and shirts at a West Towne Mall store on Wednesday, leaving the place before employees knew what was going on, police reported.
UW-Madison to help liberal arts majors compete in a techie job market
Call it the cranky parent appeasement program, designed to arm UW-Madison students majoring in philosophy or history or Italian with answers to a common question: How will you get a job in that?
Boy riding longboard on North Side has gun pulled on him, police say
A 12-year-old boy riding a longboard skateboard on the city's North Side Tuesday encountered a man with a gun, the boy fleeing the scene and not getting injured.
Consultant blamed for copied jobs plan passages accuses critics of 'hypocrisy'
Eric Schnurer said his team erred in drafting the final jobs plan; he also praised Mary Burke and her campaign.
Irate newcomer allegedly beat homeless sleeper with crutch, police say
A relative newcomer to the homeless sleeping outside was arrested early Thursday near the City-County Building, when she allegedly used a crutch to beat a man who she wanted to move over to le…
Nobody injured in Sun Prairie apartment building fire
A smoky fire in the basement of a 16-unit apartment building Wednesday night caused about $125,000 in damage but no injuries.
Crash into pole leads to drunken driving arrest on East Side
A Madison man who crashed into a light pole on the city's East Side early Thursday was charged with alleged drunken driving.
Baby in car, woman arrested for drunken driving on Interstate
A woman holding a baby carrier while running along the Interstate was arrested Wednesday for her alleged fourth drunken driving offense, this time driving with a nine-month-old baby in the vehicle.
Unseasonably cold weather on tap for next 7 days (at least)
A huge surge of cold air from Canada will make for chilly days and nights in Madison, with highs some days next week going all the way down to what we'd expect at Christmas time.
Delays expected on eastbound Beltline from Whitney Way to Verona Road
Motorists might want to consider taking a different road than the eastbound Beltline Thursday, as construction continues on median lanes between Whitney Way and Verona Road.
