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The headline "Budget favors independent charter schools" in Wednesday's paper left us gloomy. Most worrisome for us is Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to dismantle our strong Wisconsin public educ…

A TV commercial for Hardee's restaurants portrays a wrestler throwing a fit, breaking and throwing items in a room while his "friend" hides his Hardee's Melt sandwich.

I am ashamed of Gov. Scott Walker for not taking the time to meet with the Menominee people on Wednesday.

The cause of the fire at 335 Prairie Ave., is still under investigation, but the area of origin was a second floor balcony, fire officials said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a worker killed in a construction accident in Madison last week.

Rob Podell's car lost traction a Cottage Grove street on the way to work Tuesday morning. It was not ice, or snow, but salt, that was clogging his street.

RICHLAND CENTER - Ralph "Rat" Klingaman, age 86, of Richland Center, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Meriter Hospital in Madison.

MADISON - John P. Tanty was born to Eternal Life, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the age of 51.

ELROY - Rosemary A. (Bauer) Austin, age 91 years, of Hillsboro, and formerly of Elroy, passed away on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015.

MONONA - Keith N. Frederickson, age 83, of Monona, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at St. Mary's Care Center.

MADISON - Delores J. Foulk, age 74, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are pending.

SUN PRAIRIE - Anna Gehrke, age 97, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Sun Prairie. She was born on Dec. 7, 1917, in the Town of Bristol and was the daughter of Carl and Nellie Reinen. …

SUN PRAIRIE - Robert L. "Bob" Stevens, age 68, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. He was born in Madison on Dec. 7, 1946, the son of Rudolph and Lorraine (Nesvig) Stevens.

MADISON - Marrietta Hudson "Sister" as she was affectionately called by many, made her transition home to be with The Lord on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care aft…

WAUNAKEE - Wipperfurth, Kathleen A. "Kay", age 76, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.

BRIGHAM TOWNSHIP - Henry James Heller, 5 month old infant son of Andrew and Jennifer, died on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at home in his family's arms. He was born Sept. 16, 2014, in Madison.

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“I’m surprised by how much the inside of a dead body smells like the inside of a live one.” So begins “Working Stiff,” the first in a series of mysteries starring deputy coroner Mattie Winston.

There’s one word most doctors hate to say: dying.

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