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MONONA / MADISON - Marjorie Joan Thompson (Berge), of Monona, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital after a sudden illness.

LANCASTER - Wilbur H. "Bill" Heberlein, age 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster.

STOUGHTON - Robert D. Stenjem, age 75, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at 11 a.m. at CRESS FUNERAL HOME…

MOUNT HOREB / VERONA - Anna-Lisa (nee Jonsson) Erickson, a longtime resident of the Mount Horeb/Verona area, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Ingleside Nursing Home.

Sen. Fred Risser says he's suspicious about the short time frame for developers to respond to the project.

She becomes just the third female brewmaster in the state

Trick or treaters dressed as furry animals will be the warmest in Madison on this chilly Halloween of 2014.

Wisconsin buyers of flat-screen equipment should see price-fixing lawsuit settlement checks in the mail this week.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning clocks should be set back an hour, so 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m.

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association wants the state to let chiropractors prescribe drugs and do minor procedures, a proposal the rival Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin opposes.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Employees, patients and visitors will no longer be able to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages at a Madison health care system as it moves to encourage healthier choices.

City Council amendments would add more neighborhood officers.

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly stole a car Friday morning was arrested after he crashed the car into two parked vehicles and was chased down by police on the East Side.

A fake graveyard on Bascom Hill today honors more than 250 ancient deities. Well, honors might be too strong of a word.

The suit, led by sports labor attorney Jeffrey Kessler, seeks an injunction against NCAA rules that limit athletes’ compensation.

It's the Badgers' highest preseason ranking ever. Kentucky topped the poll, followed by Arizona, UW, Duke and Kansas.

A Colorado brewery made national news with its cereal-infused stout; another Colorado brewery sells a rich chocolatey beer here.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate also addressed in greater detail allegations she was fired from Trek in 1993.

A Dane County judge had ordered the two videos to be released to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin by noon Friday unless the state appealed.

Drug customers could buy heroin on credit, and if you didn't pay, you could get your jaw broken, according to indictments against two Beloit residents who've been arrested for drug dealing.