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MINERAL POINT - Rudy Ernest Lindholm, age 71, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his farm home in rural Mineral Point, surrounded by his family.

SAUK CITY - Penny Jenett Hall, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at her home in Sauk City. She was born in Madison on Feb. 23, 1946, to the late Claire Lester and Ini…

MADISON - Arlene (Bitterman) Winrich, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2015, with family at her side at the age of 88.

Whether you like it or not, Bill and Hillary Clinton are America’s wicked grandparents.

The second-term governor stopped by the state GOP convention on his way to two events Saturday in Iowa.

One of the arguments Gov. Scott Walker is making in the legal battle over the John Doe II investigation sounds familiar.

After AT&T and New York University held the first hack-a-thon to come up with technologies to help people with disabilities, the call went out for other likely campus hosts for the softwar…

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — In the midst of spring, my sixth grandchild was born. He entered the world screaming on his first breath, yet soon settled into his role in the receiving line of aunts, uncl…

BASEBALL

From where Madison Memorial junior Maya Gomez was standing Friday night, most soccer players wouldn’t even think about shooting.

Freshman Lake Bachar delivered the first complete-game shutout of his career, and No. 3 UW-Whitewater staved off elimination again, beating Washington University of St. Louis 3-0 in an NCAA Di…

It's a banner day for the Cardinals at the conference meet in Verona.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As one of the top distance runners in the Big Ten Conference, Malachy Schrobilgen knew he had a chance to earn a conference title in the 10,000 meters on Friday night at …

The outfielder homers twice and the pitcher allows two harmless hits in eight crisp innings in a 7-0 victory.

The city would consider proposal as a Planned Development District to allow relief from requirements without setting precedents.

The gala event filled the Barrymore Theatre with more than 400 people Thursday night.

Recently my wife had some serious medical issues that led to her being transferred to UW Hospital. It was, needless to say, a very heart-wrenching experience.

We took my husband to the Veterans Hospital emergency room in Madison. He was admitted to unit 4A.

Last week a big branch fell in our yard. It rested on some wires which Madison Gas and Electric Co. determined were not live. Charter cable company planned to come the next day to check their cable.

The Madison affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network would like to thank the community and our sponsors for another successful PurpleStride, a run/walk that was held May 2 at Warner P…