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LODI - Diane M. Leatherberry, age 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. She was born on March 3, 1950, to Leo and Leona LaMere.

WAUNAKEE - Wilma E. Bernards, age 72, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

The new equipment installation won't be complete until 2018.

McFARLAND - Mildred "Millie" Gehrke, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, surrounded by her family.

MADISON - Jack Priester, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. From the very beginning, Jack took his diagnosis of cancer in his stride, facing all adversities …

RIDGEWAY - Beverly J. Wilkinson, age 69, of Ridgeway, died on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, after a brief illness.

MADISON - Vincent T. Mackesey, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family.

MADISON - Joyce E. Nolte, a longtime resident of Madison, died on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at her home in the Jefferson Retirement Community of Middleton.

VERONA - Edward John Faber passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2015, in Verona.

STOUGHTON - Lois R. Gilbertson, age 73, of Stoughton, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at St. Mary's Care Center. She was born on Aug. 7, 1941, in Madison, the daughter of Rodney and Ern…

The USHL game, originally scheduled to be played at the Dane County Coliseum, will begin at 8 p.m.

Up for action: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings' proposed purchase of Covance for $6.1 billion.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Sean Duffy send letter demanding answers on 'Candy Land' report.

The Badgers (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten) play host to the Cornhuskers (10-6, 2-2) at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Kohl Center.

In a change of course, the old Ginza of Tokyo on Madison's Far East Side is going to become another Japanese restaurant. 

UW Health and Meriter-UnityPoint Health have signed a joint operating agreement for obstetrics and neonatal services, the Madison health care systems announced Wednesday.

Republican lawmakers have been looking to make sweeping changes to the nonpartisan board.

The bill removes an academic review board.

The Amherst brewery's series of bourbon barrel-aged beers has put it on the radar of beer geeks across the country.

Bluegills are commonly pulled from the ice at this time of year, and make a tasty meal.