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MADISON - Jon R. Dresser, age 74, passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at UW Hospital in Madison. He was born in Madison on Oct. 20, 1940. Jon retired in 1998 after a 30+ year career in food saf…

MCFARLAND - Cora Rae Rugland, age 17, of McFarland, passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born on Feb.13, 1997, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…

BARABOO / SAUK CITY - Delores E. Christian, age 81, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at her daughter's home in Reedsburg. She was born in Livingston, Wis., on Feb. 26, 1933, the daughter of the lat…

MADISON - Joseph L. "Joe" Verriden, age 56, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on April 26, 1958, in Po…

“Keep calm and carry on.”

Wisconsin teens may have an easier time passing their written driver's test thanks to a free mobile application from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation that aims to help them study mor…

A Horicon man died late Saturday evening after attempting to flee from deputies on a motorcycle, according to a Dodge County Sheriff's report.

Entrepreneur Guy Kitchell, who had created a Halloween props company in 2010, creates his own haunted house.

The body of a missing man was discovered Saturday afternoon approximately half a mile from where a trail camera spotted him in the Town of Hamburg.

The speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly just accused the Government Accountability Board of being “dysfunctional,” “unresponsive” and “totally undemocratic.” He also labeled GAB Director Kevin K…

Five teenage girls were injured Saturday evening after colliding with another vehicle while attempting to turn into Schuster's Farm in Deerfield.

The 202-room property includes a spa, ballroom, four restaurants and a public plaza designed to also attract Madisonians.

Part of the $100 million redevelopment of The Edgewater hotel includes a more than $1 million interactive gallery on the seventh level of hotel's Wisconsin Building that helps tell the story o…

It’s not surprising that many Democrats running for major offices this year would prefer not to sidle up to a president who has a record of raising taxes, pushing a federal health care overhau…

A 23-year-old Madison woman was arrested for first offense drunken driving late Saturday evening after she hit a police car on the side of the road, according to a Madison Police Department report.

The donor of the $1 million to help preserve land near Holy Wisdom Monastery has been revealed as Pleasant Rowland, who lives nearby.

Nicholas Ramirez created a personalized skateboard company in April with the twofold goal of offering one-of-a-kind skateboards to his customers in addition to supporting a variety of charitie…

Police are currently searching for a suspect in a robbery at Rocky's Liquor Store Saturday morning, according to a Madison Police Department report.

A party on Crescent Road early Saturday morning turned violent after several shots were fired outside the home.

A rainy end to the Badger's Homecoming weekend will bring lots of sun and possibly snow in the coming week, according to forecasters.