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WAUNAKEE - Paul W. Duren, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

McFARLAND - Wiktoria Juszczyk, age 92, of McFarland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was born in Poland on Nov. 4, 1922.

MADISON - Esther L. Prestegard, age 87, died on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Meriter Hospital, Madison. Arrangements are pending.

MADISON - Jacqueline K. Lahr, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Racine, on May 12, 1934, to Maurice and Freeda McCann.

BOSCOBEL - William J. "Bill" Beinborn, age 85, of Boscobel, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Gundersen Boscobel Area Health Care in Boscobel. He was born on July 1, 1929, in Boscobel…

The job cut for the Middleton doll and accessories company is part of a nationwide reduction for parent company Mattel.

A UW-Madison mental health researcher plans to start a controversial monkey study by June without one of the most contentious parts: removing newborn monkeys from their mothers.

Ellen Foley, senior vice president of corporate communications at WPS, is the local 2015 ATHENA Award recipient.

About 1,250 temporary seats were deemed unsafe hours before the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. 

The service is available in parts of Middleton, Verona, Waunakee and Black Earth to TDS TV customers.

Michael Gernetzke and Tony Hartmann are running for Seat 8 in the 4th District on the Fitchburg City Council. The winner will replace Becky Baumbach, who is not seeking reelection. The electio…

Dan Thome has been named First Vice President - Commercial Banking, and John Anderson has been named Vice President - Commercial Banking. Their offices will be located in a newly announced Anc…

Fitchburg - After half a century of service to the community, Robert C. Gorsuch has been honored for his many years of service to the Fitchburg community and Oak Bank.

As the Republican governor gets closer to a 2016 presidential bid, he has changed stances on key issues. 

Finding someone or something outside of Madison to blame for the city's woes has become something of a theme of the mayor-for-life's current term.

This Chinese bakery has a lot more going on in its kitchen than meets the eye.

Dear Dr. Hanson: We’re planning on giving our 13-year-old daughter a smartphone for her birthday. Do you have any suggestions for rules? We don’t want this to become a source of arguments among us.

MIDDLETON — Games of 21 in the Lemirande household never play out like a typical laid-back pickup game.

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