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MADISON - Robert F. "Bob" Wagner Jr., age 87, died on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at his home in Madison. Bob was born on March 24, 1927, the son of Robert F. Sr. and Violet (Yenser) Wagner.

STOUGHTON - Mary Kathryn (Wetzel) Schmolesky, age 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Stoughton.

MADISON - Doris Lawson, age 84, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Oak Park Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on Oct. 9, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Alexa…

MADISON - Lucille Johanna Bretzman, born in Watertown, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

“Tree Stand Murders” is a thorough, no-frills account of a brutal killing of deer hunters in Wisconsin. David Whitehurst does a credible job of analyzing the crime and answering questions stil…

SUN PRAIRIE - Harland A. Weisensel, age 90, died on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Sun Prairie Health Care Center. He was born on July 22, 1924, in the Town of Sun Prairie to Harold and Annetta (…

SUN PRAIRIE - Jerry Lee Fox, age 69, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, after a long illness. He was born on May 1, 1945, in Desoto, to Don and Lucille (Taylor) Fox.

MADISON - Loc Quoc Tran, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born on July 28, 1935, to Bao Quoc Tran and Thoa Thi Tran, in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam.

MADISON - Richard "Bud" Slaughter, age 87, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born on May 26, 1927, in Wauwatosa. He married Lucille Browne on April 4, 1953, in Freepo…

MADISON - Audrey (Tucker) (Craine) Richmond, age 86, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. She was born in Watertown on March 28, 1928, the daughter of Aaron and Lynn (Zickert) Tucker. She was…

SUN PRAIRIE - Charles Wallace "Charlie" Havens II, age 55, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg on Thursday, March 5, 2015, after a long illness with multi system atrophy (MSA).

The top-tier 2016 presidential contender has previously opposed federal ethanol mandates, a key issue in Iowa.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 19-year-old black man died Friday night after being shot by an officer in Madison, authorities said.

Some United Airlines flights between Dane County Regional Airport and Chicago are now on larger planes.

Incumbent alder Patrick Stern is running for a two-year term representing District 2 on Fitchburg’s City Council. His opponent on the ballot, Gary Hoerchner, said he is no longer campaigning f…

Michael Childers is challenging incumbent Carol Poole for Seat 2 in the 1st District on the Fitchburg City Council. The election is April 7. (I) indicates incumbent.

Fitchburg Ald. Steve Arnold is challenging Mayor Shawn Pfaff in the April 7 election.

Julia Arata-Fratta is facing Roger Backes for Seat 3 in the 2nd District on the Fitchburg City Council. The election is April 7.

It’s encouraging to see U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan if not quite embrace the seriousness of global warming then at least not deny it.

Meredith Steele remembers visiting bead stores as a child and feeling drawn to the rainbow rows of shimmering beads. When she was older, her mom says she would work on beading projects as a ho…