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MADISON - Frances Marie Ryan, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on May 31, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Gordon and Mab…

WAUNAKEE / ASHTON - Thomas "Tom" Helt, age 75, died on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at a Madison hospital.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. / MADISON - Richard R. "Dick" Affholder, age 84, was born on Feb. 10, 1930, in Madison, and died on Nov. 28, 2014, in Springfield, Mo.

LOGANVILLE - Bertha P. Koenig, age 91, died on Thursday morning, Dec. 11, 2014.

A brief warmup is coming to Madison, with daytime highs expected to reach the 40s on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

We all have favorite restaurants, including those we wish we could eat at just one more time. Here's a look at some of the iconic restaurants around Madison that have closed over the years.

Jordan Stevenson, from South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, commits to the Badgers less than 24 hours after Gary Andersen's departure.

A Wisconsin Dells woman was killed Wednesday night in a two-vehicle head-on crash west of the city.

The switch from Nasdaq will include a new ticker symbol.

A Fitchburg woman who accepted a ride from a man Wednesday night told police she was sexually assaulted in the man's car after he drove her to Madison's West Side.

The tables previously reserved for reporters will soon be used by GOP staffers and legislative staffers.

Injury sidelines actor, so W. Earle Smith is back on stage.

Snack foods made by a Jefferson firm have been recalled because they were marked as being inspected when they weren't inspected.

A Reedsburg man was arrested Sunday when police stopped his vehicle and allegedly found a large amount of marijuana inside.

2013-14 FINISH

Two homeless men found bedding down for the night on the second floor of the City-County Building were ticketed for trespassing Wednesday night, with one of the men saying he won't change his habits.

2013-2014 FINISH

Lee Enterprises Thursday reported preliminary earnings of 6 cents per diluted common share for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Sept. 28, 2014, compared with a loss of $1.71 a year ago.

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Barry Alvarez will step in to replace Gary Andersen, who left the Badgers on Wednesday to become the coach at Oregon State.