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VERONA / BIRCHWOOD - Richard C. "Dick" Olson, age 74, passed away (tipped over) on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Waukesha, Wis.

STOUGHTON - John Ralph Buechner, age 50, from Stoughton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

SUN PRAIRIE - Kenneth F. Hammond Sr., age 80, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. A full obituary will appear in Monday's edition.

SUN PRAIRIE - Raymond Charles Boehlert, "Chief Ray", age 77, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2015, surrounded by his daughter, Renee, and family, after fighting cancer for nine years.

The Hawkeye State hosts the first presidential nominating contest in early 2016, granting "the Big Mo" to the winner.

But enough with the class warfare -- for now.

Sacred Feather has been a Downtown Madison institution for 40 years. Visitors climb the front steps and enter the stately sandstone building, the last remaining freestanding house on State Str…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Provide Josh Gasser with paper, a pen and some time to think, and it’s possible the senior guard for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team could provide the deta…

Long before Blayre Turnbull became a member of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, the senior center was laying the groundwork to become its unquestioned leader.

The trouble in Ukraine continues after a year of bloodshed, with the latest fighting near the already leveled airport of Donetsk.

Alexis Peterson spent a few minutes in the penalty box early Friday evening, but when the game was on the line, the Sun Prairie senior forward was in the right place at the right time.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder scored two of their first three goals on the man-advantage, and the Madison Capitols never recovered Friday night, falling 5-1 in a U.S. Hockey Leag…

Madison Memorial senior Koko Songolo could think of a number of reasons why the Spartans have turned an 0-3 conference record into a spot near the top of the Big Eight Conference boys basketba…

Senior swingman Sean Chislom scored 22 points to help the Rock Valley North Conference-leading McFarland boys basketball team take a 78-55 victory over host Edgerton on Friday night.

The Middleton boys basketball team sank 14 3-pointers Friday night, keeping a grip on its slim lead in the Big Eight Conference race with a 76-57 victory over visiting Verona.

As distressing as it’s been to watch the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team this season, at least there’s been some spasms of unpredictability.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Connor Medbery pulled off a come-from-behind win in the final seconds at heavyweight, but it wasn’t enough to save the University of Wisconsin wrestling team’s perfect Big T…

Sophomore Kristen Barman scored eight of her 13 points in overtime Friday night to lead the host Wisconsin Heights girls basketball team to a 54-50 victory over New Glarus in Capitol South Con…

Scoring six pin victories, the Sun Prairie wrestling team rolled to a 45-26 victory over Verona in the championship match of the Big Eight Showcase on Friday.

It shouldn’t be a shock that two of Madison’s top prep athletes have suffered from depression within the past year.