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MADISON - Our beloved wife/daughter/sister/mother/and best friend, Deborah Dodge Durkee, died on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

OREGON - Donna J. Crotty, age 77, of Oregon, passed away on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on June 27, 1937, in Madison, the daughter of Joseph and Matilda Corcoran.

MADISON - Marvin "Marv" Warren Hohlstein, age 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

DEERFIELD - Gilbert L. Kessenich, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in Thursday's edition. Online condolences may be …

Enbridge Energy's plans call for tripling the flow through its Line 61, which carries heavy crude through Wisconsin.

STIHL is a Virginia-based maker of chain saws and other gas-powered, hand-held outdoor power equipment.

The program is an initiative of the Scottish Rite Masons.

The governor is proposing a $300 million cut in exchange for more autonomy for the 26-campus system.

Walker proposes $220 million in bonds that he says would be paid for by projected growth in income taxes from NBA players.

Gov. Scott Walker has set up a campaign committee in preparation for a 2016 presidential run, marking the first formal step he has taken in the race, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Duluth Trading Co. has announced plans to open a store in Ankeny, Iowa.

Madison-based American Family Insurance is trading Russell Wilson for J.J. Watt and acquiring NBA standout Kevin Durant to boot.

Daly is committed to studying and supporting progressive causes.

A memo detailing possible changes to the system to be included in Gov. Scott Walker's budget has raised concern.

In the context of a Madison mayoral race, Scott Resnick's pitch feels familiar.

Worried about their students, some St. Paul, Minn., school staffers recently asked the public to donate winter coats for kids. Within a few days, they collected and distributed twice the numbe…

First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree:

At 22-22, the Bucks are enjoying success while sticking with their rebuilding blueprint during Kidd's first year in Milwaukee.

The outfielder has more pressing matters to worry about right now than whether an offseason medical procedure will finally fix the nerve damage near his right thumb that affected his swing.

Mandell was waived by the Dallas Cowboys during training camp last summer.