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Madison Mayor Paul Soglin faces four challengers, and between a quarter and half of the City Council will turn over in the spring elections.

The Grant County sheriff is still calling the case where a woman and her two sons were shot in the head a homicide investigation. 

I want to see more comments, columns or editorials about the double execution perpetrated on the New York Police Department, as the result of the hateful rhetoric spewed against police by the …

As a Christian clergy person, I was delighted to read that a local non-prophet organization has demonstrated that biblical principles always work, even for people who may not be promoters of a…

My New Year's wish is for the Republican Party to switch its gazing for new leadership from someone like Calvin Coolidge to someone like Abraham Lincoln.

Hundreds of protests around the country have occurred since decisions were made not to indict police officers. Due to their racial biases (we all have them), police reacted to perceived threat…

In college, my class had an assignment to describe and tell about our so-called “life world.”

A rural Deerfield veterinarian pleaded guilty Tuesday to practicing veterinary medicine without a license and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and was placed on three years of probation.

The Middleton company filed the suit in U.S. District Court.

Yes, you read that headline right. Tony Romo had a higher quarterback rating than Aaron Rodgers in the 2014 regular season.

Governor Scott Walker doesn't want potential right-to-work legislation to threaten his chances to run for president in 2016. 

A proposal allowing justices to choose their own chief is heading toward its second passage in the state Legislature.

FITCHBURG - Lloyd David Malcom Dukelow, "Dave," age 62, passed away suddenly on Monday morning, Jan. 5, 2015, with his loving wife of 38 years, Peggy, by his side.

MADISON - Debra J. Dix, age 62, of Madison, passed away at home, peacefully, in her sleep, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. She was born on Dec. 19, 1952, in Madison, the daughter of Clarence and Dolo…

MADISON - Rolf Magne Stendahl, age 81, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Rolf was born on Nov. 13, 1933, in Norway, to Roy William and Margit (Qie) Stendahl.

MADISON - Arlene A. Myhr (nee Anderson) joined her beloved husband, Bob, on Jan. 3, 2015, at the age of 89.

MADISON - Norman P. Bryhan, age 87, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, with his family at his side. Norm was born on Feb. 28, 1927, in Beetown, to Elmer and Alice (McDonald) Bryhan, and gr…

MADISON - Lore Wahl (nee Rading), age 90, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 2, 2015. Born in Gronau, Germany, she followed her husband to the Boston, Mass., area in 1951.

MIDDLETON/ POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Louise Maly, age 86, of Middleton and Pompano Beach, Fla., died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

MADISON - Steven Stenson, age 67, died on Jan. 2, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 30, 1947, to Stanley and Doreene Stenson. Steve served in the U.S. Army. He w…