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MADISON - Willard Holman passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. He was born on May 16, 1923, in Springfield, Ill., the son of Willard and Mary Grace Holman.

STOUGHTON - Patricia Marie Ehle, age 70, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Mazomanie on Feb. 14, 1944, the daughter of Bernard and …

If you wait until the final week before Christmas to put up outdoor decorations, do it during the weekend.

Several people were arrested and a dog was killed Thursday morning during a SWAT team raid, police said.

Monroe police are looking for three suspects who used counterfeit $100 bills at 11 businesses on Monday, buying small items and pocketing the real change.

Anyone heading to Milwaukee for the weekend might need to take a detour if planning to use the Stadium Interchange near Miller Park.

Under Aranda last season, the Badgers’ defense ranked fourth in the nation in total defense (283.2 yards allowed per game).

A Lake Delton ice rink that was shut down Saturday night after a malfunctioning ice resurfacing machine sent more than 80 people to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning has reopened.

The deadline to register for the March 1-7 global venture to the state's second-largest export destination is Jan. 5.

A Madison woman who crashed her SUV on the West Side Wednesday night then walked away from the site was arrested for her alleged fifth drunken driving offense.

Vidmaker, founded in 2011, lets people make videos together online.

A Madison resident who reported a man at his door was impersonating a police officer was complaining about a real officer, not fake.

A state appeals court on Thursday rejected a Waukesha man's claim that he didn't get a fair trial for firing gunshots at Dane County sheriff's deputies because he wasn't allowed to raise amnes…

What would you do for $1 million? Go around the world doing crazy stunts, eating bizarre food and getting lost in front of a camera?

The Pro Bowler and two contractors have been cited for polluting, dredging and damming waterways on property he owns.

The 911 emergency system is down in four south-central Wisconsin counties, possibly due to a cut fiber optic cable.

A Madison man has been indicted on charges of being a felon allegedly in possession of a loaded handgun.

A Janesville woman who allegedly pointed a handgun at her neighbor Wednesday night caused a street to be shut down before she was arrested.

A Janesville man faces multiple charges, including a fourth drunken driving offense, after crashing head-on into an oncoming vehicle Wednesday night.

Hupy and Abraham, S.C., personal injury law firm, has hired Attorney Anne Saghir to work in the Madison office. Attorney Saghir will be representing Madison area clients in personal injury matters.