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Reading the Taste of Madison menu might not be such a good idea just before lunchtime — the stomach can get quite cranky when empty and thinking of all those delicious foods doesn’t really help.

The amount is small compared with total collections, but is large compared with the state's general fund reserves.

The Oshkosh Republican told reporters that Donald Trump's immigration policy is based on the United States' best interest.

MIDDLETON - Russell N. Howes, age 66, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

PINE BLUFF - Lucinda C. Esser, age 103 and 11 months, died on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Ingleside Manor. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb.

FITCHBURG - Ralph H. Richardson, age 84, passed away on Sept. 1, 2016. Arrangements are pending.

STOUGHTON - Over 100 people have benefited from Michel's donated gift of life. Michel Lee Carpenter, age 17, of Stoughton, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at the American Family Children's Hospital in Madison. He was born on July…

MADISON - Martha E. "Marti" Dishowitz, passed away at 58, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born April 24, 1958, in Fort Atkinson, the daughter of David and Pauline (Harris) Knoerr.

OREGON / DALLAS, Texas - James E. "Jim" Sellers, age 64, of Oregon, passed away at home on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held at GUNDERSON OREGON FUNERAL HOME, 1150 Park St.,…

A Madison woman who stole nearly $50,000 from a statewide agency for sexual assault victims was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation, with the first 10 months to be served on home detention.

Randall Charles Tucker of Apache Junction, Arizona, is charged with intentional damage to protected computers and threatening damage to protected computers for allegedly attacking municipal computer systems in March 2015 in Madison and two Phoenix suburbs.

The University of Wisconsin football team will be transporting more than just sports equipment to Lambeau Field this weekend for the Badgers' football game against LSU.

Gerrymandering discriminated against voters based on how they cast ballots

The Badgers will open the season Nov. 11 at the Kohl Center vs. Central Arkansas, and will play host to Prairie View A&M on Nov. 27.

The Dodgeville apparel and home goods retailer reported its quarterly finances on Thursday.

BROOKFIELD -- Over the July 4 weekend in 2015, members of the state Legislature sparked a public uproar by proposing last-minute changes to the state budget that would have created a “deliberative process” exception to Wisconsin’s long-cherished public records law.…

The records for the first time name both officers involved in the arrest of the black teen outside East Towne Mall June 21.

When we’ve barely had our coffee, we can’t take too much drama.