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A recent reader asked how a Christian can support Trump. As an evangelical Christian, I'll explain.

A mother and her children returned home to the 2400 block of Lafollette on Monday to see smoke coming from a fire in the basement, which resulted in no injuries, the Madison Fire Department said.

Rudy Ramirez-Milian received a 15-year prison sentence for second-degree intentional homicide in the 2015 death of Jacob Payne.

A former UW-Whitewater wrestling coach has filed a lawsuit against the university's athletic director and former chancellor.

The appeals court rejected a request that a lower court ruling be stayed while the appeal is ongoing.

The vast majority of women ages 50 to 74 should consider getting mammograms every three years, instead of every two years as currently recommended, to reduce the potential harms from breast cancer screening, a UW-Madison study says.

JANESVILLE - Elizabeth J. "Betty" Cullen, age 93, of Janesville, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at Huntington Place. She was born on July 24, 1923, in Janesville, the daughter of George and Estella (Yale) Bancroft.

MADISON - Joan Kathryn Muzzy Nagle died on Aug. 18, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on May 16, 1930, in Milwaukee, Wis. At age six, her family moved to Green Bay. She had fond memories of her years…

RURAL FENNIMORE - Elizabeth L. "Betty" Stastny, 86, of rural Fennimore, passed away on Friday Aug. 19, 2016, at the Onalaska Care Center in Onalaska, Wis.

BARABOO - Ivan Kenneth Accola, age 97, of Baraboo, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at St. Clare Meadows.

Tuesday could be just as nice as Monday in Madison, so enjoy the great weather before rain moves in.

A man grocery shopping Saturday night was surprised to hear the license plate number of his car being announced over the speakers, and was more surprised to discover his car was going up in flames.

An abandoned town of Westport house slated to be used for fire training won't be available for that training after it was destroyed by fire Monday morning.

Few details were released about the Indiana governor's visit to Madison for a private event.

The state's Public Records Board on Monday won't take up a Department of Corrections proposal to destroy recordings of staff training after just one day of their creation.

A Madison man first seen driving erratically on the Southeast Side Sunday night allegedly came close to hitting pedestrians and a bicyclist Downtown before heading to the East Side where he was found and arrested at a tavern.

A 23-year-old Madison man was stabbed in the neck early Sunday during a fight on State Street, with a doctor considering the man to be lucky.

Judith Faulkner, founder and CEO of Verona-based Epic Systems Corp., is the 22nd most influential person in healthcare in the country this year, according to Modern Healthcare.

A Janesville man allegedly involved in a domestic fight Friday night before driving off returned to his house and was arrested for his alleged sixth drunken driving offense.

The Cardinals are the defending WIAA Division 1 state champions.