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RENTON, Wash. - Sandy Lee (Meyers) Thompson, age 59, of Renton, Wash., passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, after a courageous battle with heart and kidney disease.

WAUKESHA - Rev. Joe Angel Medina, age 53, of Waukesha, Wis., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Full obituary and service information are still pending.

EVANSVILLE - Joan Mae "Tootie" Nelson, age 86, died Thursday, Aug, 11, 2016, at Oregon Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at WARD-HURTLEY FUNERAL HOME, Evansville. Burial will follow in…

WAUNAKEE - Kenneth Merle Helt, age 47, was killed in an automobile accident on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. He was born on Feb. 9, 1969, the son of Bill and Virginia (Ballweg) Helt. Ken graduated from Middleton High School in…

MADISON / COTTAGE GROVE - David E. McKenzie passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. He was born in Rhinelander on Feb. 6, 1948, the first born son of Derald and Phyllis McKenzie.

MOUNT HOREB - Gavin Allen Russell, son of Brandon and Danielle Russell of Mount Horeb, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, wrapped in the warm loving embrace of his parents. Gavin was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a rare chromosomal condition.…

HIGHLAND - Dorothy J. Huza, age 93, of Highland, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at Bloomfield Heathcare & Rehab following a long illness. She was born on Aug. 24, 1922, in Red Oak to Edward and Duvall (Muldowney)…

CLINTON, Iowa - Rita E. Copeland, age 98, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at the Alverno, Clinton, Iowa

MARSHALL - Breyanna Kalk, age 17, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. She was born March 12, 1999, in Madison, Wis. She spent most of her life growing up in Marshall, Wis., where her Nana and Papa raised her…

WAUNAKEE - Elizabeth M. Kuehn Ripp, age 96, died on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, with her daughter by her side. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at 11 a.m. at ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 South…

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Badgers coach Paul Chryst was not happy with the way practice concluded.

MINNEAPOLIS — When Jeff Lundquist took his first Uber ride, he was wary as the Honda pulled up.

CHICAGO — The election of Barack Obama was a unique moment in the long and complicated history of race relations in America. A huge symbolic barrier had collapsed. Never before was there so much optimism about escaping the grim clutches…

SUN PRAIRIE — After six decades in business, there’s no signs of slowing at Hallman Lindsay Paints.

Bill Brown, owner of Papa Bear’s Northwoods Store in Baraboo, arranged for Ron Skoronski to gift 500 pounds of shed white-tailed deer antlers to Ralph Barten, who uses the antlers to make items to raise money for children batting cancer,…

Farmers markets in Dane County continue to grow and offer different experiences for those who visit them.

McFarland State Bank is proud to announce that Dan Carey has joined the bank as its newest Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending - NMLS #896724. Dan, who will be located at the bank's McFarland office, brings more than six…

Callahan ran Green Bay’s offense the entire first half, going 16 of 23 for 124 yards and throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back John Crockett with 7 seconds left in the half to put the Packers ahead 10-5.