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Helt, Kenneth Merle
WAUNAKEE / ASHTON - Kenneth Merle Helt, age 47, of Waunakee/Ashton, died as the result of an automobile accident on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. at ST. PETER…
Winter, Thomas Charles
PORTAGE - Thomas Charles Winter, age 74, died on Aug. 11, 2016, in his home. Tom was born on Aug. 23, 1941, to Elmer and Veronica (Haley) Winter. On June 17, 1961, he married Kay Baxter in Emmetsburg Iowa.
Local jazz hero Doc DeHaven dies at 85
Friends remember the jazz musician as a humble and generous performer and friend.
Nominations sought for Wisconsin Job Honor Awards
MADISON — The Wisconsin Job Honor Awards is accepting nominations for its second annual event scheduled for Dec. 15 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison.
Badgers football: News and observations from UW's 4th open practice of fall camp
Alex Hornibrook out-performed Bart Houston during Friday's practice.
Prep girls golf: UW-Whitewater names Milton's Andrea Wieland as women's golf coach
Wieland helped guide the Red Hawks to numerous high finishes at the WIAA Division 1 state golf tournament.
Terminal upgrade will bring more fuel to state
Flint Hills Resources of Kansas announced plans for a $20 million expansion of its Waupun fuel terminal.
Business owners alarmed by talk of permanently relocating buses to Williamson Street
In what is quickly turning into the hottest debate to hit the Marquette neighborhood since the Willy Street Co-op pushed to install a driveway onto Jenifer Street five years ago, residents and business owners are sharply divided over whether to…
Prep girls tennis: Saturday's Dane County Invitational set for Sun Prairie
The tournament originally was scheduled for Quann Park, but has moved to courts in Sun Prairie.
Tiny tornadoes possible in Friday afternoon storms; flash flood watch continues
Tiny tornadoes that only pop out of thunderstorms and don't hit the ground are possible in southern Wisconsin Friday afternoon, as deepening low pressure raises the chances for bad weather.
Cynthia Tucker: Harsh drug sentences take their toll on black lives
On a Sunday morning in late July, in a small town in southwest Alabama, Barbara Moore Knight gave her fellow church members news that brought spontaneous applause and murmurs of “Amen!” She told them her son, James LaRon Knight, was…
Los Angeles Times: End the outrageous delay of Garland high court nomination
Senate must act to avoid further dysfunction
UW ranks 7th worldwide in US patents issued to universities, report says
UW-Madison is one of the top universities in the world when it comes to getting patents for the work done here, according to a report released on Friday.
What's that wine doing in the whiskey barrel?
Care for a wee dram to go with your shiraz from Oz?
Tepid retail sales lower expectations for US economic growth
WASHINGTON — A sluggish month of retail spending has tempered expectations for the U.S. economy's growth in the coming months.
Man pleads guilty to homicide in heroin death of Waupun man
A Stoughton man who bought heroin for himself and two other men, one of whom died from an overdose, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree reckless homicide.
Beer Baron: Seven tips to make the most of your first Great Taste of the Midwest
Some do's and don'ts to keep the massive beer festival at Olin Park the transcendent experience it should be.
As Donald Trump plunges in poll, Ron Johnson campaign says he's 'running his own race'
Johnson, meanwhile, seeks to preserve the delicate balance he has tried to strike with his party's controversial White House nominee.
Good Samaritan finds $2K in wallet, turns it over to Madison police; owner found, gets it back
What would you do if you found a wallet on a Madison street? With a ton of money stuffed inside?
Anti-Trump convert gets back off the Trump train
Dane County conservative David Blaska urged a state RNC official to dump Trump, but the official says it's too late.