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BELOIT - Doris M. Larsen, age 92, passed into Eternal Life on July 5, 2016, at Sun Valley Terrace in Beloit, Wis. Doris was born on Feb. 5, 1924, the third child of Ethel (Ramsey) and Marion Thompson. Doris was…

STOUGHTON - Donald N. Oncken, age 83, of Stoughton, passed away at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

CASSVILLE - Melvin L. Houghton, age 89, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at UW Hospitals and Clinics in Madison surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Aug. 14, 1926, in Beetown Township, the son…

OREGON - William "Bill" Rodder died peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the age of 76 years at Alden Estates in Jefferson. Please see a later edition for full notice. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

If you’ve ever been through a kitchen remodel, you know what a pain it is to be without a stove. My home kitchen is getting a facelift, including a new range/stove. Thanks to my grill with a side burner I…

Jimmy Anderson, Julia Arata-Fratta and Tony Hartmann have all been confirmed to attend the 47th District forum, hosted July 14 by Active McFarland and United Fitchburg.

Storms could revisit Madison on Thursday, but the upcoming weekend looks pretty good.

Few things on State Street were more iconic than the lavish sign fronting the Orpheum Theater. The sign fell into disrepair...until now.

Officer Hector Rivera has been placed on administrative leave while the state Department of Criminal Investigation looks into the incident that killed Michael William Schumacher.

Poor marks for flu nasal spray prompted officials on Wednesday to recommend not using the spray but get a flu shot instead for the 2016-2017 flu season.

A Madison man who feared for his family paid out over $10,000 last month to a scammer who claimed to be from the IRS, the scammer threatening the man with jail time if he didn't pay up.

This State Journal report ran on the front page July 12, 1866:

I try to get fish on my family’s table two or three times a week. The research describing the incredible heart and brain benefits to eating fish, especially fatty fish like salmon, is compelling.

A Madison man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman Downtown.

For two years in a row, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The 2016 presidential race is so far down in the dumps that it counted as good news Tuesday when a leading candidate found out she’s likely not going to get charged with a crime.

Three women from Vernon County have been arrested on multiple drug charges, all stemming from a suspicious vehicle being stopped in the village of LaFarge.

A Madison man walking on the Near East Side Tuesday night was robbed at gunpoint.

While some sparkling wine leans more toward the contemplative than the whimsical, ideally it all finds its way to some degree into the “Fun” circle of the bubbly Venn Diagram.

A Janesville man driving out of control in a neighborhood Tuesday afternoon crashed his car at least six times before getting arrested for alleged drunken driving.