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COTTAGE GROVE - Michael Stewart Smith, age 67, entered into eternal life with Jesus on Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the arms of his wife, after a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born on Nov. 1, 1948, in…

MCFARLAND - Edwin H. Neitzel, age 89, passed on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.

Micaela Crall and Elizabeth Toye have left the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball program.

The number is almost as many as the number of jobs created in the previous year.

Best-Selling Books Week Ended May 15th.

Of the things Vitaly Mutko, Russia's minister of sports, wrote in his "apology" for what he described as Russia's "problem" with doping, one is true: "It cannot be right that clean athletes should suffer for the behavior of others."

The Madison Mallards signed Nevada junior pitcher Ty Pennington, Arizona State sophomore infielder Andrew Snow and Washington State junior outfielder Cameron Frost to their 2016 roster.

Regionals are set for Monday, May 23, followed by sectionals on Thursday, May 26, and the state meet on June 3-4 in La Crosse.

Forecasters are staying the course in predicting sunshine through Sunday in Madison.

Pairings have been finalized for the WIAA boys golf tournament series, which gets under way with area regionals on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A man moving into a house he thought he rented on the West Side on Monday got a rude and expensive awakening, when the Realtor who sold the house to someone else showed up.

The Bears introduced variable pricing into their ticket pricing this season, meaning prices will differ based on the opponent and date.

The Tenney Lock, the gateway leading to the passage between Lakes Mendota and Monona for hundreds of boaters, will be opening on Friday.

Seedings, brackets and pairings have been published on the WIAA website for the 2016 state softball tournament, which opens Tuesday, May 24, with regional quarterfinals in Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Laser Express is currently headquartered on Madison's South Side and rents a 45,000-square-foot warehouse in the Waunakee Business Park. A move to Middleton would consolidate those facilities.

After a major renovation, the new Southwestern restaurant is going into the former Veranda space in Fitchburg.

A little dog named Cheddar was supposed to be on a walk, not flying out a car window.

Dane County residents love their bikes, and a national association of bicyclists loves Dane County.

The request comes amid a trial for a federal lawsuit challenging the voter ID requirement and other recent changes to Wisconsin election law.

University of Wisconsin sophomore Kelsey Jenkins, senior Taylor-Paige Stewart and junior Chloe Miller were named to the NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team.