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LODI - Virgil Wetzel passed away the morning of April 24, 2016. He was 89 years old. He is survived by Wanda, his wife of 60 years; his two sons, Steve (Laurie) and Mike (Denise); and his four grandchildren, Curtis,…

ONALASKA / MONONA - Violet Weiss, age 89, peacefully passed away at Monona Heritage Assisted Living/Memory Care, on April 22, 2016. She was born Sept. 18, 1926, in West Salem, Wis., to Einar and Emma Severson.

DODGEVILLE - Henry C. Brennan, age 94, of Dodgeville, died on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by his loving family. Henry was born on June 22, 1921, in Dodgeville, the son of Matt…

Students and parents at the school in the Meadowood neighborhood joined for the yearlong project to give people a voice and build community.

UW-Madison's Memorial Union Terrace should reopen next month, but whether construction will be finished before graduation May 14 is not yet known.

Construction will close a stretch of Newville Road, where it runs under Interstate 39-90 south of the Highway 59 interchange in northern Rock County, from Tuesday through mid-June, the state Department of Transportation said Monday.

The homicide case against Matthew Skalitzky, who is charged with killing his mother, Jane Skalitzky, can now go forward.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN -- Dear U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson:

New owners could keep the name and the recipes of The Spot on East Johnson Street and pick up where the three-year-old bistro left off.

Employees at Imperial Blades in Sun Prairie were evacuated Monday and two individuals were taken to a hospital for treatment after they suffered reactions to a hazardous material, a police dispatcher said.

UW and the University of Tennessee were the only two universities to have two former players in the top 10.

A contractor plans close two residential streets for underground utility construction near East Washington Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday, the Madison engineering office announced Monday.

A fence and shrub also were set afire, police said.

Employees at State Street Brats disarmed and subdued the man, police said.

A century after its push for independence, Ireland has become a prosperous and close ally with England

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had the fourth-most total sales of any NFL player this year.

A Dane County judge on Monday declined to put on hold his ruling barring enforcement of Wisconsin's right-to-work law, which he found to be unconstitutional earlier this month.

Dane County deputies will issue tickets to drivers who continue to ignore road closing signs on Highway C between Highway 19 and Egre Road in northeast Dane County, the Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Only one small musical event is scheduled to divert students and others from Mifflin Street on Saturday, said police chief Mike Koval.

The battery was in an e-bike, the Madison Fire Department said.