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HILLSBORO - Donald C. Potter, age 78, of rural Hillsboro, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at home surrounded by his family, after a battle with cancer.

Spielman plans to play tennis at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Huggins plans to compete in women's cross country and track and field at Michigan Tech.

It would be very hard to dislike the weather forecast for Madison for the upcoming weekend and beyond.

Dane County attendees were overwhelmingly in favor of key proposals to toughen mining rules and give more independence to the Department of Natural Resources at the 2016 Wisconsin Conservation Congress county meetings and fish and wildlife hearings.

Two Madison men joined a growing list of men charged with the sexual assault of the same 15-year-old girl, this time at a West Side apartment earlier this year.

If you see little flakes falling from the sky and there's a distinct smell of something burning, it most likely is a controlled burn near you.

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has adamantly stated that he will not be the Republican nominee for president.

The actual work might be two years away, but public involvement is starting now for a big road works project coming to Madison's East Side.

Madison police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a little girl who's in critical condition, the girl found in a North Side apartment.

Madison Area Technical College President Jack E. Daniels' vision to provide educational and economic equity to the ethnically diverse South Side is under attack as usual by the privileged, affluent and educated of Madison.

Kevin Clark, 29, was tentatively charged with two counts of felony battery to a police officer and other charges, police said.

We all know that eating fish several times a week is a healthy goal. But a lot of otherwise accomplished home cooks still find cooking fish a bit intimidating. The biggest worry? Drying it out.

Spatchcocking isn’t just a fun word to teach your kids to say on the playground. It’s also a great way to get dinner on the table fast.

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Free lunch for high schoolers in Middleton accompanied by discussions about Christianity has some administrators calling for an end to the practice because of legal concerns.

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Free lunch for high schoolers in Middleton accompanied by discussions about Christianity has some administrators calling for an end to the practice because of legal concerns.

So far, this spring has not been very conducive to fishing the Wisconsin River and most of the middle-sized rivers in the state and the Midwest.

Dane County officials are examining changes to animal stalls in the New Holland Pavilions after a horse was fatally injured there last month. The $24 million pavilions on the Alliant Energy Center campus have been open less than two years.

Know Your Madisonian|Sean Robbins

It's not insulting for the school district to ask for its money.

This rebranded pub offers dependable food and drink in a cozy and relaxing atmosphere.