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DEFOREST - James B. Burmester, age 49, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family. He was born on Sept. 26, 1966, in Monroe, Wis., to Neil and Sallie (Quinn) Burmester. He…

MADISON - JoAnn (Paynter) (O'Connell) Kessler, age 67, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, after a year-long battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on Sept. 27, 1948, in Madison, the daughter of…

MADISON - Jean M. Kramer, age 88, passed away after a long illness at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. She was born in Elroy on Aug. 26, 1928, the daughter of Charles and Martha (Kamke)…

This State Journal editorial can on Sept. 23, 1891:

The University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 was introduced on the field during halftime on Saturday.

Thousands of electric cars are on the road, with many more set to join them over the next few years.

SAN FRANCISCO — Older drivers may soon be traveling a safer road thanks to smarter cars that can detect oncoming traffic, steer clear of trouble and even hit the brakes when a collision appears imminent.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com is adding audio books and podcasts to its burgeoning buffet of perks for Prime members.

University of Wisconsin running back Corey Clement will not play Saturday against Georgia State, per UW.

The Greenbush neighborhood has gone through a lot in its history, which is still important in the community.

The proposed fixes are intended to mitigate the county's risk in the event of suicides, inmate sexual assaults and fire while elected officials decide how to replace the oldest portion of the jail in the City-County Building.

Left guard Lane Taylor and Green Bay's revamped front five had a solid debut in the opener, but blocking the Vikings should be a much greater challenge, while the Packers' defense must stop Adrian Peterson.

The 2010 and 2011 seasons are the gold standards for offensive football at the University of Wisconsin.

Diners have been walking away from sit-down chains as convenience and affordability take precedence.

Football

BOYS SOCCER

When opportunity knocked — again and again — on Friday night, the Lodi football team took advantage.

Madison East intercepted a pass near midfield with less than 2 minutes remaining Friday night and held on to take a 7-6 victory over Madison Memorial in a Big Eight Conference football game.

MIDDLETON — For all the punches and counter punches, Friday night’s bout between two Big Eight Conference football heavyweights was decided by a glancing blow.

Taylor Duncan ran for two second-half touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1 minute, 31 seconds left to play, to give the Monona Grove football team a 26-21 victory over visiting Oregon on Friday night.