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A federal appeals court on Monday rejected appeals of sentences handed down last year to two former football standouts who took part in a series of Madison area robberies.

A 24-year-old DeForest man was in a parking lot on the 2300 block of East Springs Drive around 12:15 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed after "popping wheelies," police said.

A woman who stabbed her husband to death last year after an argument has pleaded guilty to a lesser form of homicide.

For a down payment of $30 from his jail account, a Dane County Jail inmate tried to hire a hit man to kill the Madison police officer who had arrested him last year after a domestic battery incident, according to…

MONONA - James F. Henning, age 87, of Monona, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on June 11, 1929, in Madison, the son of Ferdinand and…

WAUNAKEE - Marilyn Marietta (Roudebush) Knickmeier, age 84, of Waunakee, and formerly of Richland County, was called home Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Waunakee Manor in Waunakee. She was born on March 27, 1932, the daughter of Lance and Helena…

MONROE - Ambrose "Andy" Waelti, age 87, of Monroe, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Janesville.

MINERAL POINT - Mary Ann Bahr, age 84, of rural Mineral Point, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by her loving family.

BELLEVILLE - Mary Lou Ryan, age 85, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on Jan. 24, 1931, at Trego, Wis., to her parents, Dean and Della Smith.

WATERLOO - Mary Ann Archie, age 77, of Waterloo, Wis., passed away peacefully on June 9, 2016, at Marquardt Manor, in Watertown, Wis. Mary Ann will be profoundly missed by her family and all those who knew her. Mary Ann…

BARABOO - Sarah Anne Holm, age 23, of Baraboo, passed away suddenly June 11, 2016, after striking a tree while driving. Sarah was born April 5, 1993, in Pune, India. She came to America on April 7, 1995, and was…

The Government Accountability Board asked for the funds to air TV and radio ads created in 2011 to educate public.

CROSS PLAINS - Judy Marx, age 63, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 12, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born on Jan. 29, 1953, in Madison, the daughter of Marilyn and George Acker. She married Ron Marx on Oct.…

BELMONT - Kathy J. Speth, age 69, of Belmont, Wis., passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on Friday, June 10, 2016, after a courageous 10 month battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 22, 1946, in Platteville, Wis.…

VILLAGE OF WINDSOR - Georgia R. Kuhn, age 69, passed away on June 11, 2016, from cancer. She was born Feb. 22, 1947, in Chicago, Ill., to Carl A. and Elaine M. (Anderson) Johnson. Georgia and her family moved to…

SUN PRAIRIE - Zama Isola (Patzwald) Harden, age 90, died peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Kindred Hearts Memory Care in Cottage Grove after a long battle with dementia and Parkinson's Disease. She had been a resident at Kindred…

Democrats objected saying it would have been better to leave the credits where they are to save the state money.

MIDDLETON - Arlene Tuffree, age 99, passed away on June 12, 2016, at Capitol Lakes, in Madison. She was born on Jan. 27, 1917, in Liscomb, Iowa, the daughter of Nelson and Lydia (Veatch) Fiscus. Arlene was united in marriage…

Liberals want to blame guns, and conservatives want to blame Islam, but something much more sinister is behind to the shooting at a gay night club in Orlando that left around 50 people dead.

The "Night of the New Red Threads" will take place at Camp Randall Stadium at 10 p.m. on June 30.