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Most people look at a watermelon and see wedges or cubes. Eder Valle, on the other hand, envisions a rose, a heart or some other form to transform ordinary fruit into a beautifully crafted sculpture.

Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.

Johnson Block & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce that Vince Jankiewicz and Hui Meng, CPA were promoted to Senior Accountant in our Madison office. We are also happy to announce the addition of Natalie Kalscheur as Staff Accountant.

Verona, WI - Dwaine Kieler, P.E., Senior Structural Engineer, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has a very extensive and varied background in construction and…

MADISON, Wis. - Home Savings Bank has announced six staff promotions: Debbie Fox-Schroeder to vice president of retail operations and associate development; Kim Rung to assistant vice president; both Diane Kazmierczak and Kris Pappa to assistant vice president; Trisha Alt,…

Mallards' Mike Reitcheck improves to 6-0 with a scoreless inning of relief in the opener.

Dexter Fowler drives in three runs in his return from the disabled list.

Communications

The outside hitter was a key cog for teams that won four Illinois prep state titles and four AAU national titles.

The large majority of media members who cover the Big Ten don’t believe the University of Wisconsin will be able to navigate a tough schedule well enough to end the season in Indianapolis.

Madison Police arrested 40-year-old Antoine Winston on Thursday for allegedly selling heroin and seized multiple firearms from the residence.

Black lives matter? Not to a lot of blacks they don't.

Hillary Clinton has spent her life promoting fairness and justice for all. Whether it's women's issues, discrimination in all forms, or saving the planet, she is one who looks to the future and cares deeply about the coming generations.

Violence proliferates where violence is tolerated or ignored. But alternatives are available. We can undermine our savage, volatile, predatory infrastructure.

What police across the country need to do to reform their policies is obvious. It doesn't require a $400,000 study.

I am a Polish refugee from World War II. My father fought with the British to defeat the Nazis. When Poland was lost to communism, the British government allowed Polish soldiers and eventually their families to immigrate.

Stephon Hiler, 22, James Phillips, 32, Reginald Patton, 25, and Nathan Thompson, 18, all of Madison, allegedly sexually assaulted of a 17-year-old girl at a town of Blooming Grove residence earlier this month.

The state Department of Employee Trust Funds on Friday sought bids from companies that want to be part of a possible self-insured health benefits program for state workers.

And a report surfaces of a near-miss in Madison between a drone and a small plane.

Unlike Genele Laird, a white woman resisting arrest later the same night was put in leg restraints but wasn't Tased, kneed or punched, as Laird was.