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Hendricks (14-7) gave up one run on five hits in six innings, and left with a 2.07 ERA. He is 5-0 with a 1.30 ERA over his last seven starts for the Cubs (89-48).

It shouldn't be confined to roofs or walls

Madison West stays third-ranked in Division 1.

Police chased Alecia J Swick, 28, of Menasha, for 22 miles before Swick's truck, a stolen GMC Sierra, crashed.

COLUMBUS - Doris N. Kaleas, age 78, of rural Columbus, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016.

JANESVILLE - Henry Joseph Virnig died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at home, surrounded by family. He was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 572 and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

MADISON - LeRoy T. Williams, age 82, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Aster Memory Care in Cottage Grove from complications of Parkinson's Disease. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8,…

STOUGHTON - Richard A. "Rick" Scheel, age 67, of Stoughton, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at 11 a.m. at GUNDERSON STOUGHTON FUNERAL HOME, 1358 Highway 51 at…

DALEYVILLE - Ruth Marie Syftestad, age 95, of Daleyville, Wis., passed on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, with family by her side. She was born Feb. 7, 1921, to Peter O. and Mabel O. (Moen) Rundhaug.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team solidified its ranking as the No. 2 team in the country after two more wins this past weekend.

University of Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right knee against LSU on Saturday.

Samuel I. Alire, 24, of Monona lost control of his vehicle, injuring himself and two others.

A man robbed a pizza delivery driver of two pizzas and an undisclosed amount of cash in Fitchburg Sunday night, police said.

The Wisconsin Heritage Exhibit will open Oct. 15 and house three badgers including a recently acquired one named after UW-Madison's mascot.

Air and water pollution violations forced the previous owner to pay $80,000; the new proprietor says the next challenge will be money.

Eighty-one years ago, nearly to the day, the famous Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 struck Florida with greater intensity than any other landfalling hurricane in the country’s history.

Once upon a time for the purposes of ranch work I rode the Greyhound from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Hanna, Wyoming. As I recall this was about a 48-hour run, although that’s a suspiciously nice round number. Still, it was…

In regard to collecting energy from a source in space, the natural answer is the sun.

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.