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A Madison man who head-butted another man as he tried to separate him from a woman who did not want his attention pleaded guilty Monday to battery and disorderly conduct charges and was placed…

The Wisconsin governor, in neighboring Michigan for the first time since forming a political committee to bolster his likely run, said he cut taxes by $2 billion over four years in Wisconsin t…

A Fall River man who ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle pleaded guilty Monday to a homicide charge for killing a passenger in his car.

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JEFFERSON - Debra Ann Herbst, age 61, of Jefferson, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, while under hospice care at the Memory Care Center in Jefferson. She was born on Nov. 5, 1953, in Portage, …

LIVINGSTON - Bernice M. Orton, age 102, of Livingston, died on Saturday evening, May 2, 2015, at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehab Center in Dodgeville. Bernice was born on Sept. 5, 1912 in Beeto…

EDGERTON - Rae Eugene Spirra, age 82, of Edgerton, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015, at LifeCare Hospitals, in Pewaukee. Rae was born on May 8, 1932, in the town of Nepeuskun, the son of the…

STOUGHTON - Richard F. Meier, age 85, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at the Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with his daughters at his side. He was born on Nov. 28, 1929, in Beaver …

COLUMBUS/DEFOREST - Rex Williams, age 87, passed away with family by his side on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at his home. He was born on Feb.4, 1928, in the Mount Hope/Cassville area to Harold and …

RICHLAND CENTER - Ronald "Ron" E. Machovec, age 69, of Yuba, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Richland Center Hospital. He was born in 1945 in Yuba, the son of Wesley and Velma (Sh…

MADISON - Mary A. Skenandore (Sorrick), age 79, died at St. Mary's Care Center. She was born April 8, 1936, in Madison, where she spent her entire life. She was the daughter of George and Mari…

RICHLAND CENTER -Ralph W. Newkirk, age 87, of Richland Center, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Nov. 1, 1927, in Richland County, the son of Willard and Maud…

MADISON - John Rex Wilson, age 64, found his way home on Friday, May 1, 2015, at 5:15 p.m.

POYNETTE - Daniel W. "Hoooch" Richards, age 52, passed away on May 3, 2015. He was born in Madison on Dec. 5, 1962, the son of Raymond and Marion (McKernan) Richards. Hoooch graduated from Mad…

Madison police are looking for a man identified as a possible witness in the homicide of Larry Ewing, the man found dead in his apartment on the city's West Side on April 18.

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The five candidates vying to be the next leader of UW-Whitewater will be visiting campus this week and next for interviews and meetings, with a pick likely later this month.

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The Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. hasn’t been friendly to legislative attempts to reduce the corrupting influence of money in election campaigns.

AMMAN, Jordan — When ISIS jihadis poured into Iraq from Syria in June and attacked Sheikh Abdullah al-Yawar’s compound, he urged the Iraqi government to fly weapons to a nearby airfield so his…