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FORT ATKINSON - Wanda Draeger left this world peacefully, holding the hands of family, on July 13, 2016. The daughter of Albert and Marie (Pallesen) Brackett was born Oct. 17, 1939. She was the youngest of five siblings: Shirley Brackett…

MADISON - Russel T. Perttunen, age 78, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his home, surrounded by family. Arrangements are pending. The full obituary will be in Sunday's paper.

Cooler and drier weather has moved into the Madison area to start the weekend, but the latter part of the weekend could be wet.

Milwaukee business executive Lisa Mauer becomes president of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. board.

Two people accused two weeks ago of not giving proper care to a dozen puppies removed from their Janesville home have been arrested for alleged felony mistreatment of animals.

Madison’s Veterans Hospital has a new women’s health clinic, a new intensive care unit and a new telephone call center, improvements that cost $11.4 million.

As congressional Democrats hammer Republicans for blocking President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is scolding her Senate colleagues for leaving another judicial vacancy unfilled: this one on the federal appeals court that covers…

Best-Selling Books Week Ended July 10.

Greg Reinhard, a former star pitcher at UW-Whitewater who went on to a minor league career, is partnering with DeForest officials to build an indoor baseball training facility and new fields to attract major youth travel tournaments.

UW-Madison's Molecular Archaeology Group conducted tests on the bird's feathers for the Veteran's Museum for free.

The Wisconsin senator has previously been listed among the incumbents with tough Senate races who won't attend.

Three games are scheduled Saturday at UW-Oshkosh.

It's Christmas in July for Downtown merchants and restaurants, with the reopening of closed Capitol Square streets on Friday happening a month earlier than expected.

A bank on Madison's Far West Side was robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning, with the suspect fleeing on foot.

Tamlynn Graupner spent years tracking the progress of autistic children prior to and following intensive treatment.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said on Thursday that he will sign a resolution immediately if the County Board approves purchase of the Chamber of Commerce building for use as a homeless day resource center.

It's the second straight season Clement has found a place on the list.

In the U.S., the hamburger is close to an unalienable right. That the burger should be made with 100 percent beef, and the bigger, the better, are truths many hold to be self-evident, especially fast-food advertising agencies.

A one-block stretch of the eastbound side of East Mifflin Street will be closed for a month starting Monday, so underground utility work can be completed.

They join Scott Walker and Paul Ryan, who previously said they would be speaking in Cleveland net week.