Russell Lee Dunn
MADISON-Russell L. Dunn, age 76, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at home.
Author: Jeff Robbins
Nancy A. Lesniak
JANESVILLE--- Nancy A. Lesniak, age 77, of Janesville, died on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Mercy Hospital & Trauma Center.
Symphony review: Violinist Kraggerud a Madison favorite
Henning Kraggerud, a Norwegian violinist, seems to love Madison and Madison most certainly loves Kraggerud.
Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has also left oral arguments early
After Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley left oral arguments early in February, her colleague Justice Ann Walsh Bradley labeled it an unusual occurrence.
Students disrupt UW regent meeting with diversity demands
2 dozen students interrupt meeting
A group of about two dozen students has interrupted a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting to demand the panel improve how minority students are treated.
Top WIAA executives paid 6-figure salaries
Tax records show the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association paid its top six executives a total of $1 million last year.
Family of baby injured during raid awarded $3.6 million
A federal judge has approved a $3.6 million settlement for the parents of a toddler who was severely injured when a flash grenade detonated in his playpen during a raid.
Feingold calls on Johnson to oppose trade deal
Challenger Russ Feingold is calling on incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to oppose a Pacific trade deal.
Feingold: National GOP is a mess
U.S. Senate hopeful Russ Feingold says the national Republican Party is a mess.
Large police presence at Milwaukee airport motel
An incident outside a south side Milwaukee motel has generated a heavy police response.
Wisconsin police association endorses Kloppenburg
The Wisconsin Professional Police Association has endorsed Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race.
State doles out overtime checks to governor's security staff
Taxpayers paid out more than $577,000 to nine current and former members of Gov. Scott Walker's security team last year after a federal agency found the state had wrongly withheld overtime pay from them.
Gov. Walker signs bill legalizing concealed switchblades
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill legalizing concealed switchblades and knives.
Legislative committee pulls amendment limiting school taxes
An Assembly committee has postponed a vote on a plan to limit school districts' taxing authority to offset lost state aide when voucher students leave.
Chancellor: $8 million spent to retain Madison professors
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has spent at least $8 million since last summer to keep top faculty members following the Legislature's cuts to higher education.
Jimmy the Groundhog predicts early spring
Sun Prairie's own Jimmy the Groundhog predicted an early spring Tuesday morning. The groundhog did not see his shadow.
Elections board pushes voter ID information
Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board is pushing to inform people about new voter photo ID requirements with two weeks left before the spring primary.
State Rep. Nygren says he may seek seat held by Ribble
Ribble not running for re-election
Rep. John Nygren says he is considering a run for U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble's seat this year in Wisconsin's 8th District.
Walker: Terror arrests validate anti-refugee stance
Gov. Scott Walker says terrorism-related arrests vindicate his stance against Syrian refugees.
2 men die after breaking through ice in Chippewa County
Two men have died after falling through the ice on a lake in Chippewa County.
Supreme Court won't restart probe of Walker recall campaign
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision to end the "John Doe" investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign.
Hunter killed by apparent stray bullet
Authorities say a hunter has been killed by an apparent stray bullet in Waushara County.
Walker gets up, dusts off and drops in on presidential race
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is turning up again at presidential campaign events, seven weeks after ending his own candidacy.
Walker not commenting on police suicide he cited in column
Gov. Scott Walker is not commenting on news that a police death he called an "assassination" in a column bashing President Barack Obama and anti-police rhetoric was actually a suicide.
