Frances Jane Nietman, age 78, of 507 Fifth St., died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at St.

A woman found dead in a ditch along a rural road in Dodge County died of an apparent suicide, according to authorities.

State election officials have ordered a recount in a south-central Wisconsin Assembly race.

Viasystems Milwaukee says it will close its Oak Creek manufacturing and distribution plant next year, resulting in the loss of 238 jobs.

This Saturday, as hunters seek white-tailed deer in Wisconsin's forested areas, a research team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz will be conducting a hunt of its own.

The head of the Wisconsin firefighters union resigned Tuesday over a racist comment he made the day after Barack Obama became the first African-American elected president.