Since 2007, eight of Dane County's 17 judicial branches have changed hands as a generation of judges has retired. The five who took the bench this year were the highest number in a single year in Dane County history.

The big mural has been enchanting children of all ages at the Madison Central Library for 45 years. Now, the city is exploring if, and how, it can preserve the 75-foot-long painting by noted artist Aaron Bohrod when the library is demolished and replaced with a new $37 million facility.

A confused Iowa woman got hopelessly lost and found herself relying on the kindness of strangers at a Cambridge cafe.