Born Feb. 1, 1925, to Anthony and Anna (Kautman) Richter. She was married to George M. Knutson for 54 years. They had three children, Mike, Judy and Pat. Alice grew up near Boscobel, Wis. She ...

Barbara Knutson, an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books who strove to keep the art of storytelling alive in a digital age, has died. She was 45.

This year wasn’t all good. It wasn’t all bad, either. That might surprise you when looking at the list of our top 10 stories of the year. Such is the ...