Wisconsin State Journal Local News

July 9, 1970—July 7, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday.

"Our parents, David and Teri Pabst, were the light of our lives," the couple's daughters said, adding they were also devastated to have lost a brother "to his debilitating illness."

Top: Kellzi Griffin, a junior at Alexander Hamilton High School in Milwaukee as a part of Upward Bound, looks at fruit flies through a microscope at Rural Summer Science Camp on Tuesday at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison.…

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said the tuition increases strike a balance between providing a quality education but keeping it affordable.

Wall Street added to its recent milestones Thursday as the market closed at an all-time high after Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025, spurring an airline stock rally.

The engine headed via rail car on Thursday from Middleton to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom.

CHONBURI, Thailand — Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that became a social media sensation.

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.

Fourteen other states also have created e-cigarette registries like Wisconsin's, according to the Public Health Law Center at Minnesota's Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

A wild finish led to a brawl between two racing families and a track official pinning one racer to the ground in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Deonte Foster, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and felon in possession of a firearm in Rock County Circuit Court.

Duffy, who is currently serving as Trump's transportation secretary, will also take on the role of interim administrator of the federal space agency.

The market is "facing some necessary delays related to lease finalization and building improvements required to meet public health standards for food vendors."

The incident happened about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in the area of International Lane and Packers Avenue, Madison police said.

The fire was declared knocked down after about 80 minutes, damage was estimated at $250,000, and the cause is under investigation.

"We must create the conditions here ... that allow all of our students, faculty and staff to flourish and to reach their full potential," a letter from Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said.

Savor some of Madison’s signature summer events, such as the Art Fair on (and off) the Square, during this action-packed weekend.

The Oncodetect test is designed for use in patients with stage II, III and some stage IV colorectal cancer.

The Veridian neighborhood would add a mix of single-family homes, twin homes and townhouses on former farmland north of Commercial Avenue.