Wisconsin State Journal Local News

The Madison School Board will pick three new school names a week before school starts, and it will need to update signage, addresses and other details.

Dustin May and JoJo Romero are set to join Milwaukee on a deal from St. Louis, as reported on Monday afternoon.

The 58-year-old restaurant closed at the end of February after an emotional sendoff.

Wisconsin Care Collective, a local nonprofit, hosted RAM in Wisconsin for the first time, in Verona. RAM has provided free pop-up clinics across the country for 40 years.

Wisconsin's 2026-27 nonconference schedule is here, with trips to the Bahamas, Philadelphia and Nashville highlighting a slate that features multiple marquee matchups.

An outdoor severe weather emergency alarm in northeast Indiana was set off, even though there wasn’t any severe weather occurring or forecast anywhere for hundreds of miles.

This State Journal editorial ran on Aug. 5, 1926:

In the first incident, reported on March 12, a macaque’s arm had to be amputated after a run-in with another macaque as they were reaching for food.

Robert Gasser went through a couple of difficult years after a strong start to his young career. Now he's seemingly gaining ground for Milwaukee as it surges toward the playoffs.

The Milwaukee Brewers were denied the chance to become the first team in the majors to reach 70 wins on the season.

Green Bay's right tackle is no longer going by the name Zach Tom, and some other players stood out on a Sunday practice.

A police search is underway for two kayakers who went missing Saturday night, Aug. 1, in Lake Michigan near Washington Island, according to the Washington Island Police Department.

Riding bicycles to the start of training camp has become an important part of the opening to the season for Green Bay.

The decades-old Green Bay Packers training camp bike tradition, where players ride a young fan's bike to practice, lives on and is a testament to the type of community Green Bay fosters.

Freddy Peralta has struggled in less than one season with the Mets, but now joins a Tampa Bay squad with the best record in the American League.

The Madison School District is considering renaming Elvehjem School because its namesake, Conrad Elvehjem, signed a restrictive covenant in 1931 keeping Black people out of a West Side neighborhood. I'd hate for that to be the last word on Elvehjem.…

Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane get excited about a fusion energy company moving into the old Oscar Mayer plant in this week’s Mendota Marsh.

The state DNR reports 30 confirmed or probable wolf depredations across Wisconsin through July 26. The state reported 32 such incidents by this time last year, and 35 in the same span in 2024.