Wisconsin State Journal Local News

February 6, 1929 — November 3, 2025

The match featured a shootout between two of the top outside hitters in the Big Ten Conference, but it was the Badgers who came up big in the clutch.

The Cardinals soared to a sweep against the Hawks, capitalizing on efficient serving and a standout performance from senior Caden Van Buren.

The Badgers heated up after halftime and pulled away to win their ninth consecutive season-opener. Here are three things we learned.

The 26-year-old was of two women shot in a northwest neighborhood of Milwaukee Tuesday.

Key Supreme Court conservatives seemed skeptical Wednesday that President Donald Trump has the power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs.

PARIS — A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades sold last month at auction for 32 million euros (about $37 million), including fees…

Steve Fitzgerald, who was Dodge County’s sheriff from 1989 to 2002 and was later superintendent of the Wisconsin State Patrol, died Sunday. He was 83.

Above: An assembly of church bells is lowered Wednesday into the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building, which will serve as a cathedral…

See the bells lifted into the tower of St. Bernard’s.

UW-Madison this spring awarded the most degrees in its history.

Tremayne Clardy was honored in part for Verona’s better-than-average graduation rates, advanced placement participation and attendance.

City leaders have pointed to a growing population and related increased demand for services, rising costs and state property tax caps as the reasons for the city’s deficit.

Students can write letters about someone they know who could use $200, and we help carry out the chosen writers' charitable plans.

The champions of several sports will be crowned at a familiar place for the foreseeable future.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced this summer that he will not seek a third term in office next year, setting the stage for the first open governor’s seat in 16 years.

The rooms can ripen 320,000 pounds of bananas in 24 hours.

The moon will come within just under 222,000 miles of Earth.

Seven percent of Madison teachers had emergency licenses as of 2024. In some northern Wisconsin districts, the percentage of teachers working under emergency licensure exceeded 10%.

Any snow that may accumulate will melt fairly quickly on roads by Sunday morning.