Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Felix Aguero Avila, 69 years old, of Madison passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 at Select Hospital

BELLEVILLE - Leo B. Gehin, age 92, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville. He was born on Dec. 27, 1923, the son of James and Victoria (Wallet) Gehin.

SAYNER - Joseph C. Dicka, age 86, a resident of Sayner, Wis. since 1979, and a former resident of Madison, Wis., died on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander, Wis. Joseph was born in Lancaster, Wis.…

RANDOLPH - Richard "Rick" Stiemsma of Randolph, passed away on Aug. 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by family.

Repairs to a railroad crossing will dramatically effect traffic in downtown Sun Prairie next week.

The University of Wisconsin held its first scrimmage of the fall Monday, and quarterback Alex Hornibrook took advantage.

Thunderstorms forecast in Madison Tuesday night won't bring much relief from the warm temperatures that have stayed put this August, but storms on Friday night could bring highs down to more comfortable levels.

MILWAUKEE — City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second straight night of violence wracked Milwaukee's mostly black north side in protest at the fatal shooting of a black man by police.

The Highway 59 overpass at I-39/90 in northern Rock County will be demolished as part of the Interstate expansion, with the work requiring the shut down of the Interstate for two overnight periods.

A Madison man trying to talk to two women early Sunday morning on State Street didn't take lightly to being snubbed, allegedly punching one woman and then the other.

Eduardo Trejo, who cooked in his sister's restaurant Taqueria Guadalajara for almost two years, is opening his own restaurant on Madison's West Side.

A new state law that goes into effect on Tuesday should mean safer travel for kids using school buses.

The complaint accuses Koval of harassment, unprofessional behavior and disregard for rules for his actions during public testimony and an encounter outside the City Council chamber, where he allegedly called Sharon Irwin a "raging lunatic."

The Clinton-Kaine campaign confirmed Kaine's visit, which is not open to the public.

A Janesville man was injured Sunday when the ultralight aircraft he was piloting crashed and burned on a Jefferson County highway, authorities said.

Brad Schimel's filing is the first brief his office has filed in the halted investigation of Scott Walker's recall campaign.

An Iowa man who waded out onto a sandbar in the Wisconsin River on Saturday drowned in the river after disappearing from sight, authorities said.

Years before he was executive chef at one of the most chic dining spots in Downtown Madison, Michael Pruett was on duty in the woods with the Wisconsin National Guard, devouring spaghetti from a plastic pouch.

A man kneeling on a sand bar in the Wisconsin River on Saturday was swept downstream when the sand gave way, with searchers finding the man's body about four hours later.