Wisconsin State Journal Local News

State should benefit from Chinese province's commitment to $200 million livestock expansion plan.

A Wisconsin police chief says a dashcam video appears to show that officers who fatally shot an armed hostage in December gave no warning before they fired outside of a motorcycle shop.

Ron Van Den Heuvel says his company owes more than $10 million, including $1.2 million to WEDC, but has few assets.

University of Wisconsin men's soccer coach John Trask announced the signing of nine players to the Badgers' 2016 recruiting class.

Lin and Roll led the Middleton girls to a second-place finish at the 2015 WIAA Division 1 state swimming and diving meet.

Profits nearly tripled for the Middleton company in its second fiscal quarter.

Best-Selling Books Week Ended April 24th.

Ford and Trice committed to the Badgers over the weekend.

MIDDLETON / MADISON - Iva Jean Mathias, age 77, of Middleton, passed to Eternal Life surrounded by her loving family at Agrace HospiceCare on April 25, 2016. She was born in 1938 in Grant County, Wis., to parents, James "Bob"…

WAUSAU - Darwin Thielman, age 54, of Wausau, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2016, at his home. He was born on March 12, 1962, to Donald and Carolrose (Stenger) Thielman, and was raised in the Tomahawk area.

MCFARLAND - Dan K. Schimmel, age 68, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wis. Dan (Danny) was born on Sept. 19, 1947, in Green Bay, Wis., the son of Melvin and Elizabeth (Hupf) Schimmel.…

SUN PRAIRIE - Patricia "Patt" Steiner, age 61, of Sun Prairie, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Patt was born on March 9, 1955, in Madison, daughter to Jerry and Marge (O'Connell) Reindl.

MADISON - William H. Williams, age 87, died April 27, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born to Waldine and Constance Fennell Williams in Kansas City, Kan.

MIDDLETON - Wyman A. Suits, age 98, passed away at his home in Middleton on April 27, 2016. He was born on April 1, 1918, on a farm near Waupaca, a son of Edwin and Carrie (Brown) Suits. He graduated…

RICHLAND CENTER - Donald E. Bailey, age 55, of Richland Center, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at UW Hospital in Madison.

RIO - Muriel Francis Benzine, age 92, of Rio, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Sun Prairie Health Care Center.

MIDDLETON - James Norman Kosmond, born in Chicago in 1935, gently passed at Agrace HospiceCare on April 16, 2016.

Democrat Russ Feingold won't say who he voted for in Wisconsin's recent presidential primary.

A Madison man who police said earlier this week tried to burn down the house where he had rented a basement room has been charged with attempted murder and arson.

Clouds and occasional rain are expected to stick around Madison into the weekend, with the best chance for sunshine not coming until Monday.