Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MONONA - Melvin R. Pahl, age 95, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Melvin "Mel" was born on Nov. 26, 1919, in the Township of Springfield, the youngest of Anna …

FITCHBURG - Carl Braith, age 61, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Carl was born on Dec. 5, 1953, in Madison, son of Stanley and Harriett (Buergin) Brait…

COTTAGE GROVE - Pauline "Polly" Coles Haight Burgess Ikel, age 96, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Cottage Grove, Wis., on Sunday, March 15, 2015. She was born on Jan. 25, 1919, to…

VERONA - Sharon Storkson (Wagner) passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at age 57.

OMAHA, Neb. – And so they meet again.

Infants and children change sizes overnight, or so it seems. As they grow, they leave behind clothing, toys and equipment.

Crappie fishing starts soon after the ice leaves the lake in late March and steadily improves after the water temperature hits the magic 50 degree mark.

In short, these are the kinds of people for whom a study on the musical preferences of house cats is just one more reason why people with lots of letters after their names can’t be trusted wit…

PLAYER OF THE GAME

A similar effort against Oregon in the next round could prove disastrous.

Sometimes, destiny gets denied.

One night after the University of Wisconsin women’s swimming team reset Big Ten Conference and school records, the Badgers were unable to create additional magic at the NCAA swimming and divin…

Miguel Fidler’s goal gave the Madison Capitols new life Friday night, but it didn’t save them from a 3-2 overtime loss to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in a U.S. Hockey League game at the Dane …

Marquette recruit Henry Ellenson battled through an injured hand, his supporting cast rose to the occasion, and the Rice Lake boys basketball team returned to the state title game with a 72-64…

Friday’s best

OMAHA, Neb. -- It would have been tempting for the members of the University of Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team to peek ahead months ago, especially when a significant portion of their fan b…

Simultaneous Showalters

Ziehli described as an obsessive thief who stole money from her employer to help pay bills and buy gifts or give money to friends and others who needed it. 

A federal judge on Friday struck down a Wisconsin law requiring doctors performing abortions to get hospital admitting privileges, ruling that any benefits to women’s health from the requireme…

When Terek Nesheim and his Mount Horeb boys basketball teammates ran onto the Kohl Center floor on Friday afternoon, there was quite a surprise awaiting.