Wisconsin State Journal Local News

State highway officials are asking for public input on plans to rebuild an aging Highway 154 in Sauk County, but the work won't be on the construction calendar until 2020.

A panel of experts peer into the industry's crystal ball and see continued growth for the red-hot beer business.

A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday when he crashed into a tractor while trying to pass it in Green County.

A 50-year-old Lime Ridge man suffered burns to his hands, chest and face Wednesday night in an explosion in his house, caused by ignited propane gas.

I thought I knew how to make the perfect burger. Now I know better.

Christopher Walker believes his path from rural Jamaica to Madison is proof of UW's global reach.

Best under-the-radar spot for above-average rooftop dining.

For Josh Wollin, the speed and physical nature of lacrosse was hard to resist.

The juxtaposition of Madison's population and crime figures can be seen as a sign we're doing something right.

After an intentional walk loaded the bases with two outs but brought up a pitcher, reliever Carlos Torres walked Travis Wood to force in the go-ahead run.

Gabe Carimi, perhaps as well as anyone else, understands the importance of injury prevention.

Baseball

Baseball

After playing steady golf for 18 holes, Baraboo’s Dawson Hinz had to play four more pressure-packed holes Wednesday afternoon.

MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Braun missed another start on Wednesday, not with the sore right wrist that sidelined him for back-to-back games over the weekend, but with stiffness in his surgically repaired lower back.

Waunakee wins the overall Badger North team title and Madison Edgewood takes the Badger South team crown.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judge Paul Higginbotham, the first African-American to serve as a Wisconsin appellate court judge, says he won't seek re-election to the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals.

The Warhawks hit a pair of home runs among their 15 hits.

I find it so hypocritical of the Republicans, but that's how they have done things for decades. They think the government can come in and tell millions of women they know what's best for us in terms of birth control…

The federal government leading from the front on transgender bathroom regulations is a brew of legacy, cynicism and election year opportunism. Talk about trolling the opposition.