Wisconsin State Journal Local News

The modern beet descends from the ancient sea beet. News that thrilled my inner biologist.

Saturday won't be the best of days for outdoor activities in Madison, with rain, wind and below normal temperatures, but the weather is expected to improve starting Sunday, forecasters say.

This is one of those recipes that makes you feel like a bit of a genius, because it’s so easy, requires so little active time, and tastes like you worked your little fingers to the bone.

Middleton officials are considering a $15,000 pilot project that would convert municipal data into easily understandable graphs that track government spending, performance measures, police reports and other information.

Old National Bank of Evansville is proposing to buy AnchorBank in a deal valued at nearly $430 million.

UW-Whitewater presents a Shakespeare favorite with a unique twist: Before each performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the audience chooses which cast member will fill each role. Guest director Lenny Banovez came from New York and brought his fresh take…

Imagine, if you would, the world as you know it is changing far faster than you can keep up.

When, as they have in recent years, 15,000 or more people show up Downtown for the annual Crazylegs Classic, they stand (then move forward en masse) as representatives of the unofficial start of the running season in the Madison area.

A group of Crazylegs Classic runners, who have participated in 25-plus events, recall memories revolving around spending time with family and friends, and lending support to University of Wisconsin athletics.

Baseball

GREEN BAY — No matter what you think of Ted Thompson’s risk-averse approach to team-building, there is one thing you can’t deny.

VERONA — Jen Brien hasn’t lost her scoring touch.

Skylar Muller hit a three-run home run and a grand slam Thursday as the Sun Prairie softball team rolled to a 16-4 victory over host Beloit Memorial.

The first three hours of the draft shook out well for Green Bay, with plenty of front seven options still available late in the first round.

An imitation website is scamming people attempting to purchase telephone minutes for jail inmates.

The senior holds off a challenge late to secure the win for the Badgers in Des Moines.

Ekaterina Stepanova and Sydney Rider each pick up a pair of victories for the Badgers.

Lamar Remy gets two wins for the Badgers.

Michael May found one "clear violation" of the law plus a "distinct pattern" of acting contrary to its spirit.

WASHINGTON — Foreign policy does not determine American elections. Indeed, of all Western countries, we are the least interested in the subject.