Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Milwaukee's second season under Wes Edens and Marc Lasry was disappointing, but there are many reasons for optimism moving forward.

A Florida girl missing since 2013 might have been in Madison in recent years, so authorities are asking for local help in the search.

ST. LOUIS — Domingo Santana hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Chase Anderson threw six innings without an earned run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Former University of Wisconsin forward Duje Dukan scored his first career NBA points for the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

Milwaukee finishes 33-49 and out of the playoffs after making a surprise run last season with a young roster.

Each turkey and deer season there are new twists in registration. Eventually most hunters will have these things figured out and they will use the convenience.

Remember April Gehl? The Hilbert athlete who punched 11 letters into Twitter back in January and focused the national media spotlight — and late-night comedy writers — on Wisconsin, the WIAA and the nuances of sportsmanship.

A free lunch program where Christian messages are shared with Middleton High School students is creating conflict between its organizers and the school district administration.

Based on their most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate, the three UW teams posted scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.

Cynthia Tucker’s Saturday column "New religious freedom bills legitimize discrimination" about Christians, bigotry and the Bible might be a moot point if Christians would address moral issues with the Gospel rather than “Biblically based” laws or civil laws.

Saturday's front page featured an article about a judge striking down the right-to-work law.

I found it interesting that Tuesday's front page had an article about how budget cuts have affected the University of Wisconsin System, and then the Sports page reported a new football position coach is going to make $90,000 more than…

This Congressional Budget Office is attempting to justify reducing our Social Security benefits.

I sadly read Friday's letter "A fetus in not part of woman's body," in which a male writer suggested women are like dirt, an entity to nourish any seed that falls onto its surface.

Duff placed third in the 300 hurdles in Division 1 at last year's state track and field meet.

Half of the Madison-based Fendermen duo, Phil Humphrey, who gained national notoriety in the early 60's, died from heart failure in a Minnesota hospital on March 29. He was 78.

Evansville man faces two felonies and a misdemeanor in the deaths of the dogs, who were wearing reflective vests at the time of the shootings.

Cass will run cross country and track at Drake University. Barger will swim at Florida Tech.

The campaign manager for Gov. Scott Walker's short-lived presidential campaign has been hired by Republican front-runner Donald Trump, according to Trump's campaign.

Six U.S. senators — including one Republican — have written a letter to the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver asking him to pull the All-Star Game from Charlotte, N.C., because of the state’s controversial LGBT law.