Wisconsin State Journal Local News

BELLEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Belleville-based outdoor apparel retailer Duluth Trading Co. has settled a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by Eagles founding member Don Henley.

Michala Johnson, a fifth-year senior for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, was selected by the New York Liberty in the third round of the WNBA draft on Thursday.

"The players' energy, and what they've done, has blown us away," says Jamie Dinan, a member of the ownership group.

With a 2-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole, Oregon’s Carson Torhorst earned medalist honors in the 22-team Monona Grove Invitational on Thursday at The Oaks in Cottage Grove.

Owner says the 4,400-square-foot space is better suited for a brew pub-type sports bar.

A family was displaced after a fire at their East Side home Thursday caused about $65,000 in damage. 

Robert Wheelwright, Reggie Love, Jazz Peavy and Krenwick Sanders all have had their moments during recent scrimmages.

Sun Prairie — Longtime Big Eight Conference baseball rivals Sun Prairie and Middleton will again join forces to advance pediatric cancer research during the Cardinals Strike Out Cancer game, s…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin deputy with Lou Gehrig's disease planned the killings of his wife and sister-in-law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez addressed loud whispers about a new footwear and apparel provider, saying this week the school remains contractually tied to adidas thro…

WASHINGTON — See Hillary ride in a van! Watch her meet everyday Americans! Witness her ordering a burrito bowl at Chipotle! Which she did wearing shades, as did her chief aide Huma Abedin, yie…

Sixteen high school senior student-athletes from area conferences have been named among the 32 finalists for the WIAA Scholar-Athlete Award.

Expert believes warmer temperatures and strong biosecurity measures should keep the deadly H5N2 avian influenza virus from reaching epidemic levels in chickens this spring.

I have to hand it to Gov. Scott Walker, or as I call him, "Mr. Divide and Conquer." He successfully pitted UW faculty and staff against students and parents who of course would and do love a t…

Thank you Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday's article “Campus pumps economy.” It is clear the University of Wisconsin System generates money for the state, lots of money, and at better ret…

It was disappointing to see the alarmist editorial from the Chicago Tribune, "Democrats ignore reality on benefits," about Social Security in Tuesday's State Journal.

Gov. Scott Walker is calling for "big and bold" ideas from presidential candidates. However, he does not appear to have ideas that I would consider "big and bold."

Our Republican Legislature is proposing changing the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on some highways. Am I the only one who sees the insanity in this move?

Regarding the tragic death of Tony Robinson, imagine a black police officer had responded to reports of a white man assaulting two people in the last hour. Imagine the reported assailant had b…

Thank you Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday's article “Campus pumps economy.” It is clear the University of Wisconsin System generates money for the state, lots of money, and at better ret…