Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Griffin Grady committed to the Badgers on Wednesday during an unofficial visit.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing Middleton-based Spectrum Brands for allegedly failing to report a problem with coffee pot handles that could detach, c…

True conservatives should worry about changing how the University of Wisconsin system is governed.

Are the people who think those without state certification are unqualified to teach students the same ones who thought a neighborhood organizer with no executive experience would make a great …

Thank you for printing the Bloomberg News editorial is Saturday's State Journal, "Even Big Oil wants a price on carbon." Besides helping companies predict oil prices for some years into the fu…

The current Republican Congress has proven they cannot govern effectively. With the Supreme Court getting ready any day now to decide a case that could make heath care unaffordable for million…

In Monday's letter "Waiting period for women but not guns?" a Madison doctor expressed sadness that there is a waiting period for abortion, but not for purchasing a firearm. I think the good d…

I have to take strong exception with the letter in Tuesday's paper, "Mascot clothing ban unfair to sports fans," from the Marquette graduate who was offended by Marquette changing its athletic…

UW changes contrary to conservative values

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Middleton-based Spectrum Brands alleging that the company and its former subsidiary, Applica Consumer Products,…

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr is participating in a clinical trial using stem cells as a possible treatment for strokes.

A town of Vienna farmhand who was stabbed to death last weekend was stabbed at least three to five times on his chest, neck and face, according to a search warrant filed in Dane County Circuit Court.

The state also fell short of Gov. Scott Walker's 2010 pledge to create 250,000 jobs and 10,000 new businesses.

LODI - Barbara J. Weber, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home.

MADISON - Robert G. Uselmann, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

DEERFIELD / WATERLOO - Donald Strand, age 82, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 26, 1933, in Madison, the son of William Delaine and Josephine …

CAMBRIDGE - Mary J. Hommen, age 43, of Cambridge, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 15, 2015, at her home. She was born on April 13, 1972, in Orange County, Calif., the daughter of Will…

COTTAGE GROVE / MARSHALL - Robert C. Devine, age 28, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015, as the result of a motorcycle accident.

MADISON - Walter L. "Ben" Washburn passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at age 90.

MADISON - June F. Krings, age 95, died on June 14, 2015, 16 days prior to her 96th birthday. She was born on June 30, 1919, in Superior, Wis., the youngest daughter of William A. and Adele A. …