Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

Robert W. Kastenmeier, who represented Wisconsin’s 2nd District in Congress for 32 years, died Friday at his home in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 91.

Two Madison health-related start-ups are poised to grow, with some added cash in the flow.

McFARLAND - Joan Christine (nee Slipper) Kesterson passed in the early hours of March 17, 2015. She was born on July 1, 1929, in Milwaukee, to Wilmer (Bill) and Erna Slipper. In 1969 she, her …

MIDDLETON - Thomas R. "Tom" Graf, age 44, of Middleton, Wis., died suddenly on Monday, March 16, 2015, in Middleton.

LODI / NEW BERLIN - Mark Charles Schoeckert, age 56, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital.

MADISON - LaVerne (Timme) Meyer, age 94, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. She was born on Dec. 3, 1920, in Endeavor, the daughter of William and Mary (Wilson) Timme. LaVer…

DARLINGTON / LAMONT TOWNSHIP - Hans O. Geissbuhler, age 89, of Lamont Township, Wis., died on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Lafayette Manor in Darlington, Wis.

LONE ROCK - Shirley A. Bindl, age 81, of Lone Rock, died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Pine Valley Healthcare.

BARABOO - Peggy Jo Potter, age 64, of Baraboo, passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, in her home on Thursday, March 18, 2015.

MADISON - Stephen James Vanden Heuvel, age 61, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his family and friends. He died peacefully, though not…

MIDDLETON - Sandra Rose Phillips, age 71, passed to eternal life on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at UW Hospital Madison.

A Green Bay man was charged Friday with his ninth drunk driving offense, after he was seen early Wednesday driving erratically in Sun Prairie.

Walker also tells the State Journal that voters he's met are "excited."

The East Troy boys basketball team won’t soon forget the final minutes of its WIAA Division 3 state semifinal — and the opportunity that slipped away in a 70-69 loss to Appleton Xavier.

Principal Lisa Heipp said the school "took immediate action" when administrators heard about the activity.

Bell, from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill., is a product of the Sports Performance Volleyball Club, which has turned out a string of UW standouts, most recently Lauren Carlini an…

A former UW-Madison student received a suspended prison sentence Friday for trying to coerce women into having sex with him by threatening to post their nude pictures and contact information o…

Private support is now a critical part of how the College of Letters & Science changes lives and ensures a longstanding legacy of excellence.

We live surrounded by networks: social networks, the wireless and cellular networks that make our magical phones possible, infrastructure networks of power lines and traffic, and of course the…