Wisconsin State Journal Local News

VERONA - Monsignor Delbert L. Schmelzer, age 86, passed away on July 2, 2016. Arrangements are pending.

WISCONSIN DELLS - On July 1, 2016, Heaven welcomed an Angel. With his loving family by his side, James Joseph Van Dinter, age 86, of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., decided it was time to go Home.

ALMA CENTER - James Rankin, 80, of Alma Center, formerly of Madison, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH in Alma Center. Friends…

MARSHALL - Kenneth J. Krantz, age 65, of Marshall, died on July 1, 2016, at UW Hospital in Madison of a heart attack. He was born in 1950, in Pine Bluff, Wis., to John and Clara Krantz. He married Vickie…

ARLINGTON - Lynn M. Young, age 57, passed away at home surrounded by her family, on July 3, 2016. She was born on Feb. 22, 1959, the daughter of Mareen (Gilbertson) and Wayne Bluemn. She attended Chippewa Falls High School.…

Perhaps humans are destined by dint of our primal instincts to forever fear the other, to revolt continually against living peacefully in close proximity to those whose skin is a different hue, whose language lends a different sound, whose gods…

Graffiti may be on the rise at Devil's Lake State Park, where visitors have been putting their initials on rocks since as far back as 1901.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An advocate for a man police shot and killed after he allegedly came at an officer with a pitchfork says he struggled with mental illness for much of his adult life.

Wire hangers aren’t your only options for keeping your clothing clean, wrinkle free and off the floor. Let’s go over the different hanger options and their functions.

The presumptive presidential nominees face big challenges to get their campaigns in order by the Nov. 8 general election.

Apartment building is planned for the site but its unclear if the hardware store will reopen in another location.

Remember that study last year that found parenting is the worst?

Nina's has been owned by the same family since 1916.

Law enforcement advises never to stop to help an animal, but for some, compassion trumps the risks.

A 31-year-old man told police he had been robbed at the intersection of Williamson Street and Baldwin Street, authorities said.

Republican leaders killed Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board. The non-partisan board made up of retired judges had been an international model for ethics and election monitoring commissions.

And here I thought Wisconsin already had community control over police.

OUR VIEW: GOP lawmakers rigged voting maps to protect their majorities, giving more incumbents of both parties a free ride this fall

Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

On the night of the NBA draft, Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd spoke encouragingly about the team’s intentions in free agency this summer.