Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Cleo Meland, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at UW Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME. A full obit will appear in Sunday's edition.

NEW GLARUS - Linda Lee Sommer, age 60, passed away on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at her home in New Glarus, with family by her side.

HIGHLAND - Marjorie C. "Marj" Backus, age 92, of Highland, passed away on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Uplands Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation following a long decline.

BELLEVILLE - Mark A. VanBlarcom, age 53, of Belleville, passed away peacefully after a hard-fought battle with cancer on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

ARLINGTON / SAN DIEGO - Richard "Mac" Maginnis, age 66, of Arlington, passed away on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in Watertown.

Dr. Frank Byrne will retire as president of St. Mary’s Hospital on Jan. 30, the hospital announced Tuesday.

Prepare yourself for the coldest night of the season in Madison.

A Madison woman fell for a common scam that told her to pay up or be arrested, and now is out more than $500, police reported.

A Madison woman is out $400 after falling for one of the most common phone scams, in which the scammer says to pay up to the Internal Revenue Service or else.

Cellular Dynamics International is the company founded by UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson.

Officials hope to spend $8 million over four years on projects. 

A Madison man who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from department stores recently was arrested Monday after his latest alleged shoplifting incident.

The University of North Carolina has acknowledged that a vast scheme of fake classes operated at the school for nearly two decades.

Another sure sign winter is coming, sooner than we think: The sheriff's office will begin inspecting flotation devices on vehicles used to go out on frozen lakes for ice fishing.

U.S. Oil, a division of Appleton-based U.S. Venture, has opened a compressed natural gas station at the Middleton Farmers Cooperative facility, 1755 Pleasant View Road.

Police say they have arrested "persons of interest" in the Monday afternoon shooting that may have injured a man on Madison's Near West Side.

Homeless veterans living in northern Wisconsin and having substance abuse and mental health problems will soon be getting the help they need.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Improved prosthetics are helping Wisconsin veterans who lost limbs during tours in the Middle East maintain active lifestyles.

Buying expensive toys and gifts for Christmas can be financially easier if put on layaway, but consumer officials urge checking a store's policy before doing so.

The restaurant just added two awards from the 2015 National Fiery Foods Competition held in Albequerque, New Mexico in late October.