Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MIDDLETON - Jaunita Judd, age 86, of Middleton, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at her home.

MIDDLETON - William "Elza" Adams, age 86, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. He married Mary Joannne Blaschke on Sept. 20, 1952.

WAUNAKEE -  Marvin "Marv" Greiber, age 63, of Waunakee passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, surrounded by his wife and children after a month's diagnosis with liver cancer.

DEERFIELD - Doris Clarissa Schroeder, passed away on Nov. 29, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on Oct. 10, 1916, in Watertown, Wis., the daughter of Christian and Julia (Pitterle) St…

BELLEVILLE - Helen Rose Baumgartner, age 89, of Belleville passed away on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on Aug. 23, 1925, at Postville, Wis., to her parents, John…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two airlines plan to upgrade to larger planes for daily flights out of the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison next year.

After 16 years in zoology at UW-Madison, Garthwaite is now the executive director of the Wisconsin Brewers Guild.

In a win for the Congressional Cranberry Caucus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to purchase up to $55 million in cranberry products, double its previous purchase, which was in January.

History group is trying to raise $35,000 to bring its temporarily closed museum up to code.

A 28-year-old Middleton woman was arrested Saturday evening after driving her car onto the center median of University Avenue and hitting a light pole, which then fell on her car, according to…

During the Badgers' storybook win over the Minnesota Gophers to retain Paul Bunyan's Axe, UW-Madison police issued 34 citations to fans in attendance, 10 of which were given to UW students, ac…

A 17-year-old Jackson man died after the car he was traveling in rolled over in the Town of Beaver Dam Saturday evening, according to a Dodge County Sheriff's Office report.

After a reprieve from frigid temperatures during the day Saturday, colder winter weather is on the way to stay for the rest of the upcoming week, according to forecasters.

After studying fashion design in New York City and discovering a love for knitwear, Madison native Laura Walgenbach brought her knitting and sewing skills back to her hometown and founded Poin…

Enbridge says its existing policy and state-federal guarantees should be enough despite lingering worries about massive 2010 spill.

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Longstanding retailers like Burnie's Rock Shop and Katy's American Indian Arts reflect the city's appreciation of local shops, as does the growth of Dane Buy Local, the largest regional group …

As a clear liquid flowed into her arm last week, Nancy Rathke became the first person in Wisconsin to try a new approach to fighting Alzheimer’s disease.

Our goal is that every child in the Madison area, no matter how needy, be assured of receiving at least one quality new gift for Christmas. It's a goal we've had since 1918 and it's a goal we'…