Wisconsin State Journal Local News

When temperatures drop below freezing, fruit can freeze, rendering it substantially less valuable to the market.

Madison-area veterans are sharing their experiences, with each other, and in a literary magazine.

The 6-foot-11 center has had a stormy time in Milwaukee since signing a four-year, $44 million contract extension before the 2013-14 season.

Honors: Charlie Booher of Middleton was one of seven Eagle Scouts who gathered at the state Capitol to deliver the 2015 Boy Scouts of America Report to the State. The report highlights the mor…

Storybook endings are hard to come by for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team.

Sophomore Ryan Taylor collected one of his biggest victories of the season, but four Iowa State athletes recorded pins to lead the Cyclones to a 30-16 victory over the University of Wisconsin …

Goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 10 shots to record a shutout, and the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team ended the regular season on a high note with a 5-0 Western Collegiate Ho…

BENSENVILLE, Ill. — Charlie Gerard netted a hat trick, and the Madison Capitols stayed hot on the road, beating the Chicago Steel 5-2 in a U.S. Hockey League game Sunday at Edge Ice Arena.

Traevon Jackson is confident he’ll be back in the lineup Sunday when the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team hosts Michigan State.

After years of a just-make-the-playoffs mentality, the trade for Michael Carter-Williams and the exit of Larry Sanders confirm a dramatic shift in attitude for the franchise.

As legislative Republicans plan to fast-track a right-to-work bill to Gov. Scott Walker's desk beginning this week, Wisconsin's labor unions are preparing to pushback in a series of rallies.

Genna's Cocktail Lounge celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party. The bar is actually 51 this year, but is just getting around to marking the milestone.

The Hawks open the final period with a 24-9 run for a 90-73 lead with 5:05 left.

Doug Erickson's article in the Feb. 15 State Journal about kindergartners and the "kindness curriculum" developed by UW-Madison was great.

In Thursday's State Journal, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, argued for no increase in the state gas tax. In the same issue, other Republican lawmakers were calling for the …

The headline "Budget favors independent charter schools" in Wednesday's paper left us gloomy. Most worrisome for us is Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to dismantle our strong Wisconsin public educ…

A TV commercial for Hardee's restaurants portrays a wrestler throwing a fit, breaking and throwing items in a room while his "friend" hides his Hardee's Melt sandwich.

I am ashamed of Gov. Scott Walker for not taking the time to meet with the Menominee people on Wednesday.

The cause of the fire at 335 Prairie Ave., is still under investigation, but the area of origin was a second floor balcony, fire officials said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a worker killed in a construction accident in Madison last week.