Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is proposing that state employees be offered $2,000 a year to opt out of state health insurance coverage.

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation would like to congratulate Heather Mitchell, Mortgage Loan Originator, on her 15 year employment anniversary with the company. Heather started with Fai…

Madison, WI February 10th 2015 - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management recently announced that four local Advisors have received promotions in 2015. Financial Advisor Ryan Behling has been promoted …

Tammy Koester Parks, J.D. was recently named Senior Vice President of SVA Plumb Trust Company, LLC, an affiliate of SVA Plumb Financial.

Fitchburg WI - Holly Hanewall, CEO, EnTrust Care Partners LLC, and Robert Weink, President, Midwest Home Care LLC, announce Midwest Home Care as a preferred provider for one-to-one care within…

After 25 years at Hilldale we have decided to relocate in March when our lease expires.

Join Paul Noeldner on a bird walk every weekend in a different Madison park to experience more of the city's natural urban areas.

The UW-Madison chancellor is partially right. What she's not saying is that some UW System programs and majors are over-priced.

8 Seasons has the right idea in offering Wisconsin cuisine in a relaxing atmosphere that is somewhere between fine dining and casual supper club.

The 6-foot-4 sophomore has established career highs of 11 rebounds against Illinois and 14 points against Minnesota in the past two weeks.

The move was made Wednesday, the day after the Packers dropped him. 

Jerome Kersey, the versatile small forward who helped the Portland Trail Blazers reach two NBA Finals and won a title with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999, died Wednesday.

Despite serious injuries, Lucy Bergenthal and Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn have set the pace for the Cardinals

There are 23 sports programs at the University of Wisconsin and each one has a million moving parts. That’s especially the case when those teams go on the road for competition.

The University of Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving team made a big splash Wednesday on the first of four days of the Big Ten Conference Championships in Columbus, Ohio.

KJ Evans scored 16 points and Cody Odegaard and Quardell Young each scored 15 to lead the No. 2 UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team past visiting UW-Oshkosh 69-47 in a Wisconsin Intercollegiat…

PLAYER OF THE GAME

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- It wasn’t pretty, but the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to nine games Wednesday night.

Soglin picks up support on West Side but has vulnerabilities on the Isthmus

While speaking at the Chatham House think tank in England, Gov. Scott Walker was asked if he believes in the theory of evolution. He replied he would "punt" instead of answering the question.