Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Wednesday could be the most pleasant day of the week in Madison, sandwiched between chilly weather and what could be the hottest days of the year so far.

An East Side grocery store owner held his ground last week when he chased a would-be armed robber out of the store while wielding a baseball bat.

The Select Team will train with the 2016 USA Basketball Men's National Team during its training camp in Las Vegas from July 18-21.

The restaurant's Milwaukee owners chose not to renew their lease and are instead opening in Wauwatosa.

An 18-year-old Madison man was jumped by four men Saturday while he was walking on the East Side, with a woman who was with the four men stealing his athletic shoes.

A video that shows accused Interstate gunman Zachary Hays moments after he was shot by law enforcement on May 1 corroborates many of the details of the shooting spelled out in an unsealed search warrant.

A 54-year-old homeless man in Downtown Madison was knocked unconscious Monday night by a stranger who took his money.

A Madison man walking on the city's North Side Monday night was mugged by a man who stole his wallet before fleeing on foot.

The awards are given to one female and one male athlete from each university in the Big Ten Conference.

Nyberg, born in Karlskrona, Sweden, spent last season with Linköping HC J20 in Sweden's SuperElit league.

The ad, made public Tuesday, will hit the airwaves as part of a $1.3 million statewide ad purchase for the month of June.

Low wages and limited access to healthy food are major factors in an ongoing health care problem in Dane County: hunger and food insecurity.

The addition of the Decorah, Iowa, brewing company now has WBC making beer for three other companies in addition to its own line of brews.

The annual gypsy moth trapping season has started in Wisconsin, the project giving state officials a better idea where the tree-destroying bug is heading next.

The MVP quarterback says he wanted to be healthier following his recent knee surgery and consulted with the team nutritionist. He says cutting out dairy can reduce inflammation in certain parts of your body.

A Monroe man who allegedly asked women on the streets of Brodhead questions of a sexual nature was arrested for disorderly conduct, because police couldn't determine if his conduct violated state sex offense laws or lewd and lascivious laws.

The proposal would make changes to welfare, food and housing aid, among other programs, to increase work requirements, make the aid more efficient and allow states to make more decisions about how it is distributed.

Boscobel's Drew Brown earned the regular-season statewide championship for a scoring average of 23.60 out of 25.

Farmers had trouble getting into their fields last week because of persistent thunderstorms raking Wisconsin, but the rain pushed crops along to growing levels ahead of the curve.

A motorcycle driver from Illinois died Monday night after crashing his vehicle in Janesville.