Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Violet "Vi" Alice Straus, age 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

Roads in Madison might get a little slick early Friday if freezing drizzle develops.

The video of photojournalist Luke Somers, a 2008 Beloit College graduate, follows an apparent failed attempt by U.S. special forces to rescue him and other hostages in Yemen.

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A West Side bicyclist who outfitted his bike for winter riding is bikeless today after someone stole the $3,850 two-wheeler, police reported.

A controversial proposal to prohibit compulsory union dues in unionized workplaces is headed for debate next year.

The chancellors at River Falls, Eau Claire and Stout proposed the Northwest Wisconsin Engineering Consortium in response, they said, to growing demand from business owners for more engineers i…

The Badgers open their Big Ten season with games against Penn State at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Madison police have arrested a homeless man in connection with the mugging of a 19-year-old Cottage Grove woman Downtown Tuesday afternoon.

A Madison man reportedly going the wrong way on a one-way street early Thursday was arrested for alleged drunken driving.

A former restaurant owner in Adams County has been sentenced to prison for filing false income tax returns.

Traffic fatalities on Wisconsin roads in November were the fourth lowest total for the month since World War II.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is considering the creation of a hotline to report waste, fraud or abuse by employees or schools.

The wolf hunt in about two-thirds of Wisconsin will close Friday, leaving only one area in the northwest part of the state still open for the hunting and trapping of gray wolves.

Between them against Duke's switching defense, the two forwards scored nine points (on just 3 of 10 shooting) and grabbed six rebounds, hardly the kind of output that either has come to expect…

A grease fire at an East Side restaurant forced the evacuation of patrons Wednesday night, with nobody injured in the blaze.

Corneille Law Group, LLC is proud to announce that Attorney Matthew D. Moeser has joined the firm. Matt graduated cum laude from both Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin Law Sch…

SUN PRAIRIE, WI - Wisconsin Dental Solutions is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Peter Lotowski to their team of dental professionals. Dr. Lotowski recently moved his family to Sun Prai…

WAUKESHA, Wis. (November 17, 2014) - Prairie Financial Group, announced today that it continues to expand in the Midwest market by hiring Anthony Preman, Terry Doyle and Michele Young. The thr…

Madison, WI - Attorneys Ryan Wiesner and Jason Reed have joined the law firm of Murphy Desmond S.C. in the firm's Madison office.