Wisconsin State Journal Local News

The Badgers had a clear game plan Friday, but it wasn't until a late second half run and a freshman adding a spark that they pulled away.

The the top-ranked Badgers suffered their first loss on a sheet of ice where they have struggled. Here's what stood out.

The Warriors' final chance to hoist yet another gold ball came up short, using big plays and little time of possession to stay in the hunt against Lake Geneva Badger.

Kyu Blu Kelly, who joined the Packers this week, is the son of a player Rich Bisaccia and Joe Barry coached.

Lake Geneva Badger ran for a Division 2 state-record 451 yards against a Waunakee defense that dominated teams until the state championship.

Two people were taken to a local emergency room for smoke inhalation when their home in the town of Beaver Dam caught fire Thursday night.

Doctors said at the time the wound could have been fatal, had it been three millimeters deeper.

The Badgers fell short of earning their third trip to the Sweet 16 in six seasons as the Longhorns rallied.

A 58-year-old man was arrested for his second offense OWI after crashing into an unoccupied ambulance that was called to help him.

Anita Boor has been with the U.S. Attorney's Office since last year. She will succeed current U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker.

A 53-year-old man was arrested Friday morning after fighting with another man over the volume of his social media videos at the Perkins Restaurant and Bakery on Madison's North Side.

Still facing charges related to bomb threats at the school last year, Joseph H. Garrison admitted hacking accounts at a sport betting website.

A plea agreement jointly recommended a prison sentence for the man charged with the shooting, which happened in April.

"We will not be moving forward with our plans for reopening Vin Santo," said Gregg Edwardsen, who opened the homestyle restaurant with his wife, Clarissa, in 1998.

The Madison Fire Department Fire Investigation Team determined the fire was unintentional and a result of maintenance work being done on one of the building's air handling units.

Madison-based Exact Sciences says St. Louis-based Geneoscopy's new ColoSense test violates a patent on collecting and processing stool samples.

The home invasion suspects took keys to a vehicle and the home, along with the garage door opener, the Dane County Sheriff's Office reported.

"The Silver Dollar Tavern isn't just a dive bar — it's a Madison institution," co-owner Chuck Teasdale said.