Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Subscribe to Wisconsin State Journal Local News feed
madison.com - RSS Results searched for #wsj only for asset type(s) of article
Updated: 16 min 31 sec ago

Madison police seek man in connection with July assault

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:00pm
The female victim told police she fled after the man grabbed her inappropriately on July 10 just before 1 p.m. in the 1100 block of Fourier Drive.

Person suffering mental health crisis not injured after accessing Meriter Hospital roof

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 5:30pm
The 200 block of South Park Street was closed temporarily just after noon when "a community member attempted to harm themselves on our premises," Meriter said in a statement.

Madison schedules open houses ahead of launch of Bus Rapid Transit

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 5:00pm
The open houses are Sept. 6 from noon to 3 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Baldwin Street Metro station at Baldwin and East Washington Avenue.

SSM Health Madison nursing home sale still under review; facility fined after resident's death

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 4:25pm
St. Mary's Care Center, which has had numerous recent regulatory violations, is to be sold with facilities in Baraboo and Waupun to a for-profit company in New Jersey.

Government urges commuters to get out of their cars

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 3:45pm
The Smart Trips Challenge is open to anyone 18 years old or older who lives in Dane County.

Autopsy determines man killed in Wisconsin maximum-security prison was strangled

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 3:30pm
The Sheriff's Office said that an initial investigation determined that Laureano had been killed in his cell and his 24-year-old cellmate was a suspect.

Longtime NFL coach joins Wisconsin football as an adviser

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:26pm
A man who's been part of the NFL as a player and coach for nearly 40 years will be a resource for the Badgers this season.

Driver convicted of OWI homicide in plea deal in 2023 crash that killed 83-year-old man

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:20pm
Officials have yet to set a sentencing date for Yeung.

Fitchburg going to voters for $3.6 million referendum

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:05pm
Growth in the amount of property tax a city can collect is limited to the value of net new construction in the city.

Wisconsin reports 2 deaths from West Nile virus

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:20am
The deaths and the hospitalization of a third person were in residents of Outagamie, Fond du Lac, and Brown counties.

Vehicle fire spreads to balcony of East Side apartment, authorities say

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:15am
No injuries were reported from the fire.

Activists reflect on March on Washington 61 years later

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:25am
Chuck Tyler was 26 years old and working to assist his community when a friend told him about a march.

Duluth Holdings reports fiscal Q2 loss, projects loss for year

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:20am
The Mount Horeb-based clothing and tools supplier reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $3.7 million, or 11 cents per share, on revenue of $141.6 million.

'The opposite of deja vu': Inside Wisconsin men's basketball alums' wild time with US Olympic team

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 8:13am
Neither Micah Potter nor Nigel Hayes had a strong previous connection with Team USA basketball before this summer. But that didn't prevent them from enjoying a memorable experience in the lead-up to this year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Is Tammy Baldwin required to disclose her partner's Wall Street ties?

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 8:00am
Republicans have seized on a story about U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin failing to disclose financial details of her partner, a Wall Street investment adviser.

5 high school girls golf stars of the week: Aug. 29 edition

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:37am
Pool records and program firsts highlighted the opening week of the high school girls golf season. Here are five of the top area performances.

Semi driver faces negligent homicide charge in Columbia County crash, authorities say

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:35am
The preliminary investigation showed that a semi was traveling north on Highway M and failed to yield to a passenger truck traveling east on Highway E.

Open Jim: Can any Wisconsin football position groups be considered 'excellent'

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:11am
BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin answers a question from a reader in his mailbag.

Real-life war hero dog from Wisconsin now a children's book

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:05am
Brownie was volunteered for World War II by his child owner, eventually returned to Wisconsin and is now the only dog buried in a veterans cemetery in the U.S.

Trump holding town hall in La Crosse on Thursday after visit to Michigan

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:55am
It will be Trump's first visit to Wisconsin since the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Pages