Wisconsin State Journal Local News

BELMONT - Lloyd M. Tiedemann, 95, of Belmont, Wis., died on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at Our House Assisted Living, Platteville. Lloyd was born on Aug. 9, 1921, in Elk Grove Township, son of Herman G. and Nora W. (Adickes)…

HILLSBORO - Frank L. Nemec, 72, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at the Veterans Medical Center in Tomah, Wis. He was born on March 26, 1944, to Ladimer and Libby (Mislivecek) Nemec in Hillsboro, Wis. Frank served in…

Muggy conditions in Madison on Monday could be repeated on Tuesday, before cooler and drier air moves in on Wednesday.

Madison police were called out to reports of gunshots on the city's Southeast Side Sunday afternoon, but area residents were reluctant to talk about it.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team moved up to No. 2 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released on Monday.

BARABOO — A Wisconsin prosecutor downgraded the most serious charge Monday against a man accused of killing an Illinois woman in an interstate drive-by shooting, saying the lesser count reflects what he's learning about the man's troubled mental state.

A Chicago man who allegedly was using a stolen credit card to buy cellphones was arrested at West Towne Mall Friday night after a clerk at a kiosk recognized him as a man who tried to do the same thing…

University of Wisconsin senior Lauren Carlini and freshman Molly Haggerty each earned the first weekly Big Ten volleyball honors of the 2016 season.

A battery suspect who tried to fool police by putting on a different shirt was arrested while wearing very familiar colors - he was dressed in a Green Bay Packers jersey.

The Big Ten released its 2016-17 women's basketball conference schedule on Monday, completing the University of Wisconsin's slate of games for next season.

The super PAC, Let America Work, declined to specify the message of the ad.

The University of Wisconsin announced eight new members as part of its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on Monday.

Milton is ranked third this week.

Add Washington Monthly magazine as another publication singing the praises of UW-Madison.

The distinction is sure to draw groans from campus administrators nearly as loud as the cheers from many students.

A rural Monticello man was killed Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash in Green County.

Milton climbs one notch to No. 3; Waunakee, Oregon and Stoughton earn honorable mention

A bank almost robbed Saturday on Madison's East Side could be tied to three other recent bank robberies or attempted robberies, Madison police say.

A Madison man who allegedly punched a jogger on Tuesday night was arrested and taken to jail on Friday.

Ben Roberts closed his popular Monroe Street location instead of renewing the lease. Its last day was Sunday.