Wisconsin State Journal Local News

TUALATIN, Ore. — Dressed up as the character Buddy from Will Ferrell’s holiday movie “Elf,” Gary Kristensen won the first race in the annual event Oct. 19 in Tualatin, Oregon. The Portland suburb has hosted the West Coast Giant Pumpkin…

WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in their quest for animal-to-human transplants.

It's the second honor of the preseason for the Badgers' junior guard.

The Badgers are 10-0 entering a home series against No. 3 Minnesota.

The fall burning season comes amid dry conditions throughout the state.

The organization dropped its designation as an "essential community provider" under the Affordable Care Act.

The Badgers are 4-0-2 as they enter Big Ten play with a home series against Minnesota.

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

Premiums are due to rise fastest for older residents and families.

The Arctic and Antarctic are geographic opposites: Antarctica is a continent surrounded by water; the Arctic is basically a water body surrounded by land.

Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.

Behnke, 69, of Madison, said the four-burner Nexgrill gas grill he bought in April of last year started giving him trouble within two months of purchase.

Mimi Colyer led the Badgers to victory on the court where she previously earned All-American honors.

Dozens of paddlers hit the river Sunday for the annual Yahara Witches Paddle

UW-Madison hopes a new cyclotron will help the university become a leader in research and treatment for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s.

Police were called to a residential area early Sunday evening after a report of a disturbance with shots fired.

The classrooms for 3- and 4-year-olds are located in Dodgeville, Lancaster, Platteville, Boscobel, Muscoda and Richland Center, and are run by Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program.

New draft recommendations for southeastern Madison call for revitalizing commercial corridors and promoting housing development there.

Facing his former teammate and mentor in front of a national audience, Love made the most of a golden opportunity to add to his growing legacy.