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: 34 min 22 sec ago

Madison could again allow streets to be named after people in proposed policy

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:40am
Resolutions creating an Honorary Street Name program and altering the city street-naming policy will be introduced at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Joe Barry’s future? Unlike a year ago, Matt LaFleur evades ‘big-picture’ staff questions

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:35am
Packers coach Matt LaFleur refused to comment about whether there would be offseason coaching changes.

For emotional Jon Runyan, likely departure part of ‘business’ of football

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:35am
Packers right guard Jon Runyan, a soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, spent most of the second half of the season in a job-sharing arrangement.

12 Madison-area employees among 125 layoffs at video game studio Lost Boys Interactive

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Lost Boys Interactive, which has a physical office at 6417 Normandy Lane and has roughly 350 employees, said in the letter that separation of employment for affected workers is to begin in March.

Joe Parisi backs Melissa Agard's bid for Dane County executive

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
With the election 10 months out, Agard has received endorsements from Parisi and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk.

President Joe Biden traveling to Superior, Wisconsin on Thursday

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Visits to the state this week from both the president and vice president underscore Wisconsin's considerable role in the upcoming presidential election.

Wisconsin Republicans consider abortion ban as VP Kamala Harris campaigns on issue

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
The 2024 election is months away in the battleground state of Wisconsin, and the issue of abortion isn't going away. In fact, it's hardly been more prominent.

Vice President Kamala Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
The barrage reflects the White House's intense focus on abortion rights during this year's presidential campaign.

Wisconsin DOT to host public meetings on Madison-Wisconsin Dells corridor study

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
The agency plans to conduct three public meetings, including one online option, starting later this month.

UW-Whitewater condemns antisemitic incident on campus

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Four people projected Nazi and anti-Semitic imagery on the side of a residence hall and chanted white supremacist slogans.

2 men charged in fatal drag-racing crash on Madison's North Side

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:30am
Michael A. Norsetter-Shiner, 39, is charged with homicide by negligent driving and Drew Gonzales, 22, with second-degree recklessly endangering safety in the Nov. 10 crash.

Wisconsin football lands commitment from 2025 3-star linebacker from Tennessee

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:25am
Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin football staff continued their hot streak on the recruiting trail with another 2025 commitment. Here's what to know about this Tennessee linebacker.

5 high school girls basketball stars from the Madison area: Jan. 23 edition

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 5:20am
Snapping a poor shooting stretch and near career milestones helped highlight the individual performances in last week's girls basketball action. Here are some of the area's top efforts.

Hands on Wisconsin: What would Robin Vos do? Democrats learn to gerrymander

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 8:00am
Wisconsin's Supreme Court threw out the state's legislative maps which were gerrymandered to heavily favor Republicans.

Woman dies, another person suffers life-threatening injuries in Kenosha house fire, authorities say

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 6:50am
Kenosha police said that when firefighters arrived, smoke already was billowing out of the home and they also could see flames.

Man arrested in fatal La Crosse shooting; police believe nearby house fire related to homicide

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 6:35am
Alan R. Fry, 41, of La Crosse is being held in the La Crosse County Jail without bail for first-degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a felon and bail jumping.

Hifi Haus in Madison finds success in fixing turntables

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 5:50am
As the only Madison business offering audio equipment repairs, its owner, Russell Vance, has stayed booked and busy since the store's opening in 2019.

Year-ago injury hasn’t slowed graduate in pursuit of Wisconsin men’s basketball history

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 5:47am
The last time Wisconsin played a January game against Minnesota, an injury to Tyler Wahl coincided with the Badgers' collapse. How the graduate forward has made peace with the injury.

Chabad House at UW-Madison eyes expansion, student housing as demand grows

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 5:45am
Driving the need for the expansion is an increasing number of UW-Madison Jewish students seeking out services at Chabad, especially during weekly Shabbat meals, the High Holidays and Passover.

SOS: Add Energizer to the list of unhelpfuls, of which Facebook is a longtime member

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 5:40am
"Only a retired guy stuck at home on a snow day could continue with this folly," Peterson quipped to SOS on Jan. 9.

Pages