Wisconsin State Journal Local News

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - John Irving Fitts, age 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. John was born in New York, N.Y., one of three and the oldest son of George and…

DEERFIELD - Vernon Robert Mandt, age 92, passed away on April, 30, 2016. He was born on Feb. 7, 1924, third child of nine to Wilhelm (Rudy) Mandt and Helena (Niebuhr) Mandt of Town of Burke. Vernon was baptized at…

MADISON - In the early morning hours of Monday, May 2, 2016, Paul Korger, age 70, died in his sleep. Preferring to be called "Grandpa", Paul had just enjoyed his favorite type of weekend--- a soccer weekend. "His team," Magic…

MADISON - Mary L. Klahr, age 78, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Sylvan Crossings in Fitchburg. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper.

MILWAUKEE/ CAMBRIDGE - Vickie Stenjem, age 59, of Milwaukee, formerly of Cambridge, passed away on May 2, 2016, after a short but courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was born on March 9, 1957, the youngest child of Oscar…

STOUGHTON / TOMAH - Craig M. Bloyer, age 51, of Stoughton, entered the clearing at the end of his path, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at his home.

MIDDLETON - Richard D. Thayer, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Richland Hospital with his family by his side. Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, May 9, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.…

Former University of Wisconsin men's basketball players Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker, Duje Dukan and Ben Brust were all in Madison this week.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president.

Billy Richmond, one of three men who Madison police said last week was present outside a West Side bar when a man was shot to death in April, was wearing a wig when he ran from police as they tried…

ESPN'S FPI ranks UW 32nd in the country coming out of spring practice, but the Badgers' tough schedule pulls down its projected win-loss record.

It could be warmer in Madison than in Las Vegas on Friday.

Chypyha, who owns a 30-7 singles record this season, is the first Badger to earn three All-Big Ten first team selections since Caitlin Burke from 2005-07.

The beer-tour business in Madison has been good for the founders of Hop Head Beer Tours, so the company is expanding to the east.

And so it ends for the GOP — in Indiana, the heartland, and in May.

A 16-year-old boy believed to be a person of interest in recent gunfire incidents in Madison was chased in his car by police on Wednesday, but escaped arrest when officers stopped the chase due to safety concerns.

Stewart, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten pick and three-time NFCA Division I All-America Scholar-Athlete, holds a 3.85 grade point average.

A few panfish and trout limits have changed, but the lure hasn't, as the state prepares for Saturday's inland fishing opener.

The discovery of the tree-killing emerald ash borer in Wood County means the insect has now been found in a majority of Wisconsin's 72 counties.

A woman running in an East Side park Thursday was knocked down by a man, the man then fleeing into the woods.