Wisconsin State Journal Local News

HILLSBORO - Arden Glenn Peterson, age 88, passed away Sept. 9, 2016, in Viroqua, Wis. He was born on Irish Ridge in Vernon County on Oct. 25, 1927, to Andrew O. and Lydia (Selin) Peterson. He graduated from Viroqua High…

REEDSBURG - Lorrain J. Lamke, age 79, of Reedsburg, died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 2, 1937, in the Town of Woodland, Sauk County, the daughter of Isadore and…

Welcome back to work, Congress! We see the Senate picked up where it left off before its seven-week summer recess — blocking a bill to provide $1.1 billion for Zika prevention efforts because of a provision barring funding for Planned…

BARNEVELD - Ronald R. Bilse, age 64, of Barneveld, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Meriter Hospital in Madison.

JANESVILLE - Sally B. Gudeyon, age 87, of Janesville, died on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Cedar Crest.

PORTAGE - Marvin E. Bulgrin, age 73, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson's and cancer, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Hamilton Park Place Assisted Living in Portage,

VERONA - Mary Alice Niebuhr of Verona, formerly Madison, age 95, passed away on Sept. 8, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was a 58 year breast cancer survivor, and survived other cancers throughout her years. Mary Alice was born…

The Republican Party of Wisconsin called on Feingold to release the documents before the election.

The University of Wisconsin women's hockey team announced that Verona native Claudia Kepler will transfer from Ohio State and join the Badgers.

Department of Corrections officials will destroy certain training records the day they are created, according to a Friday letter to the state's public records board.

After sitting down for a joint interview earlier this year with Steven Rinella and Randy Newberg, I condensed their advice into 10 tips:

Football fans heading to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday for the Wisconsin Badgers game against Akron should probably head to the game a little earlier than normal because of road construction in the Madison area.

A firewall problem with the phone system for the Madison Metropolitan School District put the district into an internet/email mode Friday afternoon, with parents getting a link to the analog phone line for their particular school in case of an…

Taylor will start in Sunday's season-opener at Jacksonville in place of three-time Pro Bowler Josh Sitton, who was released by the Packers last week.

A bank robber wearing a jacket that looked like a law enforcement jacket robbed a West Side bank Friday morning.

A flash flood warning for a part of southwest Wisconsin and a flash flood watch for Sauk County were issued Friday afternoon for expected heavy rains in areas where rain is not needed.

A pro-gun group that challenged a city of Madison rule that bans weapons, including firearms, on Madison Metro buses told the state Supreme Court on Friday that the rule should be overturned because it is prohibited by a state law…

After their upset victory over LSU at Lambeau Field, the Badgers welcome the Akron Zips to Camp Randall.

Undecided voters in Wisconsin are torn between two disliked candidates for president

The news left tens of thousands of students stunned: Just as the fall semester was starting, ITT Technical Institute, one of the nation’s largest chains of for-profit colleges, shut down all its campuses, stranding some would-be graduates a few months…