Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Robert G. Uselmann, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015.

SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP / DARLINGTON - LaVon F. McKeon, age 78, of Seymour Township, Wis., died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home with family at her side.

BARABOO / BLACKHAWK - Joseph Robert "Joe" Boettcher, age 42, passed away at home unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. He was born at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital on Oct. 28, 1972, to Jerr…

PLATTEVILLE - Helen Stoneman Brodbeck, age 95, of Platteville, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Epione Pavilion, Cuba City.

MADISON - Annette L. Stebbins, age 73, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

DODGEVILLE - Raymond Eugene Brennan, age 85, of Dodgeville, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in …

MADISON - Helen J. Sailing, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was born on July 11, 1925, in Madison, the daughter of William and Ruth (Grose) Huntley.

The freshman retires the final six hitters in order on just 10 pitches as the Vikings turn back the Bulldogs for their first state title.

A Madison man reported he was mugged in the 2000 block of Atwood Avenue last Wednesday, June 10, Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said.

Citing scientific studies, Pope Francis says we are "reaching a breaking point" with regard to environmental degradation from global warming.

A dispute over an incident in a nightclub led to a confrontation early Tuesday morning that left a Madison man with a broken nose and an orbital fracture, Madison police said.

Two Janesville residents were arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with two separate vehicle chases that took place this month, Janesville police said.

While many worry about dealing with the homeless and drifters in Downtown Madison, the lawmakers working on the state budget also pose a threat to the our quality of life.  

GRAND CHUTE — Coaching high school baseball originally was going to be a temporary gig for former major league pitcher Bob Wickman.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man accused of trading child pornography with others will spend eight years in federal prison.

Brenner is co-founder of bluDiagnostics, a winner in this year's Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan contest.

I've heard the send-'em-back-then-nuke-'em line before, and milder forms of the blame-Chicago sentiment are common among those living outside the Midwest's biggest city.

I exercise. I exercise more now than I did years ago because I’m older and wiser. Actually, I’m older and have more aches and pains — the wisdom is knowing that if I don’t use my body I will l…

Rachel Dolezal did the right thing by resigning as president of the NAACP’s Spokane, Wash., chapter this week. The civil rights activist ignited national discussion about racial identity when …

President Barack Obama’s announcement last week that he will send an additional 450 U.S. troops to Iraq to train and assist the Iraqi Army in its battle against the self-proclaimed Islamic Sta…