Wisconsin State Journal Local News

STOUGHTON - Kathleen M. Hoffman, age 71, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Nazareth House in Stoughton. She was born on Dec. 7, 1944, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Matthias and Blanche (Mills) Wipperfurth. She married Gerald…

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Bruce Allen Cotter, age 54, of Surprise, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. Bruce was born Feb. 15, 1962, in Madison, Wis., to Robert and Bonnie Cotter.

CRESCENT CITY, Ore. - Ethel Dresdow Christensen, age 90, of Crescent City, Ore., joined her beloved husband, Chris, in Heaven on Sept. 2, 2016.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Keon Broxton suffered a right wrist fracture after running into the left-center field wall at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Friday.

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued a charge Friday to members of the UW Athletic Board to support the school's sports teams but to be a critical eye on the department's activities.

Friday night football fans might stay dry in the Madison area, as the chance for rain appears to be weakening.

A series of bank robberies and attempted bank robberies could possibly be attributed to the same suspect, Madison police say, after crime analysts discovered similarities in all of the cases, including the description of the suspect.

Francis Schmitz also said he agrees that the source of the leaked documents should be investigated.

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent in August as a surge in medical care offset flat readings for food and energy.

The motorcyclist killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday in the westbound lanes of the Beltline has been identified as Timothy Kraft, 60, of West Bend.

The man who was killed Wednesday night while trying to cross a highway in the town of Cottage Grove has been identified as Lawrence Sidney Shapiro, 73, of Cottage Grove.

The UW-Cellectar study will look at using Cellectar's CLR 131 along with radiation to treat certain head and neck cancers.

Drivers on southbound I-39/90 south of Madison had to detour for hours early Friday morning, after a semi-trailer involved in a crash split open, spilling its load of iced tea onto the highway.

In two heart-wrenching minutes Friday, a man whose wife was killed last year by their mentally ill son decried a "broken" mental health system that led to frustration for his family, and ultimately tragedy.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.

A vacation on Ireland’s west coast should have provided relief from the depressing realities of the U.S. election season.

Until recently, staff that were not medically trained dispensed medication to inmates.

Delightful. Delicious. Subtle. These are just a few of the words staffers used to describe this terrific twist on a baklava.

The city of Madison's credit is good. Very good indeed.

Bucky Badger is getting ready to take on the Georgia State Panthers this Saturday at Camp Randall.