Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MIDDLETON - Erna C. (Ziegler) Esser, age 92, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016. Arrangements are pending.

MCFARLAND - Christina M. Duerst, age 38, of McFarland, passed away July 29, 2016. She was born Aug. 22, 1977, to Mary Goldade and Jeff Duerst. She is loved by many family and friends. Private services to be held. She…

MADISON - Dr. Fidelis Ifeanyi Ikegwuonu Jr., M.D., Ph.D., was born on May 10, 1946, in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria, to Fidelis Ifeanyi Sr. and Augustina Ekwughanwa. He passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016. Fidelis was a resident of…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Madison City Clerk's office is scrambling to prepare for next month's primary after flooding and humidity damaged the city's voting equipment.

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is once again getting pushy about how people message one another.

In response to the State Journal’s heart-wrenching story “3 adults, 8 children, 1 motel room,” about a homeless family of 11 living in a local motel, the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County did what we could to lend…

NEW YORK — On a recent weekday, Hollywood director Ivan Reitman was in the bowels of the Madame Tussauds wax museum here talking up an unlikely passion.

“I read a survey awhile ago where they asked people ‘What brings you to the North Woods?’ and fishing was No. 11 on the list,” said Leon “Buckshot” Anderson, who retired in 2012 after guiding fishermen for 60 years.

This State Journal report ran on July 31, 1876:

The first minimum wage was established by the U.S. Congress in 1938 and set at 25 cents per hour.

Send your ideas for fighting homelessness to [email protected]. Please submit about 200 words, including an address and phone number for verification.

“It’s a racehorse waiting to be unleashed,” says Deb Archer, director of the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is talking about how much more business Monona Terrace would do with a new hotel, as proposed for the latest…

MADISON, Wis. - Home Savings Bank has announced six staff promotions: Debbie Fox-Schroeder to vice president of retail operations and associate development; Kim Rung to assistant vice president; both Diane Kazmierczak and Kris Pappa to assistant vice president; Trisha Alt,…

"For some people of our delegation, it was a significant sacrifice to go."

Madison prevails on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning.

The right-hander is lifted with two out in the ninth after allowing just four hits.

Mike Calkins has returned as third-base coach, but his uncle, Scott Knorr, remains in the dugout as bench coach.

J.H. Findorff & Son, the general contractor, also ordered to pay $4.7 million to two subcontractors on the $100 million project

After reading the well written article on the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team, I can't help feeling how great this team can be.

Liberal Democrats claim they're more supportive of women's issues than conservatives. But the resolution of the Roger Ailes affair raises some questions.