Wisconsin State Journal Local News

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Willam Russell Bechtel, born on Sept. 19, 1923, passed away on March 25, 2015. He will be memorialized on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the JOSEPH E. HAGAN CHAPEL at J…

MADISON - Maureen U. Arcand, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg. She was born on Jan. 9, 1929, to Thomas P. and Mary (Statz) Dolohant…

MADISON / ATLANTA, Ga. - Lawrence M. Hilliard, of Madison, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., died suddenly at home of natural causes, on April 27, 2015. He was 65 years old.

WAUNAKEE - Dalton L. Holmen, age 49, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

A jury on Friday rejected a self-defense claim by a Madison man who stabbed his cousin in the skull with an eight-inch kitchen knife, finding him guilty of the lesser of two charges against him.

This year likely will be the fourth time UW athletes are selected in the first round of the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year.

Bail for Shelton Kingcade, the suspended coach of the Madison West High School girls basketball team, was set at $3,000 on Friday, but no criminal complaint was filed.

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

Gov. Walker's proposed cuts highlight what happens when people who really aren’t outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen dictate conservation and environmental policies.

New mixed-use proposal includes, hotel, entertainment, eatery and 250,000 square feet of office space for Exact Sciences Corp. as anchor tenant. 

A 32-year-old Mazomanie man was seriously injured Friday morning when he got his arm caught in a machine at a local company.

Current CEO Mark Furlong is retiring June 1, after joining the Chicago-based bank in the 2011 M&I acquisition.

A 16-year-old boy who was convicted in January of the 2013 rape of a jogger on Madison's East Side was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.

Sources indicated Morgan, a 6-5 middle blocker from Dike, Iowa, did not meet academic requirements to be admitted to UW.

Just like many Americans Gov. Scott Walker has substantial credit card debt. He also has the lowest net worth (-$72,500) of any potential presidential candidate, which will likely help him con…

The fund, started by UW-Madison alums, already has made its first investment.

After controversies obscured a great story in the women-led Common Thread, let's get down to business and drink some beer. 

Wisconsin Dells surpasses $1 billion in direct spending for the first time.

NEW YORK (AP) — The town house where Eleanor Roosevelt once had an apartment is on the market for $18 million.

Some xxx musicians have signed up to perform at free, citywide celebration of music June 21.