Chris Rickert

Top stories for June 5, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal The pedestrian who was hit and killed Wednesday by a motorist on Madison's East Side was identified Friday as a 72-year-old Waukesha man.

A Walworth County judge sentenced 72-year-old Harry Wait to three years of probation on Tuesday for election fraud and identity theft.

Chris Rickert writes about public safety and covers the state and federal court systems.

Nanci Tibbetts is a daughter of the American Revolution — times four.

Making Sense of Traffic Safety Data The motorist who struck and a killed a 72-year-old pedestrian last week in Madison was going 70 mph just

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans to loosen restrictions on certain marijuana products and fast-track efforts to reclassify the drug, marking one of the most significant shifts in U.S. drug policy in decades.

Main and Pinckney streets and the 100 blocks of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Washington Avenue will be closed beginning around 3 p.m.

Chancellor Mnookin reflects on her decision to call police to disperse the 2023 encampment that was on the Library Mall.

City leaders and other residents gathered Friday to formally open a remodeled and expanded Sun Prairie Public Library.

After being transferred out of Ridglan Farms, a white van full of beagles plays in the grass for what Big Dog Ranch Rescue described as the first time in their lives, Monday, June 15, in Marshall.