Wisconsin State Journal Local News

STOUGHTON - Robert "Bear" Whiteaker, age 46, of Stoughton, passed over to meet his savior on Saturday, April 25, 2015. He was born on Dec. 10, 1968, in Milwaukee, the son of Walter and Kathy W…

FENNIMORE - Melvin Gene Klais, age 66, died on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Melvin was born on Oct. 9, 1948, in Liberty Township Grant County, the son of Char…

The restaurant is going into the floral shop J. Kinney, at 1835 Monroe St., which is scheduled to close June 1. The location is next to the old Barriques. 

The following is a calendar for outdoors recreational events in and around southern Wisconsin as of April 27. Please note that readers are advised to contact clubs and organizations, especiall…

I enjoy working with clients and seeing them benefit from their hard work and focus. There are three phrases clients regularly exclaim that prove organization is worth the effort.

The building components maker has rebuilt itself from a devastating fire that wiped out half its production capacity.

Some find the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf's idea brilliant, others mean-spirited.

Barbara Samuel is just finishing a term as president of Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs (WWE), an organization that has more than quadrupled its membership since 2011.

Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.

Marian Palaia finds it rather funny that she teaches a novel writing class.

Wisconsin’s health care system is seventh best among states, according to a scorecard by the Commonwealth Fund.

Madison's Get Back Wisconsin aims to master and perform the entire Beatles core catalogue.

Tom Jones of Madison is this week’s You Toon winner.

Fifty years ago, St. Feriole Island was a place where families lived and businesses operated. Over the years, the Mississippi River repeatedly flooded the island and drove nearly all of them away. 

A five-year no-harvest agreement is designed to bring the walleye fishery back to sustainable levels.

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The governor traveled outside Wisconsin for state and political business on at least 56 days since Jan. 1.

Visit one — or many — of 67 sites around Madison hosting an open house from 5-9 p.m. Friday as part of Spring Gallery Night organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Koval was sworn in as Madison police chief one year ago this week. His first year was defined by the controversial shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson.

After the Sandy Hook tragedy, reporters often called me to ask for information on firearms. They wanted to know whether strong gun laws reduced homicide rates (I said they did); and, conversel…