Wisconsin State Journal Local News

The article about the fatal shooting of Michael William Schumacher says all Madison police officers are trained in mental health response and deescalation, while others do focused follow up with people who have had police contact.

Former Democratic Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was selected Monday as chair of Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission, and the job of administrator was offered to a former analyst for the nonpartisan board the panel was created to replace.

Targeting law enforcement officers would be a hate crime under legislation announced Monday in the wake of the Dallas shooting that killed five officers last week.

SUN PRAIRIE / WATERLOO - Dr. Thomas R. Anderson, age 84, of Sun Prairie (formally of Waterloo) passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Waunakee Manor.

GALENA, Ill. / SPRING GREEN - Patrick A. Liegel, age 55, of Galena, Ill., formally of Spring Green, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016. Patrick was born on March 21, 1961, at the Richland Center Hospital to Alois and…

FITCHBURG - Talmadge E. "Tal" Allen, age 84, of Fitchburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare, with his family by his side. He was born on May 25, 1932, in Blackshear, Ga., the son of…

MADISON - Douglas Mullen, age 88, of Madison gave up his spirit on Sunday, July 10, 2016, shortly after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, with his daughters by his side. Doug, the son of Max and Clara (Bossart) Mullen, was…

DAVENPORT, Iowa - Sgt. Brandon Michael Ketchum, age 33, of Davenport, Iowa lost his battle with PTSD on Friday, July 8, 2016. Brandon, son of the late William Ketchum and Beverly Ertz was born Oct. 18, 1982, at Darnell Army…

DUBUQUE, Iowa - John Duncan Glab, 98, formerly of Dubuque, passed away peacefully July 9, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison, Wis. A Memorial Service will be held in Madison at a later date.

WESTFIELD - Donald Charles Sybell, age 92, of Westfield, Wis. died Friday, July 8, 2016, in Adams, Wis.

MADISON - Karna Upadhyay, born Nov. 4, 1986, the light of his parents' lives, Patricia Champion and Shashi Upadhyay, died July 9, 2016. He was born in the ancient City of Varanasi, India, considered its spiritual capital and holiest of…

MADISON - David L. Marson, age 67, passed away Saturday July 9, 2016, at the University Hospital. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in the Sunday paper. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

UW-Madison has chosen the assistant director of an on-campus education research group to lead its office of community relations.

The park's shelter and other amenities help attract neighborhood children and others for a free lunch.

A silver-tongued flim-flam man convinced a Family Dollar employee over the phone Saturday that he was from corporate headquarters, then gained the card and PIN numbers to more than $4,000 worth of the store's gift cards, Madison police said.

A dispute between neighbors ended Friday night with one stabbing the other in the arm, Madison police said.

UW police say a group of bicyclists suspected of playing Pokemon Go were weaving in and out of traffic on Observatory Drive over the weekend.

A Madison man was arrested late Saturday after he stabbed a man who had stepped in to keep another man from being stabbed.

Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney will swear in nine new deputies at a ceremony at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Dane County Courthouse.

The 600 block of Howard Place will be closed for the work day on Wednesday as part of a building construction project, the city of Madison Traffic Engineering Division said Monday.