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Wipperfurth, Kathleen A. "Kay"
WAUNAKEE - Wipperfurth, Kathleen A. "Kay", age 76, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.
Heller, Henry James
BRIGHAM TOWNSHIP - Henry James Heller, 5 month old infant son of Andrew and Jennifer, died on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at home in his family's arms. He was born Sept. 16, 2014, in Madison.
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Amos is a nurse by day, mystery writer by night
“I’m surprised by how much the inside of a dead body smells like the inside of a live one.” So begins “Working Stiff,” the first in a series of mysteries starring deputy coroner Mattie Winston.
Be honest about the end of life
There’s one word most doctors hate to say: dying.
Just Read It | Bobbi Dumas
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.
Writers' Studio graduates work to get published
The Madison Writers’ Studio, founded by local authors Susanna Daniel and Michelle Wildgen, wrapped up the first cohort of their Novel in a Year workshop in December. The experiment was a succe…
Vom Fass USA to expand with second Madison location
Vom Fass USA is expanding with its second Madison location opening at 119 State Street in April, making it the company's 25th storefront.
Mankowski works to keep customers for life
James Mankowski started his company JBM Patrol & Protection while he was in high school and now has more than 300 employees
GENERAL Election 2015: Sun Prairie City Council District 2
A former member of Sun Prairie’s City Council and an active member of the Sun Prairie Action Resource Coalition are on the ballot for a two-year term on the council. The general election is April 7.
GENERAL Election 2015: Sun Prairie City Council District 2
A Sun Prairie civil engineer and a program manager for the Wisconsin Division of Housing are both running for a one-year term representing District 2 on Sun Prairie’s City Council. The general…
Election 2015: Middleton City Council District 1
Kathy Olson and Robert Stipicevich are running for an open seat representing District 1 on the Middleton City Council. The term is for two years. The election is April 7.
Gov. Scott Walker's changes to state government amid likely presidential run called 'monumental,' 'evolutionary'
Longtime state political observers offer a variety of takes on Walker's $68 billion two-year spending plan.
WEAC turns to local focus after massive membership loss
Local members of the Wisconsin Education Association Council are turning their efforts toward school board races and reaching out to parents in an effort to eventually regain some influence in…
Big Vanta, former T. Wall, portfolio sell-off could set new bar for Madison-area office building market
The $400 million offering includes Class A and Class B office space and could reset lease rates, sale prices.
Rowheels: Reinventing the wheel(chair)
The first of the Fitchburg company's newfangled wheelchair wheels are rolling off to customers.
Right-to-work is in no way extraordinary
Of all the pressing issues that could use the attention and speed of an extraordinary legislative session, Republican leaders just picked another anti-union bill to ram through the Legislature.
Chris Rickert: Safeguard our fingers; fund state parks
If Gov. Scott Walker really wanted to undermine the popularity of Wisconsin's state parks, he would have banned alcohol. His plan takes a different destructive tack.
Doug Moe: Witnesses to a 'Miracle'
Two Madison sports reporters and a photographer recall the magical Olympic hockey upset that happened 35 years ago today.
Wisconsin helps abolish foul stain of slavery -- State Journal editorial from 150 years ago
This State Journal editorial ran on Feb. 27, 1865:
