Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MARSHALL - Mark S. Bunker, age 61, went to his home in Heaven to hang out with Jesus on Tuesday morning, Feb. 10, 2015, with family by his bedside at home. He battled with esophageal cancer th…

MADISON - Stefan N. "Steve" Iordachescu, age 91, passed away peacefully on Feb. 7, 2015, at UW hospital. He was born on June 13, 1923, to Oneata and Nicolae Iordachescu in Soimari, Romania.

SAUK CITY - Gladine Redel, longtime resident of the rural Sauk City area, passed away on Feb. 10, 2015, at Maplewood Nursing Home.

The disability doesn’t stop him from dreaming about the next outdoors experience he told to me by communicating through his father, signing, and special equipment he uses.

MADISON - Florence Wiese-Davidson, age 94, of DeForest, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Artisan Assisted Living. She was born on Feb. 26, 1920, in Moscow Township, the daughter of Ber…

LOGANVILLE - Leon J. Hausner, age 72, of Loganville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at the U.W. Hospital in Madison.

STOUGHTON - Robert L. Simmermon, age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at Skaalen Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was born in Louisville, Ind., on May 1, 1925, the son of…

STOUGHTON - Herman A. Lien, age 66, passed away at Nazareth Health and Rehab with his wife by his side on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, due to complications from a traumatic brain injury. He was b…

MADISON - N. Thomas "Tom" Clark, age 85, died on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at his home.

MADISON - Shana Julien Heimerl, age 25, died on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, after taking her own life.

University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan is a finalist to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country. 

Massive corporations and dissed employees are near the top of the list of things the people of greater Madison identify as What's Wrong with the World.

While the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team continues to roll down the Big Ten Conference highway on cruise control, the battle for position behind the Badgers has been filled with…

The color scheme has changed — from Badger red to Billiken blue — but otherwise Lisa Stone insists she’s the same person she’s always been.

Packers president and chief executive Mark Murphy says in a brochure for season ticket holders that the increase places the Packers 18th in average ticket price, just below the NFL average.

After missing out on state the last two seasons, the undefeated 106-pound senior has his eyes set on a trip to the Kohl Center.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A furious rally pulled the Madison Capitols even at the end of regulation, but it wasn’t enough Friday night as they dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the U.S. U17 national…

The Madison Edgewood girls basketball team clinched at least a tie for the Badger South Conference championship with a 53-38 victory over visiting Fort Atkinson on Friday night.

Senior Alison Hughes scored 26 points as first-place Janesville Craig crept closer to the Big Eight Conference girls basketball title with a 61-25 victory over host Madison Memorial on Friday night.