Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MONONA - Gerald J. "Jerry" Wendt, age 62, passed away on Jan. 22, 2015, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 28, 1952, in Leavenworth, Kan., the son of Robert and Marion Wendt.

Dane County authorities say they have arrested four people who had been breaking into homes in rural parts of the county for weeks.

PORTAGE - Keith Bracewell, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Our House in Portage.

JUPITER, Fla. - Holly Reiter Inglis, age 87, passed away peacefully in her home in Jupiter, Fla., on Jan. 15, 2015. She was born in Middleton, Wis., the daughter of Luella and Benjamin Reiter.…

BROOKLYN / OREGON - Larry Kessenich, age 75, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. A memorial gathering will be held at GUNDERSON OREGON FUNERAL HOME, 1150 Park St., Oregon, from 4 p.m. unti…

MADISON - Jeffrey J. Kleven, age 56, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.

FORT ATKINSON - Audrey Lucille Mettel Fixmer, age 86, of Fort Atkinson, died peacefully at her home on Jan. 22, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born in Aurora, Ill., on Jan. 25, 1928.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Betty Sweet, age 90, of St. Paul, Minn. passed away on Jan. 23, 2015. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Proposals for two mixed-use developments in the Capitol East District and a branch office for the Ho-Chunk tribe will be presented to the city's Urban Design Commission on Wednesday. 

WAUNAKEE - Catherine M. (Ruppert) Kopp, age 94, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Please see Sunday's notice for full details. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

Madison Memorial junior center midfielder Dominick Mesdjian confirmed in a phone conversation on Friday that he has made a verbal commitment to play soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers.

New estimates show the state would finish the current fiscal year with a $283.4 million shortfall

Janesville Craig senior point guard Alison Hughes confirmed in a phone conversation on Friday that she has verbally committed to play basketball at NCAA Division II Minnesota-Crookston, which …

He also is skeptical of state-imposed sanctions.

Sun Prairie graduates Tony Butler and Nate Hoffman will return to play for the Madison Mallards for the 2015 season.

The Republican governor says the risk the casino would bring to the state's taxpayers is too great.

Line 61 through Wisconsin would carry more tar sands crude than Keystone, prompting fears of a spill like the one that fouled 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River in Michigan.

"Woven Gardens of Hope" will showcase the work of Afghan rug makers -- and the nonprofit that has empowered them.

Investors Community Bank has an office in southwest Wisconsin, in Darlington.