Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MONONA - Lorraine A. Moore, age 97, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Burial will be at…

SUN PRAIRIE - Willard Doerfert, age 95, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Brookdale in Sun Prairie. He was born on June 20, 1921, in Hartford, Wis., the son of Felix and Alma (Lenz) Doerfert.

COTTAGE GROVE - Leroy R. "Lee" Hermansen, age 87, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 7, 1928, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Leona and Roy Hermansen. Lee served in…

REDDING, Calif. / VERONA - Janet Joan (Schroeder) Edwards, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2016, while vacationing in Verona, Wis. She was born on Nov. 12, 1933, in Baraboo, Wis. Jan moved from Wisconsin to Las Vegas,…

MADISON - Cynthia Ann Arsnow, age 62, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on July 15, 2016, after she was hit on her bike by a vehicle while riding to work. A funeral service will be held for Cindy on Monday,…

STOUGHTON - Robert L. "Jake" Jacobson, age 92, of Stoughton, entered his heavenly home peacefully on July 18, 2016, at Sienna Meadows Care Facility in Oregon, Wis.

MIDDLETON - Franklin E. French, age 89, longtime resident of Middleton, died July 15, 2016. A celebration honoring Frank will be held Sept. 17, 2016. A complete obituary will be published prior to the memorial. Online condolences may be made…

ARENA - Ruth A. Reimann, of Arena, entered into Heaven peacefully on June 30, 2016, at the age of 86.

ARENA - Catherine "Cathy" M. Johnson, forever 21, of Arena, took her last breath on Friday July 15, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at her home as they recited the Lord's Prayer, after a valiant nine month fight with…

WEST BEND - Eulalia A. "Eula" Bledsoe, age 71, died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at her home in Madison, Wis.

MADISON - Bernard O. Jaeger, D.D.S., age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Bernard lived a long and inspired life. He enjoyed helping his patients and made sure their smiles were both functional and beautiful. He got…

MADISON - Yognaine "Yogi" "Shane" "Shekar" Sharma, age 56, of Madison, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born on April 19, 1960, in Guyana, South America, the son of Bodhkumar Sharma and Gaitree…

Showers and thunderstorms could be rumbling in Madison as soon as early Wednesday morning, right ahead of a short heat wave that could push temperatures into the 90s.

A Madison man stopped for speeding early Tuesday morning in Oregon was arrested for his alleged sixth drunken driving offense.

Walker criticized his 2014 gubernatorial opponent for plagiarizing parts of her jobs plan.

Members of the Public Records Board records management committee said the proposed retention rule of one day should be rewritten to include a narrower scope or be split into two separate proposals.

When House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed his home-state Wisconsin delegation Monday morning, there were two words that didn't cross his lips: Donald Trump.

The Monroe Street Library on Madison's Near West Side will close for part of next week so new air conditioning and heating equipment can be installed.

A one-block stretch of a street on the Near East Side will be closed for two days beginning Thursday morning so a tower crane used at an apartment building project can be removed.

Now here's a slate of candidates we all can smile about: Pete the Cat, Corduroy, Curious George, Harry Potter, Ladybug Girl and Zita the Spacegirl.