Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON/BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Patricia Ann Gaffney, age 76, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, at her home in Bonita Springs, Fla. She was born on April 7, 1939, in Rockford, Ill. to the …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mark Scott Katic, age 53, beloved husband and father, peacefully passed away at home in Providence, R.I., on Friday, April 10, 2015, after a lengthy illness. He is survived …

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - Harold L. Trehey, age 92, of Monona, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Garden View Assisted Apartments in Monona, Iowa. He was born on March 1…

BELLEVILLE - Kathryn Ann Fahey, age 91, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at her home.

MADISON - Catherine A. "Cathy" Felten, age 74, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015, at her Attic Angel Place apartment.

NORTH FREEDOM - Alice Marie Ulrich, age 77, of North Freedom, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Meadowview Memory Care in Baraboo. Alice was born the daughter of Herman and Marie (…

MADISON - Karen L. Urzedowski, age 68, passed away from a long illness on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis. She was born on May 17, 1946, at St. Mary's Hospit…

RICHLAND CENTER - Carroll J. Kepler, age 90, of Richland Center, died on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Harvest Guest Home. He was born on April 15, 1925, in Richland County, the son of Carroll …

Kenseth, 21, the son of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth, will drive the No. 20 Toyota Camry at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on June 20.

Republicans have stripped out several of Gov. Scott Walker pet policies from his state budget. 

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Friday that he is "working diligently" to review the controversial March 6 police shooting.

Five Nightclub, which has served Madison’s LGBT community since 1998, will close on April 26, club owner Dave Eick said.

As politically unpalatable as it may seem, the Obama administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism is an inevitable bow to reality.

The purchase of a Minnesota insurance firm helped boost first-quarter revenues, the Green Bay bank said.

Attendance plunged to 4,610 at Monday night’s annual spring conservation hearings, a 35 percent decline from 2014’s statewide total of 7,053 and the fourth time in the past 10 years turnout fe…

High-tech successes such as Epic Systems and University Research Park will be shown off to international visitors.

A man suffered smoke inhalation early Friday in a duplex fire on Madison's Far East Side, a fire that caused an estimated $10,000 to $15,000 in damage.

The producer-only market begins for the season on Saturday.

BELLEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Belleville-based outdoor apparel retailer Duluth Trading Co. has settled a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by Eagles founding member Don Henley.

Michala Johnson, a fifth-year senior for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, was selected by the New York Liberty in the third round of the WNBA draft on Thursday.