Wisconsin State Journal Local News

PORTAGE - Roy Calvin Darnell, age 86, left for his final journey from home on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.

MADISON - Annette Marie (Decot) Lalor, passed away on her 75th birthday, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Eugene Theodore "Ted" and Gladys …

STOUGHTON - Lois M. Fosdal, age 71, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.

MADISON - Edsel D. Nofsinger, born Aug. 5, 1930, in Bloom City, passed away on Oct. 20, 2014, at the age of 84. He proudly served in the U,S. Army during the Korean War and retired from the Ma…

FALL RIVER - Richard Allen "Dick" Hunt, age 87, of Fall River, and formerly of Horicon, Wis., ended a well-lived life on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at Hillside Manor, Beaver Dam, following a bra…

MADISON - Carmen Peck, age 100, passed away on Oct. 21, 2014. The painting of Carmen shown above is a self-portrait from 1950.

STOUGHTON - Betty Jean (Turk) Weaver, age 83, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. She was born in Milwaukee on Jan. 4, 1931, to Harold Turk and Wilma (Powers) Turk. Betty graduated from Musc…

EAST BRISTOL - Pauline Seymour passed away on Oct. 19, 2014. Pauline was born on April 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Robert and Edith (Nash) McNeil, in Adrian, Mich.

MONONA - Joseph A. Statz, age 78, of Monona, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. He was born May 19, 1936, in Madison, the son of Matt and Frieda (Wirth) Statz.

MIDDLETON - John Joel Hummel, age 63, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital from complications of Asthma.

DeFOREST - Robert James Kozak, age 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family.

MOUNT HOREB - Louis J. Swingen, age 86, passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family. A full obituary appeared on Sept. 24, 2014.

An overnight fire in Fitchburg displaced several residents and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to a set of condos. 

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — I was in La Crosse for a meeting the other day when a driver ahead of me on 4th Street became upset with the pedestrian pace of the car in front of her. She darted right aro…

Antlers, birch trees and accessories in white and gold. Remind you of the holidays? Maybe not, but at Silver Leaf Interiors they are some of the biggest design elements in home decorating. Add…

State Patrol arrested a 37-year-old Janesville man Friday for a first offense drunken driving charge with two children under the age of 16 in the vehicle.

Badger fans can expect sunny skies and beautiful fall temperatures for their Homecoming festivities before the game against the University of Maryland.

Finding a covered parking spot at the Dane County Regional Airport will soon be easier as 700 new parking spots will soon open with another 800 ready to open later this year, according to airp…

You’d think that after voter ID and limits to early voting hours, Wisconsin’s left would be too fed up with attempts to stifle democracy to try to stifle democracy themselves.

Difference is hardly of bikini to snowsuit proportions. But it could signal significant challenges for urban dwellers.