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Photos: January in pictures by State Journal photographers
As more moderate winter temperatures settle into the region, Gretchen Price explores the frozen surface of Lake Monona during a cross country ski outing with her golden Labrador retrievers, Happy and Winnie, in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin guard John Tonje (9) jumps to dunk on Nebraska guard Connor Essegian (0) on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison Youth Poet Laureate Justin Festge Russell, pictured at Sellery Residence Hall on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
A person walks through the halls of the Wisconsin State Capitol before the State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Gov. Tony Evers signs an executive order creating the Wisconsin Office for Violence Prevention at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Exhibitors in the fourth annual Wisconsin Grown-up Book Fair prepare their booths ahead of the two-day event at The Sylvee in Madison, Wis. Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Six area independent booksellers, as well as a variety of other vendors selling items ranging from baked items to vintage clothing, will be displaying their goods at the ticketed event. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Melissa Miotke, Vice President of Action for National Organization of Women in Appleton, leads a chant during the People’s March on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
At right, Susan Richardson greets Abby Bahn, her daughter, Reagan, 3, and husband, Taylor (far left) at the start of the Nepeuskan Anti-Horse Thief Association’s annual luncheon in Ripon, Wis. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Kelsey Sorum bundles up for an afternoon walk on the Near East Side in Madison, Wis. Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Rachel Fashing ventures out for an afternoon walk with her dogs, Marty Byrde, left, 1-year-old Bernedoodle, and Walter White, 2-year-old Aussiedoodle, in downtown Madison, Wis. Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Greg Williams, with Vital Signs, works to install a mural titled “Imagination” by local artist Audifax on the side of Art House 360 in Verona, Wis. Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. The piece, which took Audifax two months to complete, is made of 12 painted metal panels. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
As a mid-winter sun holds low to the horizon, a group of former Monona Grove High School students enjoy a pick-up game of hockey during a college break gathering at Tenney Park in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
The Wisconsin bench reacts as Wisconsin defenseman Anthony Kehrer (24) hits Long Island right winger Chad Muller (19) for a second time after putting him on the ice on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Holger Petzke, left, and his wife, Anja Fiedler, from Kiel, Germany who will be competing in the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association’s World Championship and North American Championship on Feb. 2 to 8, set out on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. After the regatta, the couple plan to spend the rest of the year traveling around the United States in the camper van they had shipped over from Germany. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Pedestrians cross University Avenue in frigid temperatures as students return to campus after winter break at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Republican members of the Wisconsin State Assembly react to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
LOVB Madison outside hitter Charlie Chaussee jumps to serve the ball against LOVB Salt Lake on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 at UW Field House in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Nebraska forward Berke Buyuktuncel (9) goes for a layup under the basket on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2025 at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison sophomore Ben Kovalaske, from Stevens Point, looks out toward a frozen Lake Wingra as he takes advantage of the unseasonably warm weather during a visit to Vilas Beach in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A ridge of ice formations draws the interest of Marc Gokey, 7, as he explores the frozen surface of Lake Monona near Olbrich Park in Madison, Wis. during a visit with his mother Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Tyler Leeper holds his son Torin, 6, while watching the 45th Annual Tribute and Ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Members of the Wisconsin Prince Hall Masons walk out to the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda during the 45th Annual Tribute and Ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
