Photos: May photos of the month by State Journal photographers
A look at some of the best photos from May by State Journal photographers Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
Registered nurses from Unity Point Health-Meriter Hospital and supporters of their ongoing strike rally outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Friday, May 30, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers perform on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wi.
Students from Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School explore the Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens during a school trip to the conservancy in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 22, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Taylor Blair waters the plants next to Gates of Heaven on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at James Madison Park in Madison, Wi.
Cathy Brown and her 8-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Lettie, sport their rain gear as they go outside for a walk in Middleton, Wis. Wednesday, May 28, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison recent graduate, Nandini Shah, of Niles, Illinois, poses for photos surrounded by rubber ducks that showed up on Bascom Hill at the end of the school year in Madison, Wis. Monday, May 12, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Olivia Schuh, a graduating senior from UW-Madison with a degree in special education, shares a light moment with a statue of Abraham Lincoln during a visit with friends to the sculpture on the campus in Madison, Wis. Thursday, May 8, 2025. Thousands of students will be celebrating their educational accomplishments during this weekend’s spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Trinity Manzke, of Milwaukee, who recently graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in dance, leaps for a photo in front of the Abraham Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill in Madison, Wis. Monday, May 12, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Volunteer Seth Johnson takes a bite of a bratwurst while on break at Brat Fest on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Willow Island in Madison, Wi.
“Long live the pope! Long live the pope!” chanted sixth graders from Everest Academy, a Catholic School in Lamont, Il., in front of Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American Pope in history on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Chicago, Il.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway leads a parade towards Central Public Library to celebrate 150 years of Madison Public Libraries on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Madison Public Library Central Branch in Madison, Wi.
Students sit and listen to speakers during UW-Madison graduation on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Camp Randall in Madison, Wi.
La Follette and Monona Grove High School band members prepare to play Taps before the 68th Annual Monona Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Monona, Wi.
Fred, 4, is spun around by his father, Talmage, who declined to give their last name, in front of one of the new Art Trucks that Fred wrote a letter to the mayor about on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at the West Streets Division in Madison, Wi.
Lights are installed on the West side of the field at Camp Randall Stadium using a helicopter from Midwest Helicopter Airways in Madison, Wis. Friday, May 16, 2025. The new lights, which include 12 fixtures on the West side and 19 on the East, replace the old lights that were installed during renovations in 2001 to 2005. The project, funded by Wisconsin Athletics, cost $1.6 million, and is expected to save roughly $3,800 per year. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ron Venden and his cat, Almond, have developed an inseparable bond over the last 15 years, at their home in Belleville, Wis. Thursday, May 15, 2025. In 2010, Venden found the then-kitten abandoned by its mother in a hollow maple tree in his front yard south of Belleville. Almond and Venden's relationship are the focus of a new children's book, "The Carpenter & the Cat,” written by Kelly Nelson and illustrated by Ann Calverley. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Carlos Mendes of Torres Drywall, Inc. works inside the future home of Blue Plate Catering on Verona Road in Fitchburg, Wis. Tuesday, May 27, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
(From left) Michael Bickel and Bryan Royston, known as supers, put makeup on in their dressing room as they prepare for rehearsal for Madison Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni” in Overture Hall in Madison, Wis. Monday, April 28, 2025. The show will be held on Friday, May 2, and Sunday, May 4. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Patrick Cunningham and his wife, Corrina, film the yoga segment of an episode of their YouTube kids show “Pogie the Yogie,” at their home in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Half of their garage on Madison's West Side now serves as a studio for filming the "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"-inspired show. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ryan Buske, who has been a mail carrier for 20 years, gathers mail to deliver to homes on his route near Tenney Park in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, May 6, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
City of Madison Parks Division worker Cal Steinberg scrubs the tiles of the Goodman Community Pool’s dive well as preparations for the June 12 opening of the summer swim season continue at the facility on the South Side of Madison, Wis. Monday, May 19, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
The Mount Horeb-based clothing retailer is following through on plans to make $15 million in cuts in the wake of declining revenue from its Duluth Trading Co. businesses.
