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New affordable housing option in Darlington aimed at farm workers
DARLINGTON, Wis. — A new affordable housing option in Darlington will provide quality living options to a group of high importance in that area. The Meadows is a 32-unit housing complex meant to...
Sep 16, 2022
Three-vehicle crash closes Highway 14 near Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Wis. — All lanes of U.S. Highway 14 have reopened at Butts Corners Road north of Evansville Friday night following a three-vehicle crash, officials said. The crash was reported aroun...
Sep 16, 2022
United Way of Dane County honors DHS secretary-designee, a longtime volunteer
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake on Friday received the Women United Philanthropy Award from the United Way of Dane County. Timberlake,...
Sep 16, 2022
Senate candidates Johnson, Barnes can’t meet eye to eye on debates
MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Senate candidates Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes are at odds over how many debates to join, and which to take part in, ahead of the November election. According to a release...
Sep 16, 2022
Portage residents concerned about possible removal of pedestrian bridge near downtown
PORTAGE, Wis. — Residents who walk and bike across a pedestrian bridge near downtown Portage are concerned its potential removal could make it more difficult for them to get around. According to...
Sep 16, 2022
Woman sentenced for concealing death of ‘Baby Theresa’
MADISON, Wis. — A Milwaukee woman has been sentenced for concealing the death of ‘Baby Theresa’ in rural Dodge County more than a dozen years ago. The Dodge County District Attorney&...
Sep 16, 2022
Madison police arrest suspect in unprovoked attack of elderly man in Culver’s parking lot
MADISON, Wis. — Police have arrested a 58-year-old man they said attacked a 78-year-old in the parking lot of a Madison Culver’s restaurant late last month. In an incident report Friday af...
Sep 16, 2022
Mallards hope to bring neighborhood together with first-ever Northside Festival
MADISON, Wis. — The season may be over for the Madison Mallards, but they are continuing to work to bring the community together on the city’s north side. The Duck Pond at Warner Park will...
Sep 16, 2022
UW Police arrest teen accused of inappropriate touching, slapping while on scooter
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department says it has arrested a teenager from Waunakee for a string of sexual assaults while passing people on a scooter. On Wednesda...
Sep 16, 2022
Competency hearing ordered for woman accused in kidnapping, murder
PORTAGE, Wis. — A competency hearing has been ordered for a woman accused of being the “mastermind” of a kidnapping in Dane County that became a murder in Columbia County. Columbia C...
Sep 16, 2022
