BROWN DEER, Wis. -- A Brown Deer woman who went missing after attending a church meeting Wednesday afternoon has been found safe, and a Silver Alert issued on her behalf has been canceled. Sharon Thomas, 75, attended the church meeting…
VERONA, Wis. -- A 36-year-old Fitchburg man was arrested Wednesday evening after police said he fled officers while driving recklessly throughout western Dane County. The Verona Police Department said officers were first called about a reckless driver in a black…
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- The Rock County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the public works department employee who was killed by a falling tree while driving in the town of Janesville on Tuesday. Randall Reilly, 61, of Edgerton died from injuries…
MADISON, Wis. -- A group of labor unions and pipeline company Enbridge plan to work together on a project that would…
MADISON, Wis. -- The city of Madison's engineering department on Wednesday held a demonstration day to give some local Girl…
WATERTOWN, Wis. -- The Jefferson County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the woman who died after a fire in Watertown last week. Tramesha Smith, 31, of Watertown, died at the Watertown Regional Medical Center following the fire, according to a…
DARLINGTON, Wis. -- U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited the site of a new hospital in Lafayette County on Tuesday after the project received millions of dollars in federal money. The Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington received $4 million…
COLUMBUS, Wis. -- A fire fully engulfed an empty barn and damaged two other buildings at a property in far northeastern Dane County Tuesday afternoon, the Columbus Fire Department said. In a news release Tuesday night, the fire department said…
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- The School District of Janesville's Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a contract with Mark Holzman to become the district's next superintendent. Holzman, who is currently the superintendent of the Manitowoc Public School District,…
MADISON, Wis. -- All lanes of the westbound Beltline were briefly blocked at Todd Drive Tuesday night due to an unspecified law enforcement incident, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. By 7:30…
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- An employee of the Rock County Department of Public Works was killed Tuesday when a tree fell across a road and hit the cab of the dump truck he was driving, the Rock County Sheriff's Office said.…
MONONA, Wis. -- Two people are in custody following a shooting that shut down the eastbound Beltline during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, the…
CHICAGO -- A man charged with first-degree intentional homicide following a deadly shooting in Madison in September has been arrested in Chicago, the Madison Police Department said Tuesday. Police said Jeremiah Cain, 19, of Madison, was arrested in Chicago on…
LANCASTER, Wis. -- Two of the city of Lancaster's five outdoor warning sirens are out of service Monday night, the city said, as the region prepares for possible severe weather late Tuesday and into Wednesday. In a Facebook post Monday…
MERRIMAC, Wis. -- State Highway 113 has reopened west of Merrimac after a grass fire, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. After closing just after 5:30 p.m., WisDOT said the highway was able to reopen shortly before 8:30 p.m.…
ALBANY, Wis. -- State Highway 59 has reopened east of Albany after a crash closed the road for nearly six hours, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. WisDOT said the crash involves an overturned semi-truck. Highway 59 was closed…
MONROE, Wis. -- After just months on the job, the chief of the Monroe Fire Department has resigned, the city announced Monday afternoon. In a brief news release,…
JACKSON, Wis. -- Officials in Washington County canceled a Silver Alert Saturday after an 80-year-old man was found safe. Joel Allen Krueger had last been seen in Deerfield Friday afternoon. Officials said he left his home in Jackson just before…
MADISON, Wis. -- Badgers freshman guard Lorne Bowman, II, is leaving the team and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to continue his education closer to home, the team announced Friday.…
WATERTOWN, Wis. -- One person is dead following an early morning fire in Watertown on Friday, the city's fire department said. In a news release, the Watertown Fire Department said it received a call about a fire at the Watertown…
BELOIT, Wis. -- The 19-year-old man charged in a deadly shooting outside a Beloit high school in January has been extradited back…
MADISON, Wis. -- The owner of the property housing Paisan's Italian Restaurant in downtown Madison has submitted a notice of intent to tear down…
UNION CENTER, Wis. -- A 45-year-old man has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide and arson in connection with a deadly house fire in Juneau County last month. Firefighters responded to a fire at a home on Division Street in…
A Madison contractor faces a dozen charges after he allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients and left construction work incomplete.
