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When Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt was tipped off that a huge drinking, drugs and music party was in the works, he chose the proactive instead of reactive approach, nipping the party when it started and possibly preventing overdoses or…

A federal judge has refused to stay his order allowing Wisconsin residents to vote without photo identification while state attorneys appeal the decision.

The Madison bank also reported higher loan losses in its second-quarter report.

A long tunnel under Verona Road will become enlightened over the next few weeks, making the passage a little friendlier for users.

Drivers ignoring "road closed" signs are giving fits to Dane County law enforcement, and could be putting road workers in danger, authorities say.

Janesville-based Mid America Bank has a loan office on Madison's West Side.

A Middleton resident up late saw a man rummaging through vehicles, with a deputy arresting the suspect after allegedly finding numerous items in his alleged stolen car.

A Platteville man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested Friday morning after fleeing from deputies into a cornfield.

MONONA – Monona Bankshares Inc., holding company for Monona State Bank, announced Friday it has acquired the holding company for Middleton Community Bank.

Madison police have identified and talked to a man who allegedly exposed himself to women over the past month, with the suspect expected to be charged with multiple counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.

Police in Wisconsin on Thursday sought to clarify their role in frisking a Washington Post reporter as he tried to cover a rally for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump's running mate, and later was ejected.

Up to 40 young people were involved in the fight near Falk Elementary School Thursday in which an 18-year-old was shot in the shoulder.

Lambeau Field in Green Bay is sold out for a Packers practice on Sunday night, so state highway officials are warning travelers to Family Night to expect congestion and backups on area highways.

Five people, including three children, were injured Thursday when a driver failed to stop at a stop light at an intersection in Beaver Dam and hit a minivan.

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A 31-year-old Madison man trying to hang himself in the Dane County jail Thursday night was prevented from doing so by deputies who were alerted to the incident by other inmates.

Public health officials are looking for a dog that bit a woman July 20 at a dog park in Middleton.

It'll be a rather dreary end to the work week in Madison on Friday, but there is hope for better weather for the weekend, according to forecasts.

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