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JANESVILLE A Rock County sheriff's sergeant arrested a Milton man on a suspected sixth intoxicated-driving offense Friday after the man was clocked going 103 mph on Highway 26, according to a sheriff's office news release. At around 7 p.m. Friday, the sergeant observed a black Camaro traveling southbound on Highway 26 near Harmony Town Hall Road overpass at 103 mph in a 55-mph zone, according to the news release. The driver, a 43-year-old man from Milton, showed signs of impairment, had five prior OWI convictions, and was arrested and taken to the Rock County Jail, according to the release. He is scheduled to make a court appearance at 3 p.m. Monday, according to the release.

VILLAGE OF POYNETTE, Wis. — Officials are responding to a fire in the Village of Poynette on Sunday night. According to a Facebook post from the Poynette Dekorra Fire Department, the fire started before 8:30 p.m. and is on East Tomlinson Street. People are being asked to avoid the...

JANESVILLE A Verona man was arrested on a suspected fifth intoxicated-while-driving offense after crashing a motorcycle near the Five Points intersection early Sunday morning. Janesville police said an officer observed a motorcycle strike a median while traveling northbound on Center Avenue near Court Street. The driver was thrown from his bike, which slid into the intersection. ...

JANESVILLE Police said Saturday that a city resident lost $5,000 after being victimized by a telephone scam. Police said in a news release that the person received a phone call about a jailed family member and that for the person to be released, the person on the phone needed money. The scammer and the victim arranged for someone to pick up $5,000 at the victim's home. ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Salvation Army offers 24/7 access to nurses in its women’s and family shelters in Madison, starting May 10th. The organization is partnering with Nurse Disrupted for the telehealth tech and Conduit Health Partners for remote nurses to give around-the-clock health care to guests. “So...

POYNETTE, Wis. (WMTV) - Officials in Poynette are investigating what caused a house fire Sunday night, saying an explosion may have sparked the flames. No one was hurt, but two dogs died in the fire. The home is on 500 block of East Tomlinson St. in Poynette. An image shared...

JANESVILLE HealthNet of Rock County has finished raising the money it needed to open its new Janesville facility, the free clinic’s CEO announced Saturday. During the nonprofit’s Pairings that Please event Saturday night, CEO Ian Hedges said it raised $4.4 million to allow staff and services to move to the new site at 113 S. Franklin St. ...

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MADISON, Wis. — The Jewish Burial Association of Madison hosted a dedication ceremony Sunday for its newest cemetery. The cemetery — Beit Olamim — is at Sunset Memory Gardens on Tree Lane. Everyone on Sunday was welcome to see the garden, hear from local rabbis, and join...

STOUGHTON, Wis. – Stoughton’s Annual Syttende Mai weekend long festival capped off with a parade Sunday afternoon. The citywide event has been a tradition in Stoughton since 1950 as a way to celebrate the Nordic culture brought to the area by a surge of Norwegian immigrants in the late 1800s.

The Salvation Army offers 24/7 access to nurses in its women’s and family shelters in Madison, starting May 10th. The city’s annual Syttende Mai Festival lasted all weekend long, with today marking the grand finale. Milwaukee mayor issues curfew, 3rd Friday night shooting reported. Updated: May. 14, 2022...

New Glarus, Wisconsin (CNN) — It was the moment the lifeless body of a 1,500-pound steer was hoisted in the air, blood pouring from its neck, that Mandela Barnes knew he was a long way from his comfort zone. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Barnes' political upbringing is intertwined...

MADISON, Wis — The University of Wisconsin softball team had a legitimate reason to feel concerned ahead of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament selection show. Losers of seven of their last eight games, the Badgers couldn’t have been more firmly on the bubble. Ultimately, though, they did enough over...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin softball is NCAA tournament bound. The Badgers are heading to Florida to play in the Gainesville regional this weekend. UW will face Georgia Tech on Friday at 1 pm. This marks the ninth time in program history the Badgers will play in the tourney, and...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

The Madison Opera in Wisconsin has announced its 2022-23 season featuring three productions. The season opens with Strauss’ “Salome” starring Amanda Majeski, Craig Irvin, Dennis Petersen, Lauren Decker, and Chaz’men Williams-Ali. John DeMain conducts the production by Keturah Stickann. Performance Dates: Nov. 4 & 6, 2022.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — Fire officials say discarded cigarette butts started a fire at a Janesville liquor store Thursday night. According to the Janesville Fire Department, firefighters were called to the Liquor Cabinet, at 1924 E. Milwaukee Street, around 9:40 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the building and the back […]

MADISON, Wis. – It is National Infrastucture Week and Public Works Week, and the City of Madison is showing us how much working together with other agencies is important in completing jobs in the community. One of the current projects that’s a good example of this is the Jennifer...