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'Unusual symptoms' in overdoses suggests new drug laced into fentanyl has reached Wisconsin
Health officials in Milwaukee and Dane counties are raising alarms that a powerful chemical sedative could complicate and worsen the opioid crisis. Health officials say medetomidine, an animal tranquilizer, is being mixed with fentanyl and other street drugs in cities around the country. ...
Evansville unveils aquatic center and updated park during Friday’s ribbon cutting
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Representatives gathered in the City of Evansville Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a new community aquatic center and renovated park. Larson Acres Park, formerly West Side Park is a 24-acre site that was renamed in honor of Don and Virginia Larson,...
Racine wants to renegotiate agreement that will bring Microsoft center to Mount Pleasant
A dispute between the city of Racine and the village of Mount Pleasant over water is threatening a multibillion-dollar Microsoft artificial intelligence data center. The planned data center is on land in Mount Pleasant once slated for development by the Taiwanese company Foxconn. Racine supplies water and sewer services to Mount Pleasant, a village that shares some borders with the city.
Rock County Dairy Breakfast rolls out pancakes, ice cream, family fun
EVANSVILLE — The Rock County Dairy Breakfast celebrated its 47th year Saturday with smiles all around, as families grabbed pancakes, learned about the dairy business and the new technology driving it, and visited animals. The sky threatened at the site of the breakfast, Morton Dairy Farm {span}15739 W. State Road 59{/span} in rural Evansville, but the rain held back, allowing the day’s activities to go on. The annual breakfast was...
PHOTOS: UnityPoint Health - Meriter babies celebrate 608 Day
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - These little ones are proud to be born in Dane County!. UnityPoint Health - Meriter shared photos on Saturday of babies in its NICU and Birthing Center celebrating the occasion, as well as wished everyone in Madison and the Dane County area a Happy 608 Day.
A sneak peek inside Madison’s future elections center
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County and the City of Madison plan to put everything election-related under one roof. The move comes after a report from the county’s Election Security Review Committee made the recommendation. What was once an empty warehouse on the city’s north side will soon be...
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