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Police: Wisconsin woman punched and thrown off a porch, 2 men arrested
PORTAGE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in central Wisconsin say two men were arrested following an incident Friday night where a woman was allegedly assaulted. According to a release from the Portage Police Department, officers responded at 9:12 p.m. on May 3 to a home in the 1000 block of Macfarlane Road in Portage for reports of a woman who had been assaulted.
Crash in Sun Prairie sends person to hospital
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Sun Prairie Police Department said a person was sent to the hospital following a crash in Sun Prairie, Friday night. Police were called around 9:12 p.m. to a crash near McCoy Road, officials said. Officials were not able to provide any further information.
Windsor woman sentenced for having over 550 fentanyl pills
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Windsor woman was sentenced for fentanyl possession and money laundering Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said. Alicia Allen, 38, faces four years in federal prison for having over 40 grams of fentanyl intended for distribution, according to the DOJ. Police had seen Allen interacting...
Father and son suing high school basketball coaches over playing time, being cut from team
WAUNAKEE, Wis. — The current and former leaders of a Madison-area high school basketball program are now named as defendants in a recently filed lawsuit. The plaintiffs are a Waunakee father and son who are suing the two coaches over playing time. The lawsuit filed on April 30 said...
Garage sale days bring shoppers to Waunakee
Waunakee's Garage Sale Days drew shoppers to the village for the hundreds of sales throughout the community May 10. Rain put a bit of a damper on the traditional opening day Thursday, but sunny skies brought the sales back onto the yards and driveways and out of the garages on Friday. The sales run through Saturday. Shoppers could find just about anything, including musical instruments, children's and adult clothes, furniture,...
Wisconsin man celebrates 5 years cancer-free after immunotherapy treatment
MADISON, Wis. — Bart Bortz, of Sun Prairie, Wis., defied the odds in his battle against cancer, thanks to groundbreaking research and treatment at UW Health’s Carbone Cancer Center. Bortz’s ordeal began in 2018 when he experienced troubling symptoms at home. Night sweats plagued him, prompting a visit...
Waunakee's Early Files
100 Years Ago June 5, 1924 Miss Thomas Koch and Ethelbert Meyer were united in marriage at Holy Redeemer Church, Madison, on Tuesday, June 3. An estimated crowd of 2,000 attended the big feed and dance at the canning company and warehouse on Tuesday. ...
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