Sun Prairie News

Nov. 19, 2009 1:22 p.m. Wisconsin school districts left about $61.8 million on the table this fall in setting their levies below what they could have collected in state-imposed revenue caps, preliminary figures from the state Department of Public Instruction show.

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For some people, commuter rail is a nifty idea that makes sense for Dane County, one that will combat pollution and traffic congestion while it promotes economic development and gets people where they need to go.

SUN PRAIRIE - Fond du Lac is one of 30 counties in southern Wisconsin eligible for money through the 2008 Flood Recovery Program.

On Tuesday afternoon citizens alerted authorities to a milk truck that was driving erratically between Sun Prairie and Madison.

WPPI Energy, power supplier to the city's electric utility, is offering the city $18.2 million to help pay settlement claims of investors related to the failed Menasha Utilities steam plant.

NBC15 Weather Authority Forecast Indian summer through the weekend with more clouds Sunday into Monday.

A Chili and Soup Supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Salem-Eldorado United Methodist Church, W7910 Church Road, Eldorado.

Just over a year after relocating into a former downtown nightclub, a gluten-free bakery hopes to add a second distributor and expand into markets across the Midwest.

Dane County Sheriff's Deputies took a total of thirteen drunk drivers off the roads over the Halloween weekend.

School districts are trying to find a balance between cuts in state funding and paying the bills, but the state budget crunch is ultimately leading to school districts raising taxes for homeowners.

We keep hearing about the swine flu vaccine, but did you know doctors are developing a vaccine for breast cancer? You can bet women would be lining up for that one.

We now know the names of the lawmakers who will decide whether to recommend Wood be expelled from the Assembly.

Q: Each year we try to think of healthful treats to hand out during Halloween. I think we're pretty much stuck; what's something new that parents will actually allow their kids to eat, since it'd be homemade? Are there any new, healthy treat ideas? A: I've had very good luck with finding nonfood treats to hand out to trick-or-treaters in recent ...

Release from Sun Prairie PD: Sun Prairie will receive a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety to crackdown on drunken driving.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:57 a.m. Vote 0 Votes A recent resolution proposed by the Dane County Board of Supervisors Oct.

Gary McGeough has always considered himself a loving, involved dad to 9-year-old Tyler, a fourth-grader at Richmond Elementary School, and Austin, 5, a kindergartner.

On Saturday, October 17th, at 12:36am, DeForest Police stopped a vehicle on USH51 near Hwy 19 for excessive speed.

Madison police officer David Retlick, responding to a call of a holdup at Cousins Subs on South Park Street, confronts a suspect, who allegedly points a handgun at him.

A custodian at a Madison-area daycare is accused of planting a camera-equipped phone in an adult bathroom.