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Man arrested for his fifth OWI offense after crashing into a tractor. INSIDE: Information from the Dane County Sheriff's Office.

The final decision on construction go-ahead is still a couple months away, but the Dane County Cow-Power Project has taken another major step forward.

Investigators say a Tuesday afternoon fire likely started in a clothes dryer. Smoke from the dryer's exhaust led neighbors to call 911.

Madison, WI. October 30, 2009 - " The Dane County Sheriff's Office will provide 500 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program.

Gov. Jim Doyle supports legislation to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Wisconsin.

It's fairly common for legislators to pass a law that fixes one problem and creates another set of issues.

Gas prices in the Madison area have increased in the last three weeks, and some are wondering what's behind the jump in price.

Texting would be banned for all Wisconsin drivers under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

As police respond to traumatic events, sometimes children can be found sitting to the side of the emergency, feeling lonely and scared.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:11 a.m. Vote 0 Votes After last weekend's Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival protest on the Capitol steps brought attention to the issue of medical marijuana, two Wisconsin Democrats have proposed legislation that would legalize cannabis for medical purposes in the state.

Karla Meinholz is the most recent hire at Marshfield Veterinary Service and currently works primarily as a dairy practitioner.

The city of Madison is taking interest in an express bus service that would limit the number of stops on some main routes to get riders to their destinations faster.

Madison, WI. September 28, 2009 a ' A third offense drunk driver was arrested this morning after being injured in a rollover crash in the town of Springfield.

A short-lived affair with a co-worker led to stalking charges against a Sun Prairie, Wis., woman accused of harassing her former lover, his family and his neighbors by bombarding them with hundreds of unwanted magazines and other mailings.

The Sheboygan North/South co-op girls' golf team is ranked eighth in the state in the latest coaches' poll.

State education officials have named five teachers of the year. JoAnn Lens of Hawley Environmental School in Milwaukee and Maureen McGilligan-Bentin of Marquette Elementary School in Madison are co-elementary teachers of the year.

Sheboygan's girls' co-op North/South golf team ranks ninth in the state, according to the most recent Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association poll.

A 45-year-old Nekoosa woman officials say stole more than $45,000 from her sister's business is facing a felony charge in Wood County Circuit Court.

The state's top schools official said Thursday that he will blow up the system used to test state students, rousing cheers from local education leaders.