Dane County News

A Portage man was arrested for his 7th offense of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated Thursday evening.

Jennifer Hancock, the former Verona day care provider convicted of causing the death of a child in her care, was sentenced Thursday morning to 13 years in prison at an emotional hearing in a packed courtroom.

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Dane County has received federal stimulus funding for a pair of significant highway improvement projects.

Madison, WI: On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at approximately 6:10 p.m. a Dane County Sheriffa s K9 Deputy was struck by an intoxicated driver near the intersection of County Highway N and County Highway B in the Town of Pleasant Springs.

Over the course of the season, the Jones Valley Farm stand on South Carroll Street at the Dane County Farmers' Market overflows with more than 125 varieties of organic fresh veggies.

A judge has ruled in favor of the Journal Sentinel and several other media outlets that had been involved in a legal battle over records in the case of a murdered University of Wisconsin-Madison student.

A 2-year-old boy ejected during a rollover crash Monday was found standing in the road with only minor injuries, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office.

Jun. 26, 2009 11:32 p.m. Dodgeville a ' A Loganville man already sentenced to life in prison in a Dane County killing was sentenced to life plus 65 years Friday in an Iowa County shooting that killed one man and wounded the victim's brother.

A Dane County judge has ruled the county wrongfully withheld documents from the news media in the Brittany Zimmermann case.

Dane County officials plan to cut their pay. A news advisory from the sheriff's department Friday says a news conference planned Monday will have a number of officials announcing they will take a 5% pay reduction.

June 24, 2009 Madison, Wisconsin-June 19, 2009- Next Generation Clinical Research is proud to announce it has been named one of this year's recipients of the Dane County Small Business Award.

POSTED: Friday, June 19, 2009 --- 2:45 p.m. "We'll just do what we can with a little mess money to do it with," said county worker Shannon Maier.

The rapid expansion of waterfront homebuilding and other shoreland development has contributed to pollution and erosion threatening Wisconsin's lakes and rivers.

Officials in the Dane County Sheriff's Department said the cause of a fatal two-vehicle collision Saturday near Madison, Wis., was the result of a distraction from the driver's pet.

US 14 - between Cross Plains and Mazomanie - in western Dane County will be detoured to through-traffic beginning June 22.

The Dane County Coroner's Office has identified the victims of Saturday's fatal crash on Highway 18-151 in Verona.

Two people from Dubuque, Iowa, have been killed and a third person has life-threatening injuries after a motor home collided head-on with an SUV in the town of Verona.

As warmer weather prompts many to enjoy area summer festivals, the Dane County Sheriff's Department is increasing patrols in an effort to curb drunken driving.

A new place to adopt a best friend has opened on Madison's West Side. More than 30 matches already have been made - for a fee - and relationships have been sealed with wet kisses and purrs of delight.