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Breaking News: Small Plane Crash At Dane County Regional Airport
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 02/10/12 - A small plane crashed at the Dane County Regional Airport this morning.
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CrimeTracker 15: Vehicle Break-Ins In Fitchburg
Last Updated: 7:26 AM 02/10/12 - Three people arrested for vehicle break-ins in the City of Fitchburg.
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CrimeTracker 15: Vehicle Break-Ins In The City Of Beloit
Last Updated: 7:23 AM 02/10/12 - Beloit Police are investigating several vehicle break-ins on the city's west side.
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Tim's Travels: Back from the Super Bowl
Last Updated: 7:20 AM 02/10/12 - 13-year-old Chase Glissendorf is back home in Janesville after going to the Super Bowl free of charge
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UPDATE: Third Teen Dies in Fond du Lac County Crash
Last Updated: 6:56 AM 02/10/12 - UPDATE: Hundreds of people came to Campbellsport High School to remember three teenage girls whose lives ended too soon.
VIDEO REPORT: Sex Offender Notification Community Meeting In Madison
Last Updated: 6:49 AM 02/10/12 - Convicted sex offender to move into Madison neighborhood. UPDATE: Sex offender notification meeting held on Thursday.
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VIDEO REPORT: Missing 74-year-old Woman in Iowa County Has Been Found
Last Updated: 6:44 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: 74-year-old Virginia "Ginny" Brand has been found a mile from her home. Emergency officials call it a "miracle" she was found alive.
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VIDEO REPORT: Wisconsin Part Of Historic $25 Billion Multi-State Mortgage Settlement
Last Updated: 6:41 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: Wisconsin homeowners are expected to receive $140 million as part of a national $25 billion settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses.
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Democrat To Seek Justice Department Probe
Last Updated: 5:51 PM 02/09/12 - Thirteen Democratic lawmakers have sent Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen a letter requesting an investigation into the way Republicans handled the redrawing of political boundaries.
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UPDATE: GAB Receives Challenges From 4 State Senators
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: Four Republican senators are challenging thousands of signatures submitted on petitions seeking recall elections, but it's unclear if it will be enough to stop those votes from occurring.
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Former Deputy Death Investigation
Last Updated: 5:35 PM 02/09/12 - Authorities are investigating the death of a former Columbia County Deputy. Detectives believe he set his home on fire before killing himself.
UPDATE: Elementary School Student Left Alone On Bus For 3 Hours
Last Updated: 5:34 PM 02/09/12 - A Janesville elementary student is left alone on a school bus for approximately three hours. UPDATE: The bus driver in this incident has been fire.
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UPDATE: John Chadima Investigation: Third Allegation
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a third allegation of misconduct has surfaced against a former top athletic official.
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CrimeTracker 15: $30,000 Worth of Copper Wire Stolen
Last Updated: 4:38 PM 02/09/12 - Police are looking for more information after a multitude of copper wire was cut at Dawes Crane Rental.
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CrimeTracker 15: Madison Man Arrested for Driving Stolen Vehicle
Last Updated: 3:03 PM 02/09/12 - A Police Officer found a vehicle that was previously reported stolen. A 21-year-old man was arrested.
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Business Group Launches Ad Against US Rep. Baldwin
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 02/09/12 - A business-backed trade group is launching a statewide ad against U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin.
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CrimeTracker 15: Teenager Robbed on School Grounds
Last Updated: 2:21 PM 02/09/12 - Robbers attack a 14-year-old at Madison's West High School.
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UPDATE: GOP Lawmakers Signed Redistricting Secrecy Deals
Last Updated: 2:08 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: A Democratic state representative wants the Wisconsin Department of Justice to investigate the way Republicans handled the redrawing of political boundaries in the state.
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UPDATE: Wisconsin's Budget Condition Worsens
Last Updated: 12:44 PM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin state Assembly says a new projection showing Wisconsin faces a $143 million budget shortfall illustrates irresponsible action by Gov. Scot Walker.
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CrimeTracker 15: Thief Steals iPad from 83-Year-Old Woman
Last Updated: 12:27 PM 02/09/12 - A man wrestled an 83-year-old woman's iPad II away from her in the West Towne Mall parking lot. Police are also investigating other robberies of Apple products.
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Wis. Judge Upholds Ruling on Dispute Over Cat
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 02/09/12 - A Wisconsin couple's bitter cat fight over their beloved feline pet is over...at least for now.
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UPDATE: OSHA Cites Wis. Foundry for 10 Alleged Violations
Last Updated: 11:21 AM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: A federal workplace-safety agency has cited a foundry in southern Wisconsin for 10 alleged safety violations.
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Recall Alert: Tassimo Coffee Makers Recalled Over Burn Risk
Last Updated: 7:28 AM 02/09/12 - Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More than a million popular coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people.
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UPDATE: Pair Accused Of Ignoring Fallen 70-Year-Old Relative
Last Updated: 7:23 AM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: A Madison woman and her adult son are expected to appear in Dane County Circuit Court Thursday on accusations they failed to help a relative who lay dying in their home.
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Senators Targeted For Recall To Submit Challenges
Last Updated: 6:59 AM 02/09/12 - Four Republican state senators targeted for recall are expected to submit their challenges to the signatures that could result in voiding any elections.
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VIDEO REPORT: Murder In Madison
Last Updated: 6:28 AM 02/09/12 - UPDATE: 38-year-old Darrell Ballweg killed in Madison late Friday night. A memorial service will be held for Ballweg Thursday.
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VIDEO REPORT: Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive
Last Updated: 6:23 AM 02/09/12 - A young boy is faced with a deadly disease, and now the Red Cross is urging more people to donate blood.
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VIDEO REPORT: Animal Trapping Possible in Dane County Park
Last Updated: 6:21 AM 02/09/12 - The Dane County Park Commission approved a DNR grant for a Sun Prairie park, but it stipulates allowing animal trapping on the land.
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VIDEO REPORT: Woman Dies After Being Hit By Metro Bus
Last Updated: 6:43 PM 02/08/12 - UPDATE: Madison Metro releases new information about the June 22nd incident that killed pedestrian Maureen Grant.
VIDEO REPORT: Democratic Sen. Vinehout Enters Governor's Race
Last Updated: 6:42 PM 02/08/12 - Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma says she is running for governor if a recall election is ordered against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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CrimeTracker 15: 3 UW Students Arrested for Second Degree Sexual Assault
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 02/08/12 - Investigators from the University of Wisconsin Police Department arrested 3 men in connection with an alleged second degree sexual assault.
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WEAC Recommends Kathleen Falk for Governor
Last Updated: 4:21 PM 02/08/12 - The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) has recommended Kathleen Falk for governor in the recall election of Scott Walker.
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Unions Seek Veto Pledge Over Bargaining Rights
Last Updated: 3:50 PM 02/08/12 - Wisconsin union leaders are asking Democratic candidates for governor to pledge that they will veto the next state budget if it doesn't restore collective bargaining rights for public workers.
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VIDEO REPORT: Fire on Madison's East Side
Last Updated: 2:55 PM 02/08/12 - UPDATE: Fire investigators announced that yesterday’s fire at 4914 Pflaum Road started when gasoline vapors were ignited by a cutting torch.
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Fight Brewing Over Homebrew Proposal
Last Updated: 3:07 PM 02/08/12 - A fight is brewing in the Legislature over a proposal that seeks to make clear that home brewers don't necessarily have to brew and serve their booze at home.
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
Last Updated: 2:47 PM 02/08/12 - Cheryl McNamee pled guilty to willfully filing a 2009 tax return in which she falsely omitted $94,867 of income.
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Bill on Liquor Sampling in Wisconsin Gains Support
Last Updated: 2:30 PM 02/08/12 - A bill that would allow Wisconsin residents to sample mini-shots of liquor at retail stores is gaining public support.
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CrimeTracker 15: Thief Slips on Ice
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 02/08/12 - A patch of backyard ice ended an overnight foot chase as a theft suspect was sent sprawling to the ground.
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UPDATE: Dane County Deputies Investigate Crash
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 02/08/12 - Dane County deputies are investigating a crash on County Highway A in the Town of Primrose. UPDATE: Name of the driver released.
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County Approves $3.7 Million Facelift For Fish Hatchery Road
Last Updated: 9:58 AM 02/08/12 - Fish Hatchery Road (County Highway D) will undergo a major $3.7 million improvement this Spring.
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Clean Sweep For Santorum
Last Updated: 9:49 AM 02/08/12 - Former Sen. Rick Santorum's star has brightened considerably, at least for now, after caucus wins in Minnesota and Colorado and a first place finish in the non-binding Missouri Republican presidential primary.
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UPDATE: Four Killed In Wisconsin Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Last Updated: 9:31 AM 02/08/12 - UPDATE: A memorial service will be held Thursday for a mother and her two children killed in a murder-suicide outside of Green Bay.
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Overture Center Names Ted DeDee President & CEO
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 02/08/12 - Overture Center Foundation has named longtime performing arts executive Ted DeDee as the new President and CEO of the performing arts center.
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UPDATE: Missing Child Found In Chicago
Last Updated: 6:57 AM 02/08/12 - UPDATE: 2-year-old Iryana K. Vaughn has been found and her father, 25-year-old Iryin Vaughn, is in custody.
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VIDEO REPORT: Former School Board President Charged With Stealing From Booster Club
Last Updated: 10:37 PM 02/07/12 - UPDATE: David Stackhouse is a former Sun Prarie School Board President, and for nearly a decade, was the president of the Sun Prairie Youth Football Program. A program for kids from 5th to 8th grade.
VIDEO REPORT: Board Agrees To Reject Outside Petition Reviews
Last Updated: 6:42 PM 02/07/12 - UPDATE: Leaders of two tea party groups are considering suing the Wisconsin elections board over its decision not to accept any evidence they find of fraud in petitions seeking the recall of Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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BBB Warns Consumers About "Robo Calls"
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 02/07/12 - The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) has been receiving calls and letters from consumers across the country regarding repeated, unsolicited “robo calls” to both their home and cell phones.
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Stranger Danger: Child Enticement Investigation
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 02/07/12 - The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible case of child enticement that occurred this morning in the town of Verona. UPDATE: Deputies release sketch of suspect.
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UPDATE: John Doe Investigation
Last Updated: 3:17 PM 02/07/12 - UPDATE: A staffer who worked for Gov. Scott Walker when Walker was the Milwaukee County executive has pleaded guilty to two charges of posting pro-Walker messages online on county time.
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Fitzgerald to Challenge Thousands of Signatures
Last Updated: 3:12 PM 02/07/12 - Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he plans on challenging enough signatures on recall petitions to stop any election.
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