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FITCHBURG, Wis. (WMTV) - A new youth correctional facility will soon be built on the border of Oregon and Fitchburg, with construction expected to start next September. The facility will house 32 boys and eight girls, offering food, education, counseling and job training. There will also be a focus on recreational...

County officials say the primary goal of foster care is reunification when it is safe for children to return home, and foster parents play a critical role in supporting that process.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - If you are looking for cold weather activities to enjoy in February, check out the Winter Carnival happening on the UW-Madison campus. The Wisconsin Union released the lineup on Friday for the annual winter-themed event series. It will bring more than 30 events to Madison from...

According to data collected by the Tenant Resource Center, a Madison organization that supplies eviction information, support and legal representation to households and individuals, 2,353 unique renter households faced eviction in Dane County last year. For all filings, landlords were represented by attorneys 55% of...

MADISON, Wis. — The State Building Commission has approved nearly $131 million in funding to build a new juvenile correctional facility in Fitchburg, which is in the Madison area. It’s part of a larger plan to move juveniles from the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake schools, which are both...

A woman was flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after her car slammed into the back of a semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Windsor earlier this week,

MADISON, Wis. -- The man accused of killing a 24-year-old McFarland woman last year is schedule to appear for a plea hearing next month, online records show.

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - Seven weeks ago, Alison Kavanaugh made the decision to donate part of her liver to her sister, whose liver was failing from a chronic autoimmune liver disease called Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Kavanaugh’s sister was on a long waiting list for a transplant when she was...

COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. (WMTV) -The Cottage Grove Police Department is accepting food donations as payment for parking tickets this winter in an effort to help the community. “Instead of paying for their parking ticket, they can bring in items to donate for our food pantry and if they bring up to five items their ticket...

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