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MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A construction worker in Wisconsin is in critical condition after an incident Saturday morning where a crane dropped a large steel beam at a worksite. According to the Madison Fire Department, officials were sent to the corner of State and Fairchild Streets around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, after a...

TOWN OF MAGNOLIA, Wis. — A Jefferson woman was arrested Saturday night in the Town of Magnolia on suspicion of her fourth operating while intoxicated offense, the Rock County Sheriff's Office said.

SUMNER TOWN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Fort Atkinson Fire Department responded to a report of a snowmobile accident on Lake Koshkonong in the Town of Sumner near North Shore Rd. Sunday morning, Feb. 1. When crews arrived, they found a single snowmobile with a woman in her 40's, 500...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Grown-Up Book Fair returned to The Sylvee Saturday for its fifth yearin Madison. Local vendors from around the Madison area brought bestsellers and other supplies for attendees to purchase. Event organizers said the fair is designed to bring back the childhood nostalgia of a scholastic...

Sasha Druzhyna knows all about transplants. As an anesthesiologist and perfusionist in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sasha used specialized equipment to keep patients’ blood pumping during heart transplants and keep donor organs alive until they reached their recipients. Now, after fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion, the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wisconsin — Streetlights glow against drifting flakes and frozen pavement as southeast Wisconsin settles deeper into winter. The cold is quiet but persistent, and even light snow can tip conditions from...

MONONA, Wis. (WMTV) - Monona Police arrested a 21-year-old Madison man on Friday night after he allegedly drove more than 100 miles per hour, engaging officers in a chase. According to MOPD, an officer saw a car traveling 95 miles per hour on the Beltline near South Towne Dr. in Monona. The officer tried to initiate...

JANESVILLE – A 37-year-old Madison man with a decades-long criminal history is facing a new felony drug charge after being found in possession of cocaine during an arrest last Sunday outside a Janesville Kwik Trip. According to criminal complaint, Janesville police found both rock and powder cocaine in a backpack and...

Protests continued across southeast Wisconsin on Saturday in response to recent ICE operations and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. In Brookfield, nearly 1,000 people gathered with Brookfield Resist to demonstrate. In Milwaukee, hundreds of cyclists participated in the Riverwest24 lap to honor...