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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - As winter cold hits southern Wisconsin, a Madison outreach group says homelessness is increasingly happening outside the downtown core, pushing teams to expand where they deliver help. The Friends of the State Street Family operates mobile outreach routes year-round, with teams going out every...

A Wisconsin woman who was a beloved greenhouse owner and local news contributor was killed in an attack while on a horseback ride in the Caribbean last month, officials say. Karen Johannsen, 66, was attacked while on a horseback riding tour in Antigua and Barbuda on Dec. 19, according to the Royal Police Force of...

JANESVILLE — Two people found dead in a town of Magnolia home on Dec. 26 have been identified by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department. Tamie M. Borgwardt, 53, and Jeffery A. Borgwardt, 54, both of Evansville, were found dead in a home in the 2300 block of N. Marsh Road about five miles northwest of...

Senior Abubacarr “Buba” Darboe died the night of Dec. 20 after a shooting in Madison, Wisconsin around 10:30 p.m. CST, according to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal. The shooting may have been the result of a mistaken identity, and police have identified two persons of interest but have yet to file charges,...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department arrested a 33-year-old suspect for allegedly driving drunk on New Year’s Eve after causing a crash that hurt another driver. Officers responded just before noon to the area of northbound Highway 51 at Highway 30. Ricardo Madrigal-Lopez was driving a pickup...

MADISON, Wis. — A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated causing injury after he allegedly rear-ended an SUV on Wednesday, the Madison Police Department said.

TOWN OF CHRISTIANA, Wis. (WKBT) — No injuries are reported after a skid steer caught fire Thursday evening, according to a release.

DEKORRA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested early New Year’s Day for operating while intoxicated after deputies found his vehicle stopped in the middle of the interstate. Shortly before 4 a.m., a deputy with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was traveling on Interstate 90/94/39 near mile marker...

The South Central Wisconsin Division (SCWD) of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is hosting its annual Model Railroad School at the Verona Senior Center from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4. According to a news release, the free event is open to all adults and children (accompanied by an...