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37% of cannabis poisonings in Wisconsin involved children under 5

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (136+ words) Most calls to the Wisconsin Poison Center about edible cannabis poisonings "in 2025 involved children and teens. Federal immigration officials and the Dodge County sheriff are denying they held a U.S. citizen woman for more than 30 hours at O'Hare airport" No members…...

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Man damages vehicle, church on East Side with wooden club

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (153+ words) A man damaged a vehicle and a church on the East Side using a wooden club, Madison police reported. No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing. A former correctional officer accused of not providing food or medications…...

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Madison police investigating residential burglary on South Side

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (170+ words) Madison police are investigating a residential burglary on the South Side early Thursday morning. Here are tips to prevent your home from being broken into. Remember, if you observe a suspicious person or behavior, call 911. A former correctional officer accused…...

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Waupun guard accused in prisoner's death pleads to reduced charges

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (162+ words) Waupun guard accused in prisoner's death pleads to reduced charges'Wisconsin State Journal Javascript is required to use this website. A former correctional officer accused of not providing food or medications to a prisoner for multiple days before his death at…...

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DeForest man charged with downloading personal information from state courts website

2+ day, 34+ min ago  (163+ words) Nobody wants to deal with identity theft but it is more common in some places than others, and it is unfortunately on the rise. The top place is Miami, Florida and the surrounding area. They had 87.3 identity theft reports per…...

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Bail set at $250,000 for Milwaukee man charged in Aurora Sinai fatal shooting

5+ day, 17+ min ago  (150+ words) Bail has been set at $250,000 for the Milwaukee man charged in the fatal "shooting at Aurora Sinai Medical Center earlier this month." Fresh off the Feb. 28 "planet parade," Wisconsin residents will have a chance to "see the next full moon…...

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Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2024 Madison murder

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (118+ words) A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday in a homicide case that both his attorney and prosecutors said would have been difficult to prove had it gone to trial. Chris Rickert covers education and the state and…...

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Man arrested for lighting fire starter cube in lobby of South Side apartment building

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (224+ words) A man was arrested for lighting a fire starter cube in the lobby of a South Side apartment building early Friday morning, Madison police reported. UW-Madison police have put guardrails on the university's Flock cameras, but some faculty and staff…...

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Man arrested after knife-point robbery on Far East Side

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (137+ words) A man was arrested after a knife-point robbery on the Far East Side last Monday, Madison police reported. Madison officers on Thursday night found a large pile of pallets on fire outside a building in the 600 block of East Washington…...

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Woman arrested after pile of wood pallets torched on Near East Side

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (139+ words) A woman was arrested after a pile of wood pallets was torched Thursday night on the Near East Side, Madison police reported, The man was jailed on tentative charges of two counts of battery to law enforcement, lewd and lascivious…...