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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Thursday announced a nearly $740,000 initiative aimed at combating the opioid and fentanyl epidemics in the county.

The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office says a 35-year-old from Randolph was the person who died in a crash on Highway 151 over the weekend.

The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office identified a man Wednesday who police said was shot and killed during a home invasion.

New details are released as a 20-year-old Madison man has been charged with the accidental shooting death of his friend three months after the incident.

The new grant program is being set up to help local food pantries keep up with higher demand and higher prices as many families struggle with the costs of inflation.

New details are released as a 20-year-old Madison man has been charged with the accidental shooting death of his friend three months after the incident.

A detective hoping to replace Kalvin Barrett as Dane County's sheriff blasted Barrett Wednesday, saying the current sheriff "puts political theater and politics in front of policing that could put human lives at risk."

An internal county memo from the Department of Administration to the Dane County board of supervisors indicates construction costs for the Dane County Jail consolidation project could increase yet again under a proposal unveiled earlier this month.

Dane County authorities collected more than 500 weapons during its inaugural Gift Cards for Guns event over the weekend.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its first-ever gun buyback back program to get unwanted guns out of the community, but the initiative is facing some criticism.