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Public Health Madison & Dane County has made a number of recommendations to the Dane County Jail to slow the spread of COVID-19 behind bars.

Many farmers are grateful to have survived 2021 in relatively good shape. With growing inflation, they are casting a wary eye on the coming year.

There is a spike in COVID-19 cases at the Dane County Jail with 10 percent of the jail’s 552 residents reported positive for the virus Thursday.

Local law enforcement officials and the Tavern League of Wisconsin are reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel this holiday season if they've been drinking.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case challenging Dane County's COVID-19 mask mandate.

More than 100 Dane County residents took part in a public hearing on Dane County's mask mandate Monday night, many voicing frustrations that the county remains the only one in the state with a mandate in place.

Earlier this year, the CDC shared new data indicating that for the first time in the country's history, more than 100,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses in a 12-month span.

"Roughly half" of children between the ages of 5 and 11 in Dane County have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine just over a month after vaccines became available for that age group, the county's health department said Thursday.

Dane County officials toured Forest Edge Elementary on Saturday, as part of the county's Climate Champions program.

OREGON, Wis. – Dane County officials toured Forest Edge Elementary on Saturday, as part of the county’s Climate Champions program. The program puts a spotlight on groups that are leading in the fight against climate change. The county’s goal is to be carbon-neutral by 2050. According to officials, Forest Edge is Wisconsin’s first net-zero energy school. The building produced more...