March 7, 2021 Studstill Media File Photo MENDOTA – A dog and his owner both went through the ice on Lake Mendota Sunday. Around noon the Mendota Fire Department and Mendota Police were called to the south side of the lake for a report of a man and a dog who had both ended up in the water. When authorities arrived, both had made it to shore on their own. According to Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser the dog had apparently ran out onto the ice to harass the geese when it fell into the water. No injuries were reported. Local Weather