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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.