Blaze causes $70,000 in damage to downtown Sun Prairie building
SUN PRAIRIE -- A stubborn, smoky blaze in downtown Sun Prairie late Thursday night caused an estimated $70,000 in damage to two apartments above a popular supper club and adjacent pizza place.

The fire was discovered on the second floor of a building housing Herreman's Supper Club, a restaurant that's been in business since 1961.

Dog Safe After Falling Through Ice
MADISON -- A dog is happily running around the off-leash Dog Exercise Area at Warner Park after falling through the ice.

Dane County Public Safety Communications 9-1-1 Center received a call from the owner to report her dog fell through the ice at the Warner Park Pond.

Fire Causes $10,000 Damage to Two Businesses
MADISON -- On Wednesday, March 17th at 6:07 pm, the City of Madison Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire.

Dane County Public Safety Communications 9-1-1 received a call from an employee at Café Zoma, located at 2326 Atwood Avenue to report the fire. At 6:11 pm, Engine 3was first to arrive at the scene and found a small fire in a bathroom ceiling. Engine 3 quickly extinguished the fire and the Ladder 1 crew used fans to ventilate smoke from the building. The bathroom is located between Café Zoma and Absolutely Art.

BRIEF: Fire causes significant damage to apartments on North Side
By Ed Treleven, The Wisconsin State Journal
Mar. 17--Two apartments on Madison's North Side were damaged by fire and smoke Wednesday morning, authorities reported.

The fire, which started at 1611 Wright St., near Madison Area Technical College, started around 9:50 a.m., said Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Lori Wirth. The fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes.

Fire officials respond to garage blaze in Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE (WKOW) -- Fire officials say crews are working on a garage fire in Sun Prairie.

Sun Prairie dispatch says it happened at 598 Athletic Way Tuesday night.

Update: Madison homeowner arrested for alleged arson
MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison Police arrested a man for allegedly setting fire to his home following a domestic dispute.

Officers arrested 34-year-old Scott A. Krause of Madison on tentative charges of Domestic Arson, Criminal Damage to Property (Domestic), and Disorderly Conduct (Domestic).

Fire Destroys Town Of Pleasant Springs Home
TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS, Wis. -- A Tuesday morning fire destroyed a Town of Pleasant Springs home.

Brooklyn firefighters arrived on the scene at 96 Franklin Road and said they quickly realized there was no hope in saving the building already engulfed in flames.

Grainger Hall fire caused by cigarette
MADISON -- After a day of investigation, authorities revealed discarded cigarette butts as the cause of the fire that sparked a mass evacuation of the University of Wisconsin’s Grainger Hall.

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Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Town Of Dunn
TOWN OF DUNN, Wis. -- A 21-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash in the Town of Dunn.

The crash occurred on Lake Kegonsa Road, near U.S. Highway 51. Dane County sheriff's deputies, McFarland police and Stoughton firefighters and EMS responded to the crash at about 5:22 a.m.

Firefighters Respond To Structure Fire In Verona
VERONA, Wis. -- Fire crews responded to a fire at a chemical manufacturing company in Verona Wednesday afternoon.

A fire was reported at the Sigma-Aldrich facility in the Verona Technology Park on Thousand Oaks Trail. The facility includes labs, a processing plant and warehouse.

1 Person Killed In Town Of Vienna Crash
TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. -- One person was killed in a car crash in the Town of Vienna on Monday.

Emergency responders were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Schumacher Road and Cuba Valley Road just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, authorities said.

Man Arrested At Tyrol Basin For Driving Ambulance
TOWN OF VERMONT, Wis. -- A man was arrested at Tyrol Basin ski area and accused of attempting to steal an ambulance.

Dane County deputies responded to Tyrol Basin in the town of Vermont around 5:20 p.m. on Monday for a report that an intoxicated man was trying to steal a Fitchrona EMS ambulance.

Ex-Firefighter Pulls 2 Children From Smoke-Filled Van
MADISON, Wis. -- A former firefighter pulled two children from a van filled with smoke in Madison on Tuesday afternoon.

Madison fire officials said that they believe the fire started at about 5:30 p.m. from an electrical malfunction in the interior lighting of the vehicle. They said that the blaze ignited curtains, pillow, bench seat and the captain's chair while the children were still inside. The van was located near the McDonald's on Park Street. MFD Press Release

Fire destroys Edgerton home
EDGERTON — A fire that destroyed a house and killed two cats Thursday was an accident that started with an attempt to keep cats warm on a cold night.

Investigators suspect the fire started with a heat lamp that was put into a wooden box on the house’s deck for the “outside cats,” the Edgerton Fire Department reported

MADISON -- Eastside Fire Cause: Unattended Cooking

City of Madison Fire Investigators say last night’s duplex fire that displaced five occupants was caused by unattended cooking.

Occupants reported seeing flames rising from a pan on the stove where grease was being heated. One occupant, asleep at the time, awoke after choking on smoke from the fire. She alerted several family members while another occupant ran to the second floor of the two-story unit to alert his sister. Smoke alarms sounded as the family evacuated. No one was injured, though paramedics treated two people for smoke inhalation at the scene.

Intoxicated Driver Injures 3
BLACK EARTH -- An intoxicated driver injured three people in a three-car crash Saturday evening.

Adam Schultz, 28, was charged with Causing Injury by Intoxicated Use of A Motor Vehicle. Schultz was driving on Highway 14 in Black Earth, when his pick-up truck crossed the centerline and crashed into two other vehicles.

Bomb Threats At Stoughton Hospital, Patients Evacuated
STOUGHTON, Wis. -- Bomb threats over the weekend have prompted Stoughton Hospital to activate its disaster plan and evacuate its facilities Sunday afternoon.

Hospital officials tell WISC-TV all 18 patients at the hospital were transported to other facilities early Sunday afternoon. 16 patients were taken to Skaalen Sunset Home, an area nursing home. 2 other patients went to area hospitals in Madison.