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Car Crash on Hoepker and Stoughton Road Claims A Life
 MADISON -- On Friday, September 19, 2008, at 5:27 PM, City of Madison Fire Crews were dispatched to a rollover crash at the intersection of Hoepker Road and Highway 51. Med Flight was placed on standby before any fire vehicles arrived at the scene, because of a possible pin. Capital Times |
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Pickup driver hurt in crash with milk truck
ROCK COUNTY -- A pickup truck driver was injured early Wednesday morning when he drove his truck into and under a milk truck that was starting to back into a driveway on U.S. 14 in Rock County. Wisconsin State Journal |
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Fire guts town of Madison apartment
MADISON -- A fire in the town of Madison on Saturday night caused about $30,000 damage. No residents or firefighters were injured, but two cats died. |
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Motorcyclist hurt after being forced off interstate
TOWN OF ALBION -- A motorcyclist was injured Thursday after reportedly being forced into the median of Interstate 39/90 near Stoughton by a semi-truck driver who came into the motorcyclist's lane of traffic. |
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Head-on collision leaves one in serious condition
TOWN OF CROSS PLAINS -- Three people were injured, one of them seriously, Friday evening in a two-car head-on crash on Highway 14 in the town of Cross Plains. WMTV |
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Firefighters douse porch fire
MADISON -- A downtown porch fire cause about $2,000 in damage early Saturday, but caused no injuries. |
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Man nabbed after SUV drives over, injures motorcyclist
MADISON -- A motorcyclist was injured and an SUV driver arrested Sunday night after the allegedly intoxicated SUV driver drove over the motorcycle and cyclist on the city's east side. |
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Man injured in single-car accident
TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD -- An Orfordville man was injured in a wreck at Wisconsin 92 and Fargo Road in the town of Springdale southeast of Mount Horeb early Wednesday. |
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Used fireworks suspected in Pleasant Springs house fire
MCFARLAND — A McFarland fire official said today that recently used fireworks in a garage garbage can appear to have caused a house fire in the town of Pleasant Springs Monday night that displaced a family of six and destroyed the home. |
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Man injured in Dane County crash
TOWN OF SPRINGDALE -- From Dane County Sheriff's Office: At approximately 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dane County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call of an erratic driver who crashed at Highway 92 and Fargo Road in the town of Springdale. |
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Family escapes as fire destroys home near Stoughton
TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS -- A town of Pleasant Springs family escaped injury as fire destroyed their home Monday night. Channel3000.com | WMTV |
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Duplex Fire Causes Damage to Basement
MADISON – Investigators are looking into what started a fire at 6520 Tottenham Road. WMTV | The Capital Times |
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killed in crash; Midvale reopens
MADISON -- Midvale Boulevard has reopened after being closed for
hours this morning following a car crash in which two people were
killed and one critically injured. Wisconsin State Journal | MFD Press
Release | Channel3000.com | TMJ4 | WMTV |
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Two-car
Beltline crash caused by falling furniture
MADISON -- The West Beltline near John Nolen Drive was closed for
about 45 minutes Monday after a strange accident which apparently
started with a piece of furniture falling off a vehicle. |
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Chemical
spill injures two at University Research Park
MADISON -- The Madison Fire Department's Hazardous Incident Team
contained a chemical spill inside a pharmaceutical company building
Monday afternoon in University Research Park on the city's West
Side, but two people were injured and taken to UW Hospital. MFD Press Release | Channel3000.com |
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Evening
fire damages lab on UW campus
 MADISON
-- The Madison Fire Department responded to a fire that damaged a
UW-Madison molecular biology lab just after 8 p.m. Monday on campus.
MFD Press Release |
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Careless Grilling Destroys Garage
MADISON -- Careless grilling caused a fire that destroyed a garage
on Saturday night.
Authorities said the fire started when hot coals from a grill were
put into a bag that was placed inside the garage.
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Drowning victim
from Milwaukee; divers look for second missing swimmer
 MADISON
-- Authorities have identified one drowning victim and will continue
to search for a missing swimmer in two separate incidents Sunday on
Lake Monona.
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Madison Teen Injured In Motorcycle Crash
MADISON, Wis. -- A 16-year-old Madison teenager lost control of his
2003 Honda CBX motorcycle on Highway 51 on Friday and went into a
ditch. |
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School bus
evacuates safely alongside Beltline rush hour
 TOWN
OF MADISON -- Traffic in the westbound lanes of the Beltline was
slowed during the rush hour Friday when a bus returning about 74
Madison children from a Boys & Girls Club of Dane County outing
developed a problem just east of the Seminole Drive intersection.
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Stubborn Odana Court Fire Keeps Firefighters On Duty Overnight
 MADISON
-- City of Madison firefighters were assigned to keep watch at 5
Odana Ct. all day yesterday and overnight as the remains of the
building continued to smolder and occasionally flare up.
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Fire Destroys
West Side Office Building
 MADISON
-- City of Madison firefighters were called for a smoke
investigation early this morning that turned out to be a spectacular
fire seen from blocks away.
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Man
Killed In Motorcycle-Car Crash In Town Of Windsor
MADISON -- A 33-year-old motorcyclist running from authorities is
dead after a head-on crash with a suspected drunken driver in the
Town of Windsor.
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Verona
house fire melts neighbor's siding
 VERONA
-- A hot barbecue grill was responsible for starting a fire that
seriously damaged a home in Verona Friday evening.
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Three victims ID'd
in fatal crash near Mount Horeb
 TOWN
OF SPRINGDALE -- Three people were killed and a fourth seriously
injured Wednesday in a two-car crash on U.S. 18/151 in the town of
Springdale, a crash that closed the eastbound lanes of the four-lane
highway for about four hours.
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Fire
destroys house in town of Berry
TOWN OF BERRY -- Fire destroyed a home in the town of Berry early
Wednesday morning, with the owner and his dog able to get out
safely.
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Car plunges into
Lake Mendota, driver OK
MADISON -- A tipsy driver who told police "I must have taken a wrong
turn" drove off the end of Lake Street and into Lake Mendota early
Wednesday morning, but was able to swim to safety because his car
window was rolled down, police said.
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Bicyclist seriously hurt by water truck in Madison
MADISON -- A 23-year-old woman was taken to a Madison hospital with
serious injuries this morning after being struck by a water delivery
truck. |
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Farmhouse
fire likely caused by lightning
DEFOREST -- A fire possibly caused by lightning early Monday morning
caused an estimated $100,000 damage to an old farmhouse used for
storage on a farm near DeForest. |
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Truck
Goes Into Creek Near Verona
 VERONA
-- A grandfather and his two grandkids had a scare Wednesday when
the truck they were riding in ended up in a creek.
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Family
Loses Belongings in Van/Trailer Fire
MADISON -- Fire destroyed a van and the trailer it was towing, along
with most of their contents yesterday on South Stoughton Road and
Broadway. The occupants of the van were moving their belongings to a
new home when the driver noticed smoke behind his seat inside the
vehicle, coming from within his belongings. |
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Blown-out car tire
causes fatal I-90 motorcycle crash
A 60-year-old Milton man died Wednesday evening after his motorcycle
was hit by a car on Interstate 90.According to the Wisconsin State
Patrol, Robert G. Huber suffered life-threatening injuries after
another vehicle... |
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Emergency landing in Madison
MADISON — A Northwest Airlines jetliner made a safe emergency
landing in Madison today after the pilot reported a pressurization
problem, an airline spokesman said. |
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Fire
Damages Eastside Restaurant
MADISON -- City of Madison firefighters were called to a fire at
Dimitri’s Gyros, 3502 East Washington, at 10:11 p.m. Engine Company
8 was first on scene. They arrived to find smoke from the eaves and
ventilation system surrounding the building. No fire was immediately
visible, but all windows were blackened from the smoke, preventing
firefighters from seeing anything inside.
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Calves, cows die in barn fire
 MADISON -- A couple cows and a half dozen or so calves perished in a barn fire around noon Saturday at Cliff and Carol Hageman's family farm at 6158 County Road M in Fitchburg, Cliff Hageman said. WKOW
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Fire Devastates a DeForest Business
 TOWN OF VIENNA -- At 10:32 p.m., Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with Arlington, Dane, Deforest, Middleton, Sun Prairie and Waunakee Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at 7235 Gene Street, in the Town of Vienna.
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One injured in
multi-car pileup
TOWN OF MADISON -- A traffic stop on the Beltline Monday afternoon
mushroomed into a seven-vehicle crash, with only one person suffering minor
injuries. |
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Town of Middleton
home destroyed by overnight fire
TOWN OF MIDDLETON -- Fire destroyed a home overnight in the town of
Middleton. It happened at 7383 Valley View Road around 2:35 a.m. Channel3000.com | WMTV |
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Man Killed in Wisconsin House Fire
 BLOOMING
GROVE -- A man is dead after a fire burns down a home Saturday night in the
town of Blooming Grove. Photos | The
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Firefighters
trying to find cause of salvage yard fire
MADISON -- Madison fire crews are still investigating what caused an
eight-car fire in a salvage yard on the city's Far East Side early this
morning. |
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Three Escape From
Fire Without Injury
MADISON -- Three residents escaped uninjured after discovering a fire in
their home at 432 N. Blackhawk Avenue this morning. Smoke, heat and water
caused an estimated $20,000 damage to the home and its contents.
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Garage Fire
Damages 2 Stoughton Homes
STOUGHTON -- An early-morning garage fire also damaged two homes in
Stoughton on Thursday.
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Three injured
seriously, dog dies in head-on crash
TOWN OF DEERFIELD -- Alcohol and speed are possible contributing factors to
a head-on crash in the town of Deerfield Wednesday night, resulting in
serious injuries to three people and the death of a dog.
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Cop crashes chasing elusive
high-speed motorcyclist
CROSS PLAINS -- A Cross Plains Police officer escaped injury Sunday night,
but his squad car suffered heavy damage in a crash during the pursuit of a
high-speed motorcyclist. |
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Smoke From
Monona State Bank Fire Damages Two Floors
MONONA, Wis. -- An early-morning fire at Monona State Bank under
construction was contained to one room but caused smoke damage on two
floors. WMTV
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Smoke forces out town of
Madison apartment tenants
TOWN OF MADISON -- Smoke -- but few, if any, flames -- was enough to send
residents of two Mistwood apartment buildings from their homes Sunday night.
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No injuries as fire
destroys Fitchburg apartment complex
 FITCHBURG
-- Displaced residents of a Fitchburg apartment complex that sustained major
fire damage Friday night will receive temporary housing at nearby hotels,
and the Red Cross is mobilizing relief efforts.
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Rollover In
Town Of Westport Leads To Citations
MADISON, Wis. -- Speed and alcohol contributed to a serious crash in the
Town of Westport, police said. |
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Motorcyclist killed on
Stoughton Road
 MADISON
-- A male motorcyclist was killed when he collided with a pick-up truck
Thursday night near the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 30.
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Another Reminder to
Call For Help Early
 MADISON
-- City of Madison firefighters were called to the scene of a dryer fire
this afternoon at 511 West Doty St. The basement fire in the 2-story
apartment building was first discovered by a maintenance worker just before
noon. Wisconsin State
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Crews Respond
To Fire At Oakhill Correctional Institution
FITCHBURG -- Authorities said that crews are responding to a kitchen fire at
Oakhill Correctional Institution Tuesday morning.
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No one injured in Madison
house fire
MADISON -- No one was injured in a house fire Friday at 4717 Ames Street in
Madison that caused $50,000 in damage to the home. |
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No injuries
reported in Beltline bus fire
 MADISON
-- Madison firefighters are shown in this photo looking over the charred
remains of a Sunlife Limo bus which erupted into flames Thursday afternoon
on the West Beltline near the Seminole Highway overpass.
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2 Vehicles
Crash Into IHOP In Madison
MADISON -- Two vehicles crashed into an IHOP restaurant on Madison's East
Side Friday night. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. at the IHOP on the
4600 block of East Washington Avenue, WISC-TV reported.
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House on Judd Street
catches fire
MADISON -- A house fire at 205 Judd St. early Saturday morning injured four
people, none seriously.
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10-year-old rescued
from creek
TOWN OF DEERFIELD -- A 10-year-old boy nearly drowned Tuesday night in the
town of Deerfield after being swept away by a creek's fast-moving current.
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Semi rollover blocks
I-39/90 ramps by Coachman's
EDGERTON -- A semi-truck rollover on the Interstate near the Coachman's Inn
Golf Resort between Stoughton and Edgerton has temporarily blocked ramps
leading to and from Interstate 39/90, the State Patrol said Monday evening.
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Fire causes $10,000
in damage to west side home
MADISON -- A fire on the outside of a west side home caused about $10,000 in
damage Sunday afternoon. |
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Fire damages Oregon
apartment
 OREGON -- A fire that started in a clothes dryer displaced an Oregon family
of four and caused an estimated $50,000 damage.
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Two injured in
deer-motorcycle crash |
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Family displaced by
fire in Oregon |
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 Big accident
on interstate snarls traffic
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Amcor factory back
to normal after evacuation incident
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 Woman Injured
In House Explosion Near DeForest |
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Columbus busy
sandbagging; evacuating flooded neighborhoods
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Storm damage and
safety precautions |
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 Cambridge House Fire
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Ruptured Gas Line Evacuates
9 Homes
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Pedestrian hit by
car on West Wash |
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Fire
damages Middleton home
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Fatal Crash in
the Town of Primrose |
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Westport fire
causes 'complete loss' of building, machinery
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Family homeless after Fulton Township Fire
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Worker Extinguishes
Kitchen Fire |
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Dane County authorities rescue 3 from lake after canoe tips
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Kitchen fire destroys home
on southwest side
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 Garage Fire Cause
Under Investigation; Damages Estimated at $100,000
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Discarded
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 Fire engulfs garage
Thursday evening
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Rollover crash
injures 2 in town of Cross Plains |
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 Verona House Burn Photos
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 Overheated brakes back up traffic
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Truck crash blocks
interstate traffic |
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Windsor hay fire
blocks traffic |
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 Arson likely cause of Lakeview fire
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$150,000 Damage to Home on
Hancock
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Fire in
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 Blaze consumes
UW-Madison frat; all residents safe
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Home damaged in Dunkirk
blaze |
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Early Morning Fire
Causes $175,000 Damage
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Kitchen Fire
Damages Apartment
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Unattended Cooking
Results in Kitchen Fire
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Hazmat called to Clean
Sweep site |
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Fire on
northeast side leaves 10 homeless
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York home mostly
destroyed by fire
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Witte evacuated after elevator fire
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 Verona City hall roof collapse
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Two Sisters Escape From
House Fire – Fire Under Investigation
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Lightning strikes
Sun Prairie home and starts fire |
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Car fire may
have been hate crime
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 12-year-old Boy
Injured by Fireworks at Hamilton Middle School
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 Earthquake
rattles Madison
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Chemical spill at
Fitchburg bank |
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 Fire Destroys Cross Plains Home
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Rollover delays traffic on Interstate near Madison
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Blaze Destroys Cottage
Grove House |
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Fire department evacuates UW building after acid spill
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Kitchen Fire Damages Duplex |
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Blue Mounds Man Killed in Tree Cutting Accident |
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Fire
destroys town of Berry home
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Arson Investigation |
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Body Found
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Barn
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$800,000
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