Fitchburg News

Residents are digging out Monday after Sunday's storm dumped another layer of heavy snow and ice across parts of the state. via Channel3000

“The Fitchburg City Council has approved a $1 million pedestrian overpass connecting the Capital City Trail over Fish Hatchery Road to Highway PD”

Wisconsin men's hoops "still has a shot at winning the regular season Big Ten Title, but it is a long shot" -- "Chris" @ Wis. via The Daily Page

Authorities are investigating the cause of a structure fire in the town of Springdale Friday morning. via Channel3000

“I just want to talk to you. I just want to talk to you.”

The husband of a Madison police officer has been charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor after prosecutors say he secretly put a global-positioning system tracker in his wife's car and used her name and ... via Madison.com

“The housing market isn't deterring us from residential development around Novation”

A South Side area that once was the site of two landfills is on its way to becoming a business park. via Wisconsin State Journal

“We said let's get together and see what we can do to improve the water quality in the lakes”

In what may be the most dramatic example yet that elected officials are determined to clean up Madison's lakes, top county and state officials will sign a pact to assess the current condition of the lakes and ... via Madison.com

“These parties are known to have told false information to police. These individuals have told a long string of lies and we're interested to know what those lies were.”

Mystery continues to swirl around the disappearance of a 27-year-old Fitchburg man who went missing more than three years ago. via The Capital Times

“There is one bus that goes there. It is physically possible to ride a bus there at some times of the day, but it is not convenient”

Being able to ride a city bus easily and conveniently is so important to Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway that, when she bought her first house in December 2005 at the age of 34, she chose it in large part because it ... via Madison.com

“I have not and I will not drive and drink, ever again.”

The driver who ran a stop sign at the intersection of Syene and Lacy roads in Fitchburg and caused and accident that left the driver of the other car with severe leg injuries was put on probation for six years ... via Madison.com

“We made a phone call to company owner Mark Reckling and convinced him that there was a good opportunity to open a store in Madison with a turn-key staff”

A new appliance store has entered the Madison market but Grand Appliance & TV's new store at 6220 Nesbitt Road contains some familiar faces. via The Capital Times

“Certainly people can have a tolerance to this type of weather”

For the profoundly weather-weary, area medical experts have some advice: Remember winter will end, don't indulge your isolation, and get outside in what meek daylight is available. via Madison.com

“Considering the experience, we were ready to go, ”

A growing appliance and electronics chain has opened in an expanding retail area of Fitchburg. via Wisconsin State Journal

Naming a restaurant after your infant daughter, perhaps in hopes of someday passing on the business to her, shows the supreme confidence David and Tiffany Heide have in Liliana's, their new Fitchburg ... via The Capital Times

Three candidates for the top job at the Madison Water Utility are being interviewed today by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz as the city gets closer to hiring a replacement for ousted general manager David ... via The Capital Times

Readers: UFOs, clotheslines, rural wireless service Regarding UFOs, seeing is believing Regarding recent articles on unidentified flying object sightings, there has been much denial of their existence through ... via Madison.com

“We can't have this piecemeal approach anymore This is the year when the state will rise to the challenge.”

Secondhand smoke is the Rodney Dangerfield of health care problems, said Dr. James Casanova, the vice president for medical affairs at St. via The Capital Times

The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating the apparent sighting of a cougar last week northeast of the Rock County city of Milton. via WISN.com

“If at all possible, take digital photos of the animal and its tracks, along with (taking) something such as a tape measure to show the size of the track. Also, record the time and exact location of the observation”

The Department of Natural Resources is investigating the apparent sighting of a cougar last week northeast of the Rock County City of Milton. via Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...