Oregon News

A man is dead after a tree fell on top of his car in the town of Oregon Friday morning.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday, July 10, 2009 - 10:32 a.m. OREGON, Wis. a ' One person was killed Friday morning when a tree fell on top of a car in Dane County.

On 07-07-09 at approximately 8:14 pm, an individual approached two subjects in the parking lot of the Oregon McDonald's restaurant located at 1029 North Main Street in Oregon.

An Oregon pharmacist has had her license suspended after allegedly stealing drugs from the pharmacy where she worked.

Following the lead of state and county government, at least two Dane County municipalities are looking to furlough employees to make up for projected budget shortfalls - an option that's been discussed in communities throughout the county.

The crew of the US Airways flight that crash landed in the Hudson River in New York and actor Harrison Ford are among the highlights of this year's EAA AirVenture.

Madison, WI: On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at approximately 6:10 p.m. a Dane County Sheriffa s K9 Deputy was struck by an intoxicated driver near the intersection of County Highway N and County Highway B in the Town of Pleasant Springs.

A Dane County deputy was injured when his squad was struck by a suspected drunken driver.

COUNTY A AND SCHARINE ROAD, Johnstown Township, at 2:42 p.m. Sunday, June 14, a car driven by Nancy A. Fehser, 77, Midlothian, Ill., collided in the intersection with a car driven by Daniel C. Knick, 26, of 1181 N. Janesville St., No.

Four Oregon High School students are working as firefighters through internships that followed training through an intense school-to-work program.

One man is injured after a motorcycle accident in southwest Wisconsin. The Grant County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened around two o'clock Saturday afternoon about three miles south of Platteville.

Since 1993, when Hawaii's state supreme court began threatening to inflict a radically new definition of marriage on an unwilling populace, the gay marriage debate has generally played out along predictable lines.

For the first time, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County is partnering with a school district to build an entire home.

From the Department of Transportation: Construction season is underway in Wisconsin.

A day after a Dane County highway worker was killed on the job, sheriff's deputies set up a "move over" traffic enforcement operation and nabbed numerous drivers for failing to follow the rules in a construction zone.

Edward William Wiederhoeft, 91, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009, at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital.

The City of Fitchburg Fire Department, along with automatic aid units from the Town of Madison, Verona, and Oregon fire departments, responded to a report of a mobile home fire at 5291 Byrne Road in the City of Fitchburg.

Some Wisconsin drivers wouldn't have to travel as far to renew their licenses after all.

Jun. 3, 2009 4:40 p.m. A former manager at General Casualty Insurance was accused in a federal indictment Wednesday of scheming with three businesses to defraud the Sun Prairie-based insurer of $823,000. Douglas Nickerson, 44, of Sun Prairie, was charged by a grand jury with misappropriating money belonging to General Casualty, according to Erik C.

Madison Police are investigating a strange golf incident in which an elderly woman was injured by a golf ball whose origin is unknown.