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1 day ago |
wkow.com | Evan Bolin
MADISON (WKOW) -- A spokesperson for Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) says the company's phone system is back to normal operations after experiencing technical difficulties. MGE sent out a notification about the phone issues just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. The issue was resolved around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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1 day ago |
wkow.com | Evan Bolin
MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is experiencing technical difficulties with its phone system and is encouraging electric or gas customers who experience an emergency to call 911. The company is working to resolve the situation as soon as possible, according to a news release sent Tuesday evening by Dana Brueck, MGE's Director of Corporate Communications. Customers who visit MGE's website will also be notified of the situation.
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6 days ago |
wkow.com | Evan Bolin
DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- The man charged in a stabbing at a Sun Prairie Walmart will be placed in institutional care. Miguel Barajas-Ceballos was charged with attempted homicide for the October 2023 attack. Police say he stabbed a man at the store, then led officers on a chase into Madison. This also led to a felony charge of fleeing/eluding an officer. During court proceedings, Barajas-Ceballos' attorney said his client had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. A competency exam was ordered.
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1 week ago |
wkow.com | Evan Bolin
BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. (WKOW) - The 31-year-old woman originally identified as a person of interest in the death of her mother in the village of Blue Mounds will be booked into jail on a homicide charge once she is released from the hospital, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to a disturbance at a home on Smokey Mountain Trail just before noon on Monday. Deputies and officers from the Mount Horeb Police Department found evidence outside and went into the home.
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1 week ago |
wkow.com | Evan Bolin
TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD, Wis. (WKOW) -- Fire crews from Middleton and several other local agencies were called to a house fire just outside of Middleton Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported on High Road just after 3 p.m., according to the Dane County Communications Center. Sgt. Kyle Keller with the Dane County Sheriff's Office says the single-family home was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived. He says the house was not occupied at the time of the fire.
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