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The Dane County Medical Examiner identified the person whose body was recovered over the weekend from Lake Mendota.
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday released the name of a man whose body was recovered from Lake Mendota ...
Kroll was pronounced dead at the scene and after a forensic examination on Monday, the cause and manner of death are pending, with more testing being done.
At about 6:10 a.m., a passerby contacted UW police dispatchers after spotting what appeared to be a body roughly 50 feet ...
A body was recovered from Lake Mendota in the early morning hours of July 6, the Madison Fire Department said. The fire ...
Authorities have launched a death investigation after a body was discovered in Lake Mendota early Sunday morning near the ...
Aerial footage captures extensive damage from house fire on Stone Gate in Waukesha. Multiple fire departments responded to ...
A fire in Waukesha severely damaged a garage, and firefighters faced challenges due to the absence of nearby hydrants.
The University of Madison Police are investigating after a body was found in Lake Mendota. A passerby made the discovery ...
Recently thawed Lake Mendota has become home to migrating swans, ducks and geese. Their yearly return marks the beginning of the nesting season and provides cultivation benefits to the lake ecosystem, ...
After an unseasonably warm December, this week's frigid temps allowed Mendota and Madison's other lakes to freeze over much later than in years past.
Lake Mendota in Madison shown frozen over this week. Jan. 15, 2024, was the lake's third-latest freeze date since records began being kept over 170 years ago.