| | | | | | | MADISON, Wis. — An eastside home’s deck was damaged in a Sunday evening fire while no one was home, according to Madison fire officials. Crews were called to the 1200 block of East Johnson Street around 7 p.m. after callers reported seeing fire and smoke from the backside of the house. when crews arrived, they found fire on the back... | | | | | | | The latest forecast from News 3 Now. | | | | | | | GREEN COUNTY, Wis. — A deputy from the Green County Sheriff’s Office was injured after crashing while pursuing a speeding driver early Tuesday morning. Law enforcement officers are still searching for the driver. The sheriff’s office said someone reported a reckless driver on County Highway EE between Albany and Monticello just before 12:30 a.m. Deputy Adam Bass saw a dark-colored Chevrolet... | | | | | | The judge has postponed a trial involving a violent altercation in a Wisconsin high school after defense attorneys argued that public sentiment related to the school shootings in Texas could taint the jury pool. Grant Fuhrman is accused of stabbing a high school resource officer with a barbecue fork in Oshkosh in 2019. He's charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. During a struggle, the officer shot the then-16-year-old student. Neither of them was seriously injured and the officer was cleared of wrongdoing. Fuhrman's attorneys last week filed a motion to delay after an 18-year-old fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, saying it would have been on the minds of every potential juror. Trial was scheduled to start Tuesday. | | | | | | A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been acquitted of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election. The jury in the case of Michael Sussmann deliberated on Friday afternoon and Tuesday morning before reaching its verdict. The closely watched trial was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham. Durham was appointed three years ago to hunt for government misconduct during the investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign. Trump supporters had looked to the probe to expose what they contend was bias by law enforcement officials who investigated Trump and his campaign. | | | | | | | Authorities say a 43-year-old woman died when she jumped out of a squad car while it was traveling through a town in eastern Wisconsin. The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says one of its deputies was driving the vehicle through Fox Crossing, a town in Winnebego County, about 5:30 p.m. Monday when the incident occurred. Authorities say the woman sustained "significant injuries" and died at a local hospital. She was being transported from Appleton. Two sheriff's deputies involved in the case have been placed on administrative leave until the outcome of an investigation by the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office. Capt. Ryan Carpenter of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says no further details would be released until the investigation is complete. | | | | | | | SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Police in Sun Prairie have given the all-clear after asking the public to avoid the area near Pleasant Street and Prospect Drive due to an “ongoing situation.” In an updated alert, the city’s police department said the area is now safe to return. In an updated release, police said they responded to a report of... | | | | | | | MINERAL POINT, Wis. — A daycare worker previously charged with neglecting a child who died from severe traumatic brain injury a week after being in her care is now facing several new charges, including first-degree reckless homicide. According to recently updated online court records, 29-year-old JoAnna Ford is charged with one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of neglecting... | | | | | | |
