http://www.madison.com/ madison.com - RSS en-us http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=294830 The owner of an apartment building that caught fire late Friday night and burned into the morning has extended efforts to ensure that his displaced tenants have somewhere to live in the days ahead. TCT: Jessica VanEgeren 2008-07-05T21:57-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/top5/index.php?ntid=294823 Supermodel Cindy Crawford and nearly 1,000 other people who have watched children in their families struggle with cancers at the UW Children's Hospital gathered Saturday at Monona Terrace for a reunion. TCT: Shawn Doherty 2008-07-05T22:01-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=294819 A 67-year-old woman from South Korea was killed Friday evening in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 39/90 near Edgerton. Myungja Ahn was pronounced dead by the Dane County Coroner's Office following the accident, which occurred at 7:03 p.m. TCT: The Capital Times 2008-07-05T19:50-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/police/index.php?ntid=294826 A 17-year-old inmate on house arrest who was being monitored with a GPS ankle bracelet was declared AWOL Saturday, the Dane County Sheriff's Office reported. TCT 2008-07-05T16:01-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/top5/index.php?ntid=294692 Michael P. Hankes, 22, of Madison was killed Thursday&nbsp;evening when he was hit by a pickup truck that ran a red light at the intersection of&nbsp;Stoughton Road&nbsp;and Highway 30. TCT: The Capital Times 2008-07-05T20:31-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/top5/index.php?ntid=294822 Residents of America's Dairyland&nbsp;are paying more for milk than people outside the state. The average price of milk soared to an estimated $20.80 per 100 pounds in June, up $1.70 from the previous month. TCT: Staff and wire services 2008-07-05T12:33-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/index.php?ntid=294711 The weather should be beautiful throughout the Fourth of July weekend.We should have sunny skies all day on Friday with calm winds and a high near 78.There will be clear skies Friday night with a low of 49. A southeast wind around 5 mph will become calm.The sunny weather will continue Saturday, TCT: The Capital Times 2008-07-04T08:37-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=294815 National and state emergency management officials are sending hydrologists into several Wisconsin counties to rectify the problem of standing water, the Federal Emergency Management Agency field TCT: The Capital Times 2008-07-05T09:18-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/weather/index.php?ntid=294814 Blue skies and slightly warmer temperatures mean perfect swimming and barbecuing weather for much of Wisconsin on Saturday as the high pressure system that has brought such beautiful weather to the state continues to hang around for the holiday weekend. TCT: The Capital Times 2008-07-05T08:51-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=294710 At least one gunman fired into a crowd of more than 100 people partying in the street early Friday, killing four of them, police said. Two women, ages 23 and 27, and two men, ages 24 and 28, were killed at about 2:30 a.m. TCT: Associated Press 2008-07-05T08:25-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294845 KESHENA -- Two dozen military veterans enter the powwow grounds to the sound of a drum 's rhythmic thump and the chants of songs passed down from their ancestors. They dance clockwise, a slow WSJ: By PHILLIP O &#39;CONNOR and KEVIN CROWE<br>St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2008-07-06T00:04-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294831 For a time, the city 's political left was an engine of controversial, sweeping proposals like a local minimum wage, smoking ban, making developers put affordable housing in projects, mandatory WSJ: By Dean Mosiman<br>608-252-6141 2008-07-05T23:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/whatcounts/toptoday/index.php?ntid=294855 Control of the state Assembly -- and with it the direction of state government over the next two years -- could well rest in the hands of voters like Mark Wentland, of DeForest. Two years ago, WSJ: By MARK PITSCH<br>608-252-6145 2008-07-06T00:00-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294848 The Madison lakes appeared to be gleaming over the Fourth of July weekend, beckoning beneath a mostly blue sky and home again to anglers, skiers, boaters and even swimmers on some beaches. But WSJ: By Ron Seely<br>608-252-6131 2008-07-06T00:00-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294846 WATERLOO -- Amid rising floodwaters one early morning last month, 28 irreplaceable horses in this city were saved. They are now stabled in the Waterloo utility building, where they 'll be fine -- WSJ: By Gena Kittner<br>608-252-6139 2008-07-06T00:00-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294811 Residents stood in disbelief in the parking lot of their charred apartment building today, the bright blue water of an adjacent swimming pool a jarring contrast. Lt. Robert Rittenhouse with the Fitchburg Fire Department estimated the damage from the fire at $3.3 million. He said Saturday that the fire was started by a hot charcoal grill that was placed in an outside storage shed off the main deck of the second floor. WSJ: State Journal staff 2008-07-05T22:00-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/whatcounts/toptoday/index.php?ntid=294857 FITCHBURG -- A fire that gutted half of a 26-unit apartment building in Fitchburg late Friday night could have been much worse if it hadn 't been for the speedy reaction of a small group of WSJ: By Nick Heynen and Ron Seely 2008-07-06T00:55-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/whatcounts/toptoday/index.php?ntid=294847 In May, Green County Rifle Club member Mike Aeberhard, 46, went to the Olympic Team Trials in Columbus, Ga. He was one of 40 people competing for one spot on the 2008 Summer Olympic team in the WSJ: By Melanie Conklin<br>608-252-6187 2008-07-06T00:00-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294689 Area 's small banks are weathering slowdown WSJ: MARV BALOUSEK<br>608-252-6135 2008-07-05T15:15-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=294690 Rimas Buinevicius spent the majority of his professional career in various research and engineering development roles in the biomedical, defense and industrial control industries before joining Sonic Foundry in 1994.At the time, Sonic Foundry, founded in 1991 in Madison, was trying to make it as a WSJ: Nick Heynan<Br>608-252-6126 2008-07-05T15:15-06:00