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Chris Pittner

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Chris Pittner

    Cottage Grove Village Board votes to end contract with Flock Safety (opens the original)

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    Cottage Grove, Wis. (WMTV) - The Cottage Grove Village Board voted Monday to end their contract with Flock Safety for their license plate reader cameras. The village joins a growing number of Wisconsin Communities cutting ties with Flock Safety, including Sun Prairie, who recently chose to not renew their contract. Board members approved a motion to deactivate the cameras, and if that is not able to be done, remove or cover them so they cannot collect license plate data. The motion also directed

  2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Chris Pittner

    Partial verdict, mistrial declared in Sun Prairie woman’s death (opens the original)

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    MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A jury has found the man accused of killing a Sun Prairie Woman and hiding her corpse guilty of false information on a kidnapped or missing person, according to online court records. The court declared a mistrial on first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse. At around 11:47 p.m. Monday, the jury reached a guilty verdict on the single count against Gerson Blas Noe. Ingrid Isamar Valverde-Ponce, 27, was found dead in January 2025 in a farmer’s field in the town o

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Chris Pittner

    One dead, one injured after crash on I-39/90 near Madison (opens the original)

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    MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a rollover crash on I-39/90 near the on-ramp to U.S. Highway 12/18 in Madison on Sunday night, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Troopers responded to the on-ramp of I-39/90 North to 12/18 west around 7:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a single-car rollover crash. The passenger, a 40-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 25-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital with for her injuries. S

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Chris Pittner

    Brian Benford declares candidacy for Madison Mayor (opens the original)

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    MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Former Madison Alderperson and past Chair of the City of Madison’s Equal Opportunities Commission Brian Benford announced he will be running for Madison Mayor. According to a Facebook post, Benford says he is running for Mayor to bring the community together in unity, respect and love. He says Madison should reflect on its past so the city can create a socially just and equitable future. “Regrettably, in Madison’s history, there has never been a clarion call from a Mayor t

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Chris Pittner

    Silver Alert canceled after Madison man found safe (opens the original)

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    MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Silver Alert has been canceled Wednesday morning after a missing 65-year-old Madison man was found safe, according to Madison Police. Raul Plaza was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday night in the area of Fair Oaks Ave. in Madison. An updated alert said around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday that Plaza was found safe. Click here to download the WMTV15 News app or our WMTV15 First Alert weather app. Copyright 2026 WMTV. All rights reserved.

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