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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fifth inmate died at a maximum security Wisconsin prison as the former warden who was there when four others died was scheduled to make a court appearance Tuesday after being charged in June with misconduct in public office. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department is...

WAUPUN, Wis. — The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution on Monday, Aug. 5. According to the sheriff's office, the death of 57-year-old Waupun Correctional Institution inmate Christopher McDonald appears to have been suicide. Video above: Warden of...

WISCONSIN — Family Care and Family Care Partnership members in nine Wisconsin counties will have more care options available to them in 2025. Nearly 8,000 Wisconsinites who reside in Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Jefferson, Marquette, Rock and Waushara counties will have more options to choose from when it comes to who is managing their long-term care.

WAUPUN, Wis. — A new inmate death has been reported at Waupun Correctional Institution — the next in a long line of in-custody deaths at the facility. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is reporting via their Facebook profile that they were contacted around 7:25 a.m. CST on Monday, August 5, regarding the death of an inmate. That inmate has been identified 57-year-old Christopher McDonald.

Dodge County Treasurer, Kris Keith, reminds taxpayers that any property still owing 2023 real estate tax will be issued a tax certificate (lien) against that property. Keith explains that Wisconsin law (Wis. Stats. 74.57) provides authority for this action. Certificates are issued against all parcels with current year delinquent taxes, even those whose owners may be in a bankruptcy. Keith says, “We issue certificates on the first business day in September, called Sale Date.” In Dodge County, tax foreclosure will begin three years after a certificate was issued. Keith says that part of Sale Date is mailing a Notice of Issuance of Tax Certificate. Keith explains “just because we issue a certificate, does not mean the county will foreclose on your property because of delinquent taxes – again, that will happen in three years”. Keith wants taxpayers to realize that the consequence of unpaid taxes means that 1.5% combined interest and penalty accrue, per month, back to February 1 of the delinquent tax year. Keith says in September, when taxpayers receive their Notice of Issuance letter, they will owe an additional 12% for that interest and penalty. Taxpayers who owe 2021 taxes are at risk for tax foreclosure, and in September, those taxes will be owing an additional 48% for accrued interest and penalty. Taxpayers can check if their payment status at the Dodge County website, at https://www.co.dodge.wi.gov, and then click at the top of the page on Land Information Search, the county land and tax records portal. For more information, call Kris Keith and her staff at the Treasurer’s office at 920-386-3782 or email treasurer@co.dodge.wi.us.