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Sun Prairie girls, Middleton boys win WIAA track regional

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:46am

The Sun Prairie girls and Middleton boys won WIAA regional track championships at the Division One regional at Middleton Monday night.

Madison Memorial's Jester Weah continued his dominance of the 100 meter dash winning in a time of 10.8 seconds. Weah also won the 200 meter dash in 22.17 seconds.

Memorial's Daurice Fountain won two hurdles races.� Fountain ran 14.94 in the 110 hurdles and won the 300 meter hurdles in 39.78 seconds.

Other notable performances included Monona Grove's Gabbi Beauvais who won the 100 meter dash (12.62) and the 200 meter dash (25.24).

Madison West's Wilson Hacker edged LaFollette's Chander Diffee in the boys 1600 meter run. Hacker's 4:25.60 was less than a second better than Diffee's 4:26.56. DeForest's Ryan Spahn and Monona Grove's Terry McMillan also broke the 4:27 mark.

Tonight's top qualifiers advance to the sectional completion Thursday.

Final Girls Standings:

1. Sun Prairie�� 152.5

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Stabbing leads to attempted homicide arrest

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Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 9:54pm

A Middleton woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide after a stabbing Thursday morning, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were called to 5000 Pheasant Branch Rd. at 2:56 a.m. and said they found 39-year-old Everado Trinidad Cortez being treated by Middleton EMS. Cortez was admitted to University of Wisconsin Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Terea Osario Beltran, 33, was arrested after deputies talked to several witnesses, according to sheriff's officials.

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Middleton family, lawmakers help draft 'Lina's Law'

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 11:11pm

Whitewater rafting in Wisconsin can be fun, but a WISC-TV investigation revealed it can be dangerous, too.

Now state lawmakers are drafting a bill that would protect rafters.

In February, News 3 reported about the lack of measures regulating the rafting industry, which includes nothing that even makes someone wear a life jacket. That got the attention of two representatives who want to make sure what happened to Middleton-native Lina Vergara never happens again.

Vergara died last July rafting on the Wolf River. It was running high due to heavy rains. The rapids at Smokey Falls knocked the 20-year-old from her raft and popped the life jacket she was wearing off her body.

Over the weekend, her family and friends hosted a 5k race at Middleton?s Orchid Park in her honor.

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Prep Mania Game of the Week

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 7:39am

A month ago on the baseball diamond, Middleton beat Sun Prairie 5-2. That game was at Middleton. During Tuesday's Prep Mania Game of the Week, this time in Sun Prairie, the home team got revenge against their Big Eight rivals with a 3-2 Sun Prairie win in eight innings.�

The teams were scoreless in the 3rd inning when Sun Prairie's Michael Marchese hit a fly ball to right field to score Brian Assalone and gave the host Cardinals a 1-0 lead. The very next batter, Zach Fairchild, hit one up the middle to score Marchese and pushed the Sun Prairie lead to 2-0.�

In the 4th, Middleton responded, scoring on a bases loaded walk and a fielder's choice.�

The score stayed tied through seven innings. In the 8th, Fairchild again stepped into the batter's box with Marchese on 1st. Fairchild hit a line drive into the left-center field gap that scored Marchese and gave Sun Prairie a 3-2 win.�

Sun Prairie is now 14-2 in the Big Eight, while Middleton falls to 6-4.�

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Middleton warns of water service mailing

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:48am

Middleton officials warned residents of a mailing that claims to have information about water service lines.

According to a statement, the mailing is labeled ?Important Information Regarding Your Water Service Line.? It was not sent out by Middleton Water and Sewer Utility, but instead from a private company.

The statement also suggested residents research the company through the State of Wisconsin Better Business Bureau before doing business with it.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story claimed the City of Middleton warned customers of a "fraudulent" mailing. The city's notice did not call the mailing fraudulent and we have removed the word from our story.�

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Teens arrested for throwing soda cans at homes

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 8:09am

Middleton police have arrested four teens after a resident reported they were throwing full cans of soda at homes in the Middleton Hills neighborhood.

The incident happened just before midnight in the 3600 block of John Muir Drive in Middleton.

According to police, the teens were damaging cars and homes in the Middleton Hills neighborhood.

Authorities think the teens are responsible for other recent incidents.

All four face charges of criminal damage to property.

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Missing woman's body was battered, nude in river

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Friday, May 10th, 2013, 3:57pm

Court documents say the body of a missing St. Paul woman was battered and naked when it was recovered from the Mississippi River.

The body of Kira Steger, a 30-year-old Wisconsin native last seen alive on Feb. 21, was recovered from the river in downtown St. Paul Wednesday.

Her husband, Jeffery Trevino, is charged in her death and is scheduled to stand trial May 28. He remains jailed in Ramsey County on $1 million bond.

Prosecutors filed a motion Friday seeking more time for experts to analyze the woman's body and other evidence in her disappearance. Defense attorneys wanted test results by May 15.

KSTP-TV reported that court documents say injuries to the body include a head wound, a broken finger, bruising inside her lip and lacerations to her liver. She also had duct tape in her hair.

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