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James Barnes-Morris, 25, was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend Brooke Strattan, 24, after her body was found in a pond on Near West Side on Oct. 3—he agreed on Thursday to delay his hearing until he gets a lawyer—after a judge warned that going without one could hurt his case.

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Madison police arrested 37-year-old Janelle Hill on a warrant for reckless homicide after she missed her Zoom court appearance on Wednesday following allegations she delivered drugs to an inmate who died from an overdose in June 2022—she is held at Dane County Jail per Dodge County's request.

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Between October 1, 2024 and March 31, the City of Madison recorded 553 snow removal complaints down from 866 last winter, and its Building Inspection Division issued 182 fines compared to 325 the previous winter. The drop in complaints and fines came as snowfall fell to 22.1 inches (more than 15 inches less than the previous winter).

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