DANE COUNTY Warning of hacked bank accounts was scam that cost Dane County residents big sums Jeff Richgels Apr 2, 2026 Apr 2, 2026 Updated Apr 2, 2026 × Top stories for April 1, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A warning about hacked bank accounts turned out to be a scam that cost Dane County residents big sums of money, authorities reported.kAms2?6 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 DA@<6DA6CD@? t=:D6 $492776C D2:5 %9FCD52J E92E EH@ D:>:=2C :?DE2?46D @7 7C2F5 2C6 36:?8 :?G6DE:82E65]k^AmkAm%96 4@?E24E @C:8:?2E65 @? 2 9@>6 4@>AFE6C[ H96C6 E96 G:4E:>D H6C6 H2C?65 E92E E96:C 32?< 244@F?ED 925 366? 924<65[ H:E9 DA64:7:4 DE6AD C6BF:C65 E@ 7:I E96 AC@3=6>] %96J E96? 2C6 5:C64E65 E@ 4@>A=6E6 D@>6 7@C>D 2?5 5@H?=@25 D@4:2= >65:2 2AAD 7@C 2 “>@C6 D64FC6 4@>>F?:42E:@? 6IA6C:6?46]”k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmx? 2 42D6 =2DE 72==[ 2 !=62D2?E $AC:?8D C6D:56?E 925 ;FDE 3@F89E 2 ?6H 4@>AFE6C[ A@DD:3=J C67FC3:D965[ H96? 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Sign Up Today Related to this story Top stories for April 1, 2026 Top stories for April 1, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Evansville couple get long prison terms for drugging, sexually assaulting teen girl who took her own life The man and woman were sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for drugging and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl for weeks… Complaint: Madison teacher exchanged 129,000 messages with student he’s accused of grooming Eliav Goldman, 29, was charged Tuesday with felony grooming and sexual misconduct for his behavior with the student, which began in the summer… Beloit man says God told him to run over Fitchburg bicyclist Andrew E. Smith was charged on Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly running over Steven D. Moseley, 59, of Madison,… Dane County authorities probe pit bull abuse after 4 deaths Sun Prairie police on Tuesday said four dogs — all pit bull breeds — were found dead or severely injured over a three-month period. Sun Prairie man charged in fatal hit-and-run crash Antwon D. Amos, 33, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death and knowingly driving without a license in the March 21 crash on Commercia… Driver killed, 3 passengers seriously injured in crash into tree on West Side The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:30 a.m. in the area of South Midvale Boulevard and Ames Street, authorities said. Sun Prairie man charged in fatal hit-and-run crash Antwon D. 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Evansville couple get long prison terms for drugging, sexually assaulting teen girl who took her own life The man and woman were sentenced to 18 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for drugging and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl for weeks…
Complaint: Madison teacher exchanged 129,000 messages with student he’s accused of grooming Eliav Goldman, 29, was charged Tuesday with felony grooming and sexual misconduct for his behavior with the student, which began in the summer…
Beloit man says God told him to run over Fitchburg bicyclist Andrew E. Smith was charged on Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly running over Steven D. Moseley, 59, of Madison,…
Dane County authorities probe pit bull abuse after 4 deaths Sun Prairie police on Tuesday said four dogs — all pit bull breeds — were found dead or severely injured over a three-month period.
Sun Prairie man charged in fatal hit-and-run crash Antwon D. Amos, 33, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death and knowingly driving without a license in the March 21 crash on Commercia…
Driver killed, 3 passengers seriously injured in crash into tree on West Side The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:30 a.m. in the area of South Midvale Boulevard and Ames Street, authorities said.
Sun Prairie man charged in fatal hit-and-run crash Antwon D. Amos, 33, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death and knowingly driving without a license in the March 21 crash on Commercia…
Driver killed, 3 passengers seriously injured in crash into tree on West Side The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:30 a.m. in the area of South Midvale Boulevard and Ames Street, authorities said.
