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First case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 confirmed in Dane County
February 18, 2021 3:21 PM Brandon Arbuckle
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MADISON, Wis. The COVID-19 variant strain first discovered in England has been confirmed in Dane County on Thursday.
According to a news release, the person who tested positive for variant strain B.1.1.7 had no recent travel history outside of the county. The strain is known for having circulated widely in England near the end of 2020.
Researchers said the B.1.1.7 variant is likely more contagious and spreads more rapidly than the original strain.
BREAKING: The first case of COVID-19 variant B 1. 1. 7. (UK Strain) has been confirmed in Dane County.
Madison Police, Dane Co. District Attorney explain how legalizing marijuana would affect their jobs
February 9, 2021 11:02 AM Gabriella Bachara
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Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the industry drastically failed to attract minority business owners.
MADISON, Wis.– If marijuana is legalized in Wisconsin, state agencies would regulate and tax the drug, but local agencies would still be responsible for enforcing it.
Dane Co. Narcotics Task Force seizes drugs, $2700 in cash in bust
February 5, 2021 9:23 AM Jaymes Langrehr
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Courtesy: Madison Police Department
OREGON, Wis. Authorities with the Dane County Narcotics Task Force seized drugs, a gun and more than $2700 in cash as part of a bust earlier this week.
Police say 33-year-old Martel D. Braxton was the subject of an ongoing drug investigation before being arrested at a home in Oregon Monday morning.
Authorities say they found 228.2 grams of methamphetamine, 6.9 grams of cocaine powder and what they described as drug packaging in the home.
According to police, Braxton is facing several tentative charges, including delivery of cocaine, maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession with intent to deliver THC.