REGIONAL BRIEFING

Canadian woman identified as victim in Madison crash

A 20-year-old Canadian woman was identified by the Dane County medical examiner as the passenger who died in a crash Friday morning on I-39 in Madison.

Tatiana Blackburn of Cambridge, Ontario, was killed when the vehicle she was in hit a pickup truck and was then broadsided by a delivery truck. The crash was reported around 5:20 a.m. Friday.

Preliminary autopsy results confirm Blackburn was killed as a result of crash injuries, but the incident remains under investigation.

Crash in Chester leaves driver seriously injured

A crash Saturday on Highway 151 at Oakwood Road in the Town of Chester resulted in serious injuries for the driver of a Saturn Vue.

The Saturn attempted to cross the highway about 4 a.m. Saturday and was struck by a Chrysler 300 traveling northbound, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reported after an initial investigation. The driver and passenger in the Chrysler suffered minor injuries. The Saturn driver was transported to Waupun Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

Milwaukee firefighters battle blaze at north-side Family Dollar

Milwaukee firefighters responded to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Family Dollar store at 2601 W. Hampton Ave., according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.

Around 7:05 p.m., the fire department said the fire was stabilized but firefighters were still tending to the blaze.

The department has yet to note the cause of the fire but several media reports say a person was taken into custody by Milwaukee police.