Former East High Teacher Sentenced + Election Audit + Car Crash

Happy Saturday (& happy game day), people of Madison! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 51 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Madison:

1. A former East High School teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a four hour hearing on Friday. The former teacher, David Kruchten of Cottage Grove, was sentenced for hiding cameras in student bathrooms during field trips—a discovery made in December 2019. (Wisconsin State Journal)
2. The Legislative Audit Bureau, a nonpartisan body, made 30 reccomendations for future elections to the Wisconsin Election Committee. The audit focused improvements to the election administration such as "WEC's compliance with election laws, clerks' compliance with election laws, the use of electronic voting equipment and 2020 election-related complaints filed with WEC and clerks, among other things." (The Cap Times)
3. Three people are injured with after a 2 car crash on Highway 51 yesterday morning. A 17 year old girl hit a car after not stopping at the intersection on Mahoney Road. She has been taken to UW Hospital with serious injuries. The two people who were hit are in a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Channel3000)
4. A new spot to try for lunch?! The Nile, located at 6119 Odana Road, is under new ownership and now has a bakery and whole new menu that is primarily Palestinian/Jordanian cuisine. (Isthmus)

Today in Madison:

• Wisconsin Book Festival—Madison Public Library. (All weekend)
• National Make A Difference Day — United Way of Dane County, Inc. (8:00 a.m.)
• Scottish Genealogy — Wisconsin Historical Society. (9:00 a.m.)
• Kunuga Storytime: Native American Storyteller-in-Residence —Madison Public Library. (10:00 a.m.)
• Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence Open Studio—Madison Public Library. (10:00 a.m.)
• Hayrides and hikes — Friends of Cherokee Marsh. (1:00 p.m.)

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— Molly Carmichael

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