Adams County authorities have taken two people into custody on animal abuse charges after the discovery of 34 sick and malnourished horses on their property. 

A 63-year-old prison guard at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage has been taken into custody on suspicion of felony abuse of an inmate.

Downtown Sun Prairie is open for business. 

An appeals court has ruled a former Chippewa County official voluntarily quit her job.