Fitchburg man who was beaten with baseball bat dies

A Fitchburg man who was beaten with a baseball bat has died, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said. Ryan M. Smith, 20, died Saturday morning at UW Hospital. Koalton Peterson, 18, was tentatively charged Friday with attempted first-degree intentional homicide after Smith sustained skull fractures and lung injuries early Tuesday morning on the 400 block of Oak Valley Road in Mount Horeb. Full Story: Wisconsin State Journal

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