Category Archives: Local News
Waterloo schools closed Friday amid surging COVID-19 cases
WATERLOO, Wis. — The Waterloo School District canceled all classes Friday due to record high COVID-19 cases that have caused staffing shortages throughout the district. In a notice posted on the...
Jan 21, 2022
MPD launches fundraiser for new K-9 bulletproof vests
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Police Department has launched a new fundraising campaign to help provide department K-9s with new, lightweight bulletproof vests. The department’s K-9 unit is ...
Jan 21, 2022
Wisconsin Justice Department appeals ballot drop box ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice is appealing a judge’s ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed notice...
Jan 21, 2022
Pocan asks Justice Department to investigate fake electors
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan on Friday asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for a Justice Department investigation into 10 Republican electors who submitted false ...
Jan 21, 2022
Friday Morning Sprint
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Jan 21, 2022
Gas leak at Verona elementary school
VERONA, Wis. — Verona Area School District says there was an external gas leak at Country View Elementary School first reported at 6:30 AM Friday. A post on the district’s Face...
Jan 21, 2022
Westbound lanes of Highway 18/151 closed near Mt. Horeb due to crash
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Authorities shut down both westbound lanes of US Highway 18/151 at County Highway JG on Friday following a head-on collision between a car and semi. Dane County dispatc...
Jan 21, 2022
In the 608: Sauk Prairie crossing guard spreading positivity
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – Before and after school, you’ll find Ed Burns on the corner of Grand and Park Avenues in Prairie du Sac. Ed is celebrating fifteen years as a crossing guard with the...
Jan 21, 2022
Defense attorney weighs in on Halderson team’s strategy, decision not to have him testify
MADISON, Wis. — Jurors rarely heard from the defense in the Chandler Halderson murder trial. Halderson’s lawyers spent only around 10 minutes on opening statements at the beginning of the ...
Jan 20, 2022
Kenosha police identify 3 people who died in senior apartment fire
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified the three people who died as a result of a fire at a senior apartment building in southeastern Wisconsin. Kenosha police say 68-year-old Jeanine ...
Jan 20, 2022
