Category Archives: Local News
Duo fleeing Marshall officer drag him with vehicle, police say
MARSHALL, Wis. — Two people were arrested Thursday after police said they dragged an officer with a car while trying to drive away during an incident in Marshall earlier this week. In a news rel...
Jan 20, 2022
Wisconsin unemployment hits record low of 2.8%
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.8% in December, after tying the previous low of 3% in November. The state Department of Workforce Development repor...
Jan 20, 2022
New campaign promotes vaccination, mask-wearing to keep Wisconsin kids in the classroom
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Gov. Tony Evers have launched a new multimedia campaign aimed at keeping kids healthy and in the classroom. The Keeping Kids Safe ...
Jan 20, 2022
St. Vincent de Paul-Madison’s annual blanket drive happening at the end of January
MADISON, Wis. — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison will hold its 30th annual blanket drive from January 28 to 30. The Recycle the Warmth Drive began in 1991 with the goal of replenishing...
Jan 20, 2022
PHMDC gives KN95 masks to community groups for distribution
MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison & Dane County distributed free KN95 masks to multiple community groups on Thursday, a day after the county received the supply of 100,000 masks it annou...
Jan 20, 2022
American Girl relocating Middleton corporate offices, consolidating warehouse with DeForest, out-of-state facilities
MIDDLETON, Wis. — American Girl, the toymaker known for its iconic dolls, is relocating its corporate offices in Middleton as part of a plan to consolidate operations in Dane County and elsewher...
Jan 20, 2022
‘He’s fairly low’: As Biden marks one year in office, Marquette poll director breaks down approval rating, impact on midterms
MADISON, Wis. — Thursday marks one year since Joe Biden took the oath of office and was sworn in as the United States’ 46th president. Charles Franklin, the director of the Marquette Unive...
Jan 20, 2022
Republicans advance bills loosening Wisconsin gun laws, lowering conceal carry age to 18
MADISON — Assembly Republicans passed a series of measures in their first floor session of 2022 on Thursday, loosening restrictions on state gun laws governing conceal carry permits. The bills w...
Jan 20, 2022
Dane County grants $110K to local conservation group for land acquisition
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County has awarded $110,000 to a local conservation group that will use the funds to buy 40 acres of land and expand the Erbe Grassland Preserve in Blue Mounds. The grant wi...
Jan 20, 2022
Wisconsin has not yet reached Omicron case peak, DHS’ chief medical officer says
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has not yet seen new confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant peak yet, but there are some reasons to be optimistic, the state health department’s chief me...
Jan 20, 2022
