Category Archives: Local News

“When you see busses, drive like your kid is getting off of it’: Mom sends message to drivers after daughter nearly gets hit getting off school bus
MADISON, Wis. — Jessica Zingg, mother to a 7th grader at Toki Middle School, has a message to drivers after witnessing her daughter nearly get hit by a car as she was coming off a school bus Thu...
Jamie Perez Sep 03, 2021

Game day by the numbers: 70,000 Badger fans, $16 million+ for Madison
MADISON, Wis. — While 70,000 fans cheer on the Badgers inside Camp Randall, some of the biggest celebrations happen outside the stadium, in busy bars, restaurants, hotels, and stores city-wide. ...
Christina Lorey Sep 03, 2021

Robbery reported on South Park St., police say avoid area
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison Police are investigating a robbery at 301 South Park St. The suspect is believed to be a male, last seen wearing all black and heading north. Police are asking the pub...
Kyle Jones Sep 03, 2021

DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk to retire next week
MADISON, Wis. — Julie Willems Van Dijk, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ deputy secretary, is retiring this month after more than 40 years of working as a nurse and public heal...
Logan Rude Sep 03, 2021

New Details About Death Of Kylie Duster
New information has been revealed about the death of 20 year old Kylie Duster of Dubuque in July. A report says Dubuque Police found Duster dead in her closet with facial wounds and a cloth stuffed in...
Mark Evenstad Sep 03, 2021

City of Dubuque To Take Temporary Management of Ice Center
With a second offer falling through, the City of Dubuque will now take over interim management of the Mystique Community Ice Center. Starting on Sunday the city will begin temporary management of Myst...
Mark Evenstad Sep 03, 2021

Will the end of pandemic-related unemployment benefits ease Wisconsin’s worker shortage?
By Nusaiba Mizan Green Bay Press-Gazette Green Bay resident Jarrett Brown, a labor activist and former union steward, believes there’s dignity and pride in work....
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Sep 03, 2021

Mines of Spain Suicide
The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that there was a suspected suicide early Wednesday at the Mines of Spain. The sheriff’s office says deputies were called shortly after 8am...
Mark Evenstad Sep 03, 2021

Crawford County Burglaries
Two Gays Mills area men are facing burglary charges. According to a Crawford County Sheriff's Office release, 31-year-old Zachary George of Petersburg and 26-year-old Brandon Mohr of Gays Mills were i...
Sep 03, 2021

Richland Center woman charged in 2019 homicide arrested for violating bond conditions
RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. — A Richland Center woman who admitted to killing a man in 2019 was arrested Wednesday for violating the terms of her bond conditions. Amber Lundgren, 37, is charged with f...
Logan Rude Sep 03, 2021