Category Archives: Local News
Biden taps Milwaukee Mayor Barrett as Luxembourg ambassador
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. The White House announced the appointment Wednesday. Barret...
Aug 25, 2021
Authorities confirm body in truck is missing fire chief
ARCADIA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed a body discovered in a truck in northern Wisconsin is that of a missing fire chief. Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Chief Jeff Halvorsen had been missing sin...
Aug 25, 2021
Jacque staff says his condition is stable after being put on ventilator
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 was in stable condition Wedn...
Aug 25, 2021
Woman killed in Sauk Co. crash identified as Reedsburg woman
LAVALLE, Wis. — Sauk County authorities have identified the woman killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Authorities said the crash happened just before 5 p.m. on State Highway 33, east of Em...
Aug 25, 2021
Gov. Evers visits Fort McCoy, briefed on efforts to house Afghan refugees
FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers visited Fort McCoy where Afghan refugees are temporarily on Wednesday. According to a news release, Evers was briefed on operations, planning and medical proce...
Aug 25, 2021
Senate Democrats push voting rights bills in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Democrats are bringing their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground Wisconsin. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin, and Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, argued ...
Aug 25, 2021
Applications for grants to support tourism marketing groups now open
MADISON, Wis. — Applications for a grant program designed to help Wisconsin’s tourism industry are now open. The Destination Marketing Organization Grant will give groups that promote and ...
Aug 25, 2021
Storms Hits Dubuque, Grant, and Lafayette Counties
An afternoon thunderstorm with winds of up to 70 mph knocked down trees and caused scattered damage to buildings in the tri-state area on Tuesday. In Grant County, the tin was ripped from a shed near ...
Aug 25, 2021
Dane County issues $770,000 in grants for local bike trails
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced awards totaling $770,000 for Dane County PARC and Ride grant recipients on Wednesday. According to a news release, the program provid...
Aug 25, 2021
Fugitive Sex Offender Jailed In Green County After Hanging Around Schools
A fugitive sex offender wanted in Montana has been jailed in Green County after he was reported to be acting suspiciously. Todd Heitkemper was arrested. Green County officials found his name on the Na...
Aug 25, 2021
