Category Archives: Local News
Cooking oil spill cleaned up by MFD hazmat crew at westside restaurant
MADISON, Wis. — A hazmat team with the Madison Fire Department responded to a cooking oil spill on Madison’s west side on Monday. Crews were sent to Madtown Chicken ‘n’ Fish lo...
Aug 24, 2021
Man Arrested For Valdalism To Dubuque Business
Police say they arrested a man accused of vandalism that caused more than $10,000 damage to a Dubuque business earlier this summer. 22 year old Steven Steele, was arrested Sunday on a charge of first-...
Aug 24, 2021
Forget the guinea pig, adopt a cow! Dairy farms across Wisconsin looking for classrooms to adopt calves
MADISON, Wis. — Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and Discover Dairy are looking for classrooms across the state to adopt a 1,500-pound dairy cow for the school year. The Adopt A Cow program allows cla...
Aug 24, 2021
Burnouts cause two vehicles to go up in flames on east side
MADISON, Wis. — Two vehicles caught fire over the weekend after two drivers did burnouts in an eastside parking lot. Firefighters with the Madison Fire Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Sat...
Aug 24, 2021
Gov. Evers announces $250 million for pair of community investment grant programs
RACINE, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced two grant programs Tuesday that aim to help Wisconsin communities recover from the pandemic. The Neighborhood Investment Fund program includes $200 milli...
Aug 24, 2021
Man sentenced in sexual assault case from 1994
MADISON, Wis. — A sexual assault case from more than 25 years ago has come to a close after a man was convicted and sentenced for sexually assaulting a teenager in 1994. Joachim M. McKnight was ...
Aug 24, 2021
Woman killed, man in serious condition following motorcycle vs. SUV crash in Sauk Co.
LAVALLE, Wis. — A woman was killed and a man was airlifted to a local hospital Saturday after their motorcycle was hit by an SUV on a Sauk County Highway. Authorities with the Sauk County Sherif...
Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Morning Sprint
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Aug 24, 2021
School districts to start year without enough bus drivers
MADISON, Wis. — Five thousand dollars extra to be a school bus driver may sound like a lot, but you know what they say about desperate times. That sign-on bonus isn’t going to...
Aug 24, 2021
In the 608: Curbside Bicycles keeping folks going on the trails
MADISON, Wis. – Ian Oestreich launched Curbside Bicycles in April of 2020 after losing his job as a coach at a local fitness facility due to COVID-19. Oestreich came up with the idea of a mobile...
Aug 24, 2021
