Category Archives: Local News
Chemtool ‘Clearly not supporting us’: employees say fire severances slashed
ROCKTON, Ill. — Employees say Chemtool is slashing severance packages following a fire that destroyed the company’s Rockton plant in June. The employees say they will keep getting paid thr...
Aug 23, 2021
‘Monroe County is friendly and open’ to Afghan refugees, local leaders say
FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Refugees from Afghanistan began making their way to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin over the weekend, and officials there say they will continue to arrive throughout this week. Right ...
Aug 23, 2021
State employees will be required to record vaccination status
MADISON, Wis. — State employees will be required to share their vaccination status according to new guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Administration. In the latest guidance issued Monday...
Aug 23, 2021
Dane Co. deputies looking for missing service dog following Oregon crash
OREGON, Wis. — The Dane County Sheriff’s office says two people were sent to the hospital and a service dog is missing following a crash on Highway D in Oregon Monday evening. Authorities ...
Aug 23, 2021
Technology, learning loss, mental health: Top funding priorities for southern Wisconsin school districts
MADISON, Wis. — School districts are still finalizing how they’ll spend a portion of federal pandemic relief funds going into the coming school year, but a few key priorities are emerging....
Aug 23, 2021
Evers says Wisconsin has given out more than 6 million COVID vaccine doses
MADISON, Wis. — On the same day the FDA give full approval to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, Wisconsin has hit another milestone in terms of total vaccine doses. Gov. Tony Evers and the Departmen...
Aug 23, 2021
‘Words matter to people’: Local doctor reacts to full FDA approval of Pfizer COVID vaccine
MADISON, Wis. — Local doctors say Pfizer getting full FDA authorization for its COVID vaccine for anyone ages 16 and up could help remove a mental barrier some people had when it comes to gettin...
Aug 23, 2021
Veterans gather for conversation about Afghanistan in Milwaukee
Veterans from across the Badger state came together today in Milwaukee for a conversation about Afghanistan. The War Memorial Center hosted a 90 minutes conference, which featured a panel of veterans ...
Aug 23, 2021
‘Back to normal’ by Thanksgiving? Local doctors optimistic, after FDA gives Pfizer vaccine full approval
MADISON, Wis.– It’s the FDA’s strongest endorsement and today, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine got it: final approval. This means the two-shot series has the same level of regulation...
Aug 23, 2021
Judge finds probable cause in Wisconsin Dells homicide case
PORTAGE, Wis. — A Columbia County judge has found probable cause to move forward with a case against a Janesville man charged with killing a woman earlier this year. Jeremy Mondy is charged with...
Aug 23, 2021
