Category Archives: Local News

Highway 14 lanes reopen after partial blockage caused by driver crashing into guardrail
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Fitchburg authorities responded Monday morning to a crash on Highway 14 after a driver crashed into a guardrail. Dane County dispatchers said the call for the crash came in at ...
Logan Rude Aug 23, 2021

State of State Street: How downtown Madison is recovering
MADISON, Wis. — Community Pharmacy has moved out its location at State Street and Gorham and has opened a new location on Fair Oaks Avenue. The co-op’s move is an example of how diff...
Chris Stanford Aug 23, 2021

Columbus High School band drums up excitement
COLUMBUS, Wis. — Middle and high schools across the nation are facing a shortage of band members. Band directors in our area are finding creative ways to keep their students marching. The perfor...
Anna Hansen Aug 23, 2021

Monday Morning Sprint
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Site staff Aug 23, 2021

In the 608: Hop aboard Wisconsin’s only free ferry
MERRIMAC, Wis. – The Merrimac Ferry, which crosses the Wisconsin River between Sauk and Columbia counties, is Wisconsin’s only free ferry. It shuttles WIS 113 traffic between Okee, on the ...
Josh Spreiter Aug 23, 2021

Woman choked, vehicle stolen Sunday night
MADISON, Wis. A woman says she was punched and choked before her vehicle was stolen. According to a report from the Madison Police Department, the 45-year-old woman told police she gave two women a ri...
Matthew Clark Aug 23, 2021

Fatal crash Sunday night in Dodge County
TRENTON, Wis. — Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead and two in the hospital Sunday Night. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office the crash happened just afte...
Shelby Evans Aug 22, 2021

Rock County Historical Society seeking General Motors items and stories for ‘Rock County Legacies’ project
JANESVILLE, Wis. – After years of attempts to create a historical catalogue of Janesville’s General Motors plant have fallen short, the Rock County Historical Society is once again revampi...
Adam Duxter Aug 22, 2021

It’s A-maize-ing: Sweet Corn Festival returns to Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A celebration of corn commenced this weekend in Sun Prairie. The Sweet Corn Festival started back in 1953, and after adjusting in 2020 during the pandemic, it returned to its...
Stephen Cohn Aug 22, 2021

Rob’s Sugar River Ramble raises money for local natural resources
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Paddling for a good time and a good cause, Rob’s Sugar River Ramble returned for its seventh year Sunday in Mount Horeb. The annual event helps raise money for the Uppe...
Stephen Cohn Aug 22, 2021