Category Archives: Local News
More affordable housing coming to Madison with Bayview project
MADISON, Wis. — More affordable housing is coming to Madison. A groundbreaking was held Wednesday for the first phase of a redevelopment project at Bayview. The first phase of the $50 million pr...
Aug 18, 2021
Multiple vaccine clinics organized for state employees and families
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers, along with a few state departments, are working to make sure state employees and their families get the coronavirus vaccine by hosting a variety of vaccine clini...
Aug 18, 2021
‘He was a family man’: Mother of murdered teen asks for justice while community raises support
MADISON, Wis. – Family and friends of 17-year-old Jovan Freeny are mourning his absence, while demanding answers in his death. Police responded to the report of shots fired at the 10 block of La...
Aug 18, 2021
While state officials recommend districts track COVID-19 vaccinations, not all are
MADISON, Wis. – It’s no question that the pandemic veered schools off their normal course. “I feel like we’ve made some really good decisions even though they’re tough an...
Aug 18, 2021
Conservative firm asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to block latest Dane Co. mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. — The conservative law firm that has challenged many emergency orders during the coronavirus pandemic is issuing another one, this time claiming Dane County does not have the autho...
Aug 18, 2021
Madison police say driver crashes into occupied porta-potty
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say the driver of a car that was speeding away from a crash ended up causing a second collision Wednesday morning, hitting a porta-potty with a person inside. Offi...
Aug 18, 2021
Significant gas leak in Darlington under control after construction crew ruptured underground line
DARLINGTON, Wis. — Alliant Energy crews are working to repair a damaged gas line after a highway construction crew caused a gas leak on Darlington’s west side. Police are fire crews were s...
Aug 18, 2021
Charges filed against men suspected in deadly Fourth of July weekend shooting
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County authorities have officially filed charges against two men believed to be responsible for a fatal shooting on the Madison’s west side during 4th of Jul...
Aug 18, 2021
UW-Madison to require weekly testing for unvaccinated students, employees
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison says students and employees who are not vaccinated from COVID-19 will have to take weekly tests on campus, and the school will begin offering a third dose of the vacci...
Aug 18, 2021
DNR board member says lawsuit to oust him is political
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources policy board says a lawsuit seeking to remove him from the panel is politically motivated. Former Gov. Scot...
Aug 18, 2021
