Category Archives: Local News

Police find loaded gun, drugs in vehicle reported stolen from Chicago
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police recovered a loaded gun and drugs from a stolen vehicle found in downtown Madison on Tuesday. Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 300 block of South Henry Stree...
Logan Rude Aug 18, 2021

Booster shot appointments for immunocompromised now available at UW Health
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health is now scheduling COVID-19 booster shot appointments for people with compromised immune systems. The FDA and CDC last week authorized the booster shots for some with we...
Logan Rude Aug 18, 2021

COVID-19 antibodies found in white-tailed deer
Madison, WIS. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services recently found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in certain populations of free-ranging white-tailed de...
Jamie Perez Aug 18, 2021

Evers: Up to a few thousand Afghan refugees currently expected in Wisconsin, but numbers will change
COLUMBUS, Wis. — In a press conference Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers said that he’s currently being told to expect hundreds to ‘low thousands’ of Afghan refugees in Wisconsin,...
Naomi Kowles Aug 18, 2021

Dealer who provided deadly drugs given 11 years in prison
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of delivering drugs that caused an overdose death has been sentenced in Fond du Lac County to 11 years in prison. David Bresser was earlier found guilty ...
Associated Press Aug 18, 2021

Medical examiner identifies MMSD student killed in shooting near Camp Randall
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the teen killed in a weekend shooting near Camp Randall. Police said nearly 100 people were in the area when shots ...
Logan Rude Aug 18, 2021

Multiple people killed in I-94 crash near Johnson Creek, authorities say
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. — Multiple people were killed Wednesday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on I-94 westbound. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office officials said the crash happened just bef...
Logan Rude Aug 18, 2021

Report: Wisconsin police budgets were cut prior to protests
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows that police departments across Wisconsin saw their budgets cut and number of sworn officers reduced before the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis and the...
Associated Press Aug 18, 2021

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Site staff Aug 18, 2021

In the 608: Family business focuses on grass fed beef, food insecurities
BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis. – Farm to table has become a hot topic for many across the area, and some local folks are making it their mission to give back in a tasty way. Justin and Brooke Paulson, alo...
Josh Spreiter Aug 18, 2021