Category Archives: Local News

Fire at Portage apartment building causes evacuations; several people displaced
PORTAGE, Wis. — Several people were displaced from a multi-unit apartment building Wednesday evening when a stovetop fire caused smoke damage in several units. Portage firefighters were dispatch...
Logan Rude Aug 12, 2021

UW Madison chosen to host pediatric clinical trial for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has been picked as a site for a phase three clinical trial meant to test the safety and efficacy of the Moderna C...
Logan Rude Aug 12, 2021

Madison residence hit by gunfire while resident was sleeping
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison woman’s home was struck by gunfire while she was sleeping early Thursday morning. Police said they responded to the 3000 block of Churchill Drive around 5:15 a.m....
Logan Rude Aug 12, 2021

Authorities recover 17 shell casings on Madison’s east side
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police recovered 17 shell casings on the city’s east side after multiple area residents reported hearing gun shots and squealing tires Wednesday night. Officers res...
Logan Rude Aug 12, 2021

Thursday Morning Sprint
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Site staff Aug 12, 2021

Shots fired Wednesday night at residence with 5 children inside
MADISON, Wis. — Police are looking for information after shell casings were found outside a residence with children inside on the west side Wednesday night. Officers say they Received a report o...
Shelby Evans Aug 12, 2021

Missing Town of Madison man found safe, Silver Alert canceled
UPDATE: The man was found safe Wednesday night. ORIGINAL STORY: A Silver Alert has been issued for a Town of Madison man who went missing Wednesday morning. George Tripylas, 71, is missing from N...
Brandon Arbuckle Aug 11, 2021

Lightning strike causes house fire in Green Lake County
GREEN LAKE, Wis. — Members of a Green Lake County home have been displaced after the residence was struck by lightning Tuesday night. Dispatchers received a report of a structure fire at W2240 O...
Brandon Arbuckle Aug 11, 2021

Wisconsin critical race theory debate lasts close to 7 hours
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers spent nearly seven hours debating and listening to testimony on bills that would ban Wisconsin schools from teaching ideas linked to critical race theory. The meas...
Associated Press Aug 11, 2021

‘I miss her so much’: Friends and family remember Anisa Scott on one-year anniversary of shooting
MADISON, Wis. – Anisa Scott’s family and friends gathered for a balloon release at exactly 11:11 A.M Wednesday afternoon, a commemoration of the 11-year-old’s life. One year ago toda...
Adam Duxter Aug 11, 2021