Category Archives: Local News

OCONTO FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a law enforcement officer was shot Friday in the northeastern Wisconsin town of Oconto Falls. Oconto County Sheriff Todd Skarban said a suspect was in c...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is signing multiple bills into law, including one addressing police use of force, while rejecting a controversial proposal that would have reduced state...

MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – A $70,000 grant will support the training of 31 employees at Ocean Spray Cranberries in Monroe County. The grants is part of $1.17 million program from the Department of W...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A man accused of attacking a transgender couple in a La Crosse park has been charged with a hate crime. The La Crosse District Attorney’s Office filed an amended complai...

Friday afternoon, the Fennimore Police Department responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Jackson Street in Fennimore for a disturbance. As a result of an investigation, 31 year old Jeremy Kvamm...

A Mount Hope woman, who served as the secretary-treasurer for the Bagley Volunteer Fire Department, will serve a year of probation for stealing from the organization. The sentence for 58-year-old Jodi...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the state Assembly’s elections committee issued subpoenas Friday demanding extensive election materials, including all ballots and voting machines, from ...

On-line retail giant Amazon is preparing to invest $16 million and open a new location in Dubuque. The company recently posted multiple open positions specifically citing Dubuque as the location. Acco...

It's time for Iowa's tax-free weekend. All stores selling clothing or shoes today and tomorrow will be selling the items without charging the seven-percent sales tax that's normally tacked on. The sal...

MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner is confirming the person killed in a crash on the Beltline last week was Wisconsin Public Media director Gene Purcell. He was 61 years old. The c...