Category Archives: Local News

CrossFit Games bring $12M economic impact to Madison
MADISON, Wis. — After a year of forced gym closures due to the pandemic, the return of the CrossFit Games is significant for a number of reasons. More than 10,000 fans expected to attend the Cro...
Site staff Jul 30, 2021

Going inside the Rogue Fitness Tent
MADISON, Wis. — One of the first things you’ll see upon entering the Alliant Energy Center is a big black tent right in the heart of the CrossFit Games. It’s home to one of the bigge...
Site staff Jul 30, 2021

Adaptive athletes make history at CrossFit Games
MADISON, Wis. — A core value of the CrossFit community is making it accessible to everyone, and that includes athletes with disabilities. This year’s games marked the first time that adapt...
Site staff Jul 30, 2021

Victim of deadly Madison stabbing identified by medical examiner
MADISON, Wis. — Authorities have identified the victim of a deadly stabbing near Park Street and Brittingham Park. Madison police said the stabbing happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 bloc...
Logan Rude Jul 30, 2021

Dane County hits ‘substantial’ level of community COVID transmission, per CDC
MADISON, Wis. — Just as local health officials warned a day earlier, Dane County has hit the CDC’s definition for substantial community transmission for COVID-19. In the CDC’s daily ...
Jaymes Langrehr Jul 30, 2021

More than 1,000 new cases of COVID reported in Wisconsin, highest since April 8
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has recorded more than a thousand new cases of COVID-19 in a single day for the first time in nearly four months. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recorded 1...
Jaymes Langrehr Jul 30, 2021

Monroe teen taken into custody in child pornography investigation
MONROE, Wis. — A Monroe teen was taken into custody after authorities searched his residence for child pornography Thursday morning. Monroe police said they executed a search warrant on the 15-y...
Logan Rude Jul 30, 2021

Vos expands 2020 election investigation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Friday that he was expanding a probe into the 2020 presidential election, saying it will take more investigator...
Scott Bauer, Associated Press Jul 30, 2021

Grant County Hit and Run
Grant County authorities are seeking additional information from the public about a hit and run that happened Monday morning outside of Bloomington. The sheriff’s office reports that an unknown ...
Mark Evenstad Jul 30, 2021

Waukon Drug Charges In PdC
A northeast Iowa man faces multiple drug charges in Crawford County. Reports show 39-year-old Anthony Hagensick of Waukon is charged with one count each of possession with intent to distribute meth, p...
Mark Evenstad Jul 30, 2021