Category Archives: Local News
Darlington Police Arrest Chicago Woman
A Chicago woman was arrested in Darlington recently on charges of disorderly conduct and battery. According to a Darlington Police report, 31-year-old Ana Garcia Diaz was arrested shortly after midnig...
Jul 30, 2021
Boscobel Firefighter Hurt Battling Shed Fire
Boscobel fire officials say a crew member was taken to the hospital after battling a shed fire Thursday. According to reports, the firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. The Boscobel Fire Depart...
Jul 30, 2021
Regulators Decline To Reissue Permit For Transmission Line
A deadlocked Wisconsin commission has declined to rescind and subsequently reissue a construction permit for a high-voltage transmission line, a project that is now the subject of litigation in four c...
Jul 30, 2021
Madison police searching for bank robbery suspect
MADISON, Wis. — Police in Madison are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspected bank robber. Police say the robbery happened at about 8:44 a.m. Friday on West Mifflin Street, at ...
Jul 30, 2021
Rock Co. hits substantial level of COVID transmission, health officials urge mask-wearing
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Health officials in Rock County are joining their counterparts in Dane County in urging everyone to wear masks while indoors in public places, regardless of whether they have ...
Jul 30, 2021
Human remains found in Town of Roxbury confirmed as Krista Halderson
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett says human remains found earlier this month in the Town of Roxbury near DNR land along the Wisconsin River belong to Krista Halderson. Barrett ...
Jul 30, 2021
Fight preceded fatal shooting in Dunn County, officials say
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A fight preceded the fatal shooting of a Watford City man in rural Dunn County last weekend, according to authorities. A 28-year-old man from Mesa, Arizona, is charged with...
Jul 30, 2021
Wisconsin renters wary as eviction ban nears end
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The mora...
Jul 30, 2021
Dane Co. Sheriff to provide update on Halderson investigation
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett will provide an update on the Halderson homicide and missing person investigation Friday morning, the department says. The press confe...
Jul 30, 2021
Man arrested for OWI after head-on crash in Middleton
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Middleton police say they arrested a man overnight after they smelled alcohol on him while investigating a head-on crash he was involved in. Officers were called to the crash o...
Jul 30, 2021
