Category Archives: Local News
ALERT DAY: Widespread strong to severe storms possible tonight
A significant severe weather outbreak is expected over much of Wisconsin tonight. A squall line of severe thunderstorms or derecho with widespread damaging winds of hurricane force or stronger is poss...
Jul 28, 2021
Madison police investigate deadly stabbing near Park Street
MADISON, Wis. The Madison Police Department says a suspect is in custody following a deadly stabbing Tuesday night. The Madison Police Department said it happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday near Park Stree...
Jul 28, 2021
‘An expensive lesson’: State Patrol catches speeders as fast as 109 mph in aerial enforcement
EDGERTON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Patrol began conducting aerial speed enforcement Tuesday afternoon in Rock and Waukesha Counties and has plans to continue in four additional counties for th...
Jul 27, 2021
WATCH: First class of inmates graduate from Dept. of Corrections college program
WAUPUN, Wis. — Tuesday marked a milestone for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, as the first class in a department-sponsored program to offer inmates a chance to earn a college degree rec...
Jul 27, 2021
Wisconsin Republicans immediately end special session on education funding with no action
MADISON, Wis. — For at least the fifth time during the Evers administration, Republicans who control the state legislature immediately gaveled out of a special session called by the governor wit...
Jul 27, 2021
Local doctors react to new CDC, Dane Co. guidance on masks for vaccinated people
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance on mask-wearing Tuesday afternoon, prompting Dane County officials to issue a recommendation that everyone return to wearing masks i...
Jul 27, 2021
How athletes address struggles with mental health
Simone Biles’ decision to pull out of the team gymnastics finals at the Olympics is adding new urgency to the issue of athletes and mental health. The spotlight of performing on such a big stage...
Jul 27, 2021
Amid politically-charged state battle over federal unemployment, job seekers tell a more complex tale
MADISON, Wis. — “One of the things—is my age.” Cyndy Suchomel of Deforest had just gotten back from a job interview Tuesday morning. At 64 years old, she’s had to dip int...
Jul 27, 2021
Popular Madison bookstore temporarily closes after downtown displacement, directs customers to the ‘competition’
MADISON, Wis.– It’s a new chapter for a beloved local bookstore. After nearly 50 years downtown, A Room of One’s Own is moving three miles east: into a historic building in the Atwoo...
Jul 27, 2021
‘This is the way we prevent further mandates’: Health officials recommend everyone in Dane Co. return to masks indoors
MADISON, Wis. — Health officials in Dane County say they are following the lead of the CDC in recommending everyone in the county, including those who received the COVID-19 vaccine, ret...
Jul 27, 2021
