Category Archives: Local News
Crash on westbound Beltline causes backups, power outages
MADISON, Wis. — A crash on the westbound Beltline between Todd Drive and Seminole Highway has caused traffic delays and power outages in the area. Dane County dispatchers said the call came in a...
Jul 27, 2021
Authorities respond to home explosion in Jefferson Co.
TOWN OF SULLIVAN, Wis. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is on the scene of a house explosion in the Town of Sullivan. According to CBS58 in Milwaukee, emergency crews were calle...
Jul 27, 2021
Police respond to string of overnight car thefts on Madison’s west side
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police responded Tuesday morning to a string of overnight burglaries involving unlocked doors and open garages. All three of the burglaries happened on Madison’s we...
Jul 27, 2021
Wisconsin reports nearly 1,000 new COVID cases, highest daily total since April
MADISON, Wis. — New coronavirus cases in Wisconsin are surging to levels they haven’t been since the vaccine first became available to most Wisconsinites. The state’s Department of H...
Jul 27, 2021
MPD identifies suspect from west side hit-and-run, say he may be armed
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are searching for a 22-year-old man believed to be responsible for a hit-and-run on Madison’s west side. Police were initially called to the intersection of ...
Jul 27, 2021
Gov. Evers signs bill designating Green Bay bridge as ‘Bart Starr Memorial Bridge’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A new tribute to Green Bay Packers legend Bart Starr is now official. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law 2021 Wisconsin Act 74, which designates the Walnut Street Bridg...
Jul 27, 2021
Madison police investigate another burglary at Henry Vilas Zoo
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating a burglary at Henry Vilas Zoo for the second time in about a month. MPD says officers were called to the zoo Tuesday morning for the burglary rep...
Jul 27, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination site to be held at Rock Co. 4-H Fair
JANESVILLE, Wis. — With an excess supply of fried foods and rides known for nausea, county fairs aren’t typically known for being bastions of good health, but the Rock County 4-H Fair is m...
Jul 27, 2021
Brewers’ Christian Yelich tests positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated, according to multiple reports. The positive test was announced Tuesday afternoon by Bre...
Jul 27, 2021
Teens Flip Car Going Over Railroad Crossing
A 19-year-old Avoca man flipped his vehicle repeatedly after hitting a railroad crossing at a high speed early Sunday. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports that Mason Herreid hit the crossi...
Jul 27, 2021
