Category Archives: Local News
Slaying victims were seen at businesses in La Crosse area Thursday, sheriff says
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — La Crosse County Sheriff’s investigators who are tracking the whereabouts of three men killed in a triple homicide believe the slayings occurred between 2 and 4:57...
Jul 26, 2021
Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican head of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee said Monday she will ensure there is a “comprehensive, forensic examination” of ballots cast in...
Jul 26, 2021
Youth inmates’ attitudes worsening, staff feels ‘defeated’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Children held at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison are growing more frustrated with their treatment and staff seem defeated, according to a court-appointed monitor&rsq...
Jul 26, 2021
Not guilty plea entered for man accused of killing Brittany Zimmermann
MADISON, Wis. — The man arrested and accused in the 2008 murder of UW-Madison college student Brittany Zimmerman had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf in Dane County court Monday. David Ka...
Jul 26, 2021
Final preparations underway as CrossFit Games return to Madison
MADISON, Wis. — The fight for the title of “Fittest on Earth” gets started in Madison Tuesday as the CrossFit Games begin. Crews worked through the weekend to transform the Alliant E...
Jul 26, 2021
Grant Co. authorities ask for help finding woman last seen in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 48-year-old woman who was last seen in Madison. Heidi Bauer was last seen almos...
Jul 26, 2021
70% of Dane Co. has at least one COVID vaccine dose, but disparities continue
MADISON, Wis. — Health officials say Dane County has reached another milestone when it comes to protecting itself from COVID-19, but their work is not done when it comes to trying to reach pocke...
Jul 26, 2021
Milwaukee man sentenced to life for killing daughter’s mom
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter’s mother and is charged with killing the couple’s girl has been sentenced to life in prison with...
Jul 26, 2021
Madison police identify man seen masturbating in hotel conference room; no arrest made yet
MADISON, Wis. — Police are searching for a man who was seen masturbating in a hotel conference room early Monday morning. Authorities responded to a hotel on Tradewinds Parkway around 1 a.m. aft...
Jul 26, 2021
As speeding tickets on E. Washington skyrocket, here’s the citations and charges from pedestrian deaths this year
Speeding enforcement continues to crank up on East Washington Avenue in Madison, with police stopping 30 people for speeding this past Friday night and Saturday. Police could well double their tickets...
Jul 26, 2021
