Category Archives: Local News

Beloit man crashes into Brodhead squad car during vehicle chase
BRODHEAD, Wis. — A Beloit man is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly crashed into a Broadhead Police Department squad car while driving drunk on the Fourth of July. Authorities w...
Logan Rude Jul 05, 2021

Motorcyclist killed in crash on County Highway N
COLUMBUS, Wis. — One person died Sunday in a motorcycle crash on County Highway N near the Dane-Columbia County line. Officials with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said crews were di...
Logan Rude Jul 05, 2021

Emergency responders rescue paddleboarders on Lake Michigan
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (AP) — Emergency responders rescued two people who became stranded on their paddleboards in Lake Michigan. WITI-TV reports dispatchers received a call from a woman around 10 ...
Associated Press Jul 05, 2021

Northbound lanes of I-39/90 near Janesville closed due to crash; 1 person injured
JANESVILLE, Wis. — All northbound lanes of I-39/90 at Town Line Road outside of Janesville are closed due to a vehicle crash. Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials sent a traffic aler...
Logan Rude Jul 05, 2021

Study says hunting, poaching reduce Wisconsin wolf numbers
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves likely died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal...
Associated Press Jul 05, 2021

UW schools keep start date on Jewish holiday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six University of Wisconsin System schools are moving ahead with start dates on the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah despite calls for change. UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshko...
Associated Press Jul 05, 2021

Monday Morning Sprint
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Site staff Jul 05, 2021

One person shot and killed Monday morning in Madison, police say
MADISON, Wis. One person is dead after a shooting early Monday morning in Madison. Just before 1 a.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a shooting near a gas station on the 4500 block of Verona ...
Matthew Clark Jul 05, 2021

MFD responding to house fire on city’s east side
MADISON, Wis. — Firefighters are responding to a fire Sunday night on Madison’s east side. Madison Fire confirmed to News 3 Now that officials responded around 10 p.m. to 9 Jubilee Court. ...
Stephen Cohn Jul 04, 2021

Thousands celebrate Waunakee’s 150th anniversary at Waunaboom celebration
WAUNAKEE, Wis. – Thousands visited Waunakee’s Ripp Park for the fifth ever “Waunaboom” celebration Sunday. The event, canceled in 2020, coincided with Waunakee’s 150th an...
Adam Duxter Jul 04, 2021