Category Archives: Local News
Morning showers eliminate severe weather threat for southern Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — The plentiful showers and weaker thunderstorms that moved through the area this morning actually helps our case for later today. The showers helped to stabilize the atmosphere, a...
Jun 29, 2021
2nd daily St. Paul-to-Chicago Amtrak train expected in 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside $10 million for ...
Jun 29, 2021
Supreme Court rules police lawfully used phone data to solve homicide
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says police were within their rights when they used data pulled from a man’s cellphone to convict him of homicide. George Burch was convicted o...
Jun 29, 2021
Wisconsin man again seeks permission to blame others in 1976 murders
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 84-year-old man is again asking a state appeals court to intervene before he goes on trial for a double murder. Raymand Vannieuwenhoven is charged with two counts of fi...
Jun 29, 2021
Court: Former drug smuggler can practice law in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former drug smuggler can practice law in Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 4-3 ruling reverses a decision from the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners to ...
Jun 29, 2021
La Crosse prepares once again for U.S. president visit
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – President Joe Biden will be in La Crosse Tuesday and preparations are underway in the community. It may surprise people these visits are often announced last mi...
Jun 29, 2021
Henry Vilas Zoo says someone broke in and stole from donation boxes
MADISON, Wis. — Madison’s Henry Vilas Zoo says someone broke into the zoo over the weekend and stole from one of its donation boxes. The zoo posted the update on its Facebook page Tuesday ...
Jun 29, 2021
What’s in the Republicans’ proposed state budget? These are the highlights.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators were set Tuesday to begin taking the final votes on the 2021-23 state budget. The Assembly was scheduled to vote on the $87 billion spending plan on Tu...
Jun 29, 2021
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan a...
Jun 29, 2021
Wisconsin Legislature to take final votes on state budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Debate over the Republican-written $87 billion state budget begins in the Legislature on Tuesday, with the final votes to send the document to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers sch...
Jun 29, 2021
