Category Archives: Local News

TOWN OF WIOTA, Wis. — A 7-year-old girl drowned Saturday night in the Pecatonica River in Lafayette County. According to Sheriff Reg Gill, the girl and two other young children went into the riv...

JANESVILLE, Wis. – A Black Business Expo is one of a number of things coming to Uptown Janesville (Formerly Janesville Mall) to highlight and advance the careers of Black entrepreneurs. The expo...

FITCHBURG, Wis. — A Fitchburg police officer helped a group of ducklings stuck in a drain early Saturday morning. According to a Facebook post, Officer Paskey saw a lone duck standing along the ...

MADISON, Wis. — After more than a year of advocating exclusively online, a local group took their protest Saturday back to the streets. Organizers from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin led a gro...

MADISON, Wis. — As we welcome warm summer weather, we’re also in the peak months for the tick population. Experts said ticks can pose a threat beyond annoying bite pain since they can carr...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed two sisters as they were leaving a playground and left their cousin badly injured. T...

WEYAUWEGA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is famous for cheese, and one of its dairies is claiming a new feat. Weyauwega Star Dairy this week unofficially broke its own record for the world’s longe...

MADISON, Wis.– How many sunburst chairs usually fit on the Memorial Union’s Terrace? Pre-COVID, the answer was 5,000!All issues The Terrace has undergone change after change this past year...

Flash flooding is occurring through much of Crawford County. Overnight rainfall may have produced up to a foot of rain in the central and northern portions of the county. A Flash Flood Warning is in e...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Wis. — Emergency crews are asking drivers in Crawford County to drive with caution after flooding overnight Saturday. According to the county’s emergency management team, ...