Category Archives: Local News
“LET KIDS PLAY”: Rally opposes bills barring trans youth from gender-affirming sports teams
MADISON, Wis. — A rally at the state capitol today brought focus to an issue that goes beyond any field, gym, or track. Dozens of people gathered in protest as Wisconsin legislators voted on bil...
Jun 16, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly forbids requiring virus vaccination proof
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit businesses, colleges and universities, governments and anyone else in the state from requiring proo...
Jun 16, 2021
Doctors are already warning Americans: This year’s flu season could get bad
MADISON, Wis.– Masking. Distancing. Handwashing. Could the secret to a nearly non-existent flu season really be that simple? Doctors believe so, and they have the numbers to prove it. Last year,...
Jun 16, 2021
MIlwaukee teen in stolen vehicle dies after causing crash
MILWAUKEE — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who continued to flee Milwaukee police in a stolen vehicle after they called off a pursuit died in a crash that left five other teens with serious i...
Jun 16, 2021
Remains of 3 brothers killed at Pearl Harbor identified
NEW LONDON, Wis. — U.S. military officials say the remains of three brothers from Wisconsin who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified. Officials say 22-year-old Navy Fir...
Jun 16, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly approves transgender sports bans
MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly has passed bills banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The measures were taken up...
Jun 16, 2021
Highway 33 closed near Horicon due to crash
HORICON, Wis. — A portion of Highway 33 in Dodge County has been closed due to a serious crash Wednesday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation said the incident happened at around 1 ...
Jun 16, 2021
7-day average of new COVID cases drops below 100 in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s seven-day average of new cases per day has continued to drop, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health Services. DHS officials said the ...
Jun 16, 2021
All northbound lanes of I-39/90 in southern Dane County closed due to crash
ALBION, Wis. — All northbound lanes of I-39/90 near Highway 51 in southern Dane County are closed due to a serious crash, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The DOT says th...
Jun 16, 2021
DHS now tracking Delta coronavirus variant as ‘variant of concern’
MADISON, Wis. — State health officials are now tracking a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus as a “variant of concern,” because of evidence that shows it is more contagious...
Jun 16, 2021
