Category Archives: Local News
Miracle League baseball field opens in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. — After years of hard work, a Miracle League baseball field is finally open in Dane County. The new field, located in Cottage Grove, is made of rubberized turf so kids with w...
Jun 15, 2021
Durant’s sensational performance sends Nets to 3-2 lead over Bucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in one of the best performances in postseason history, sending the Brooklyn Nets back into the lead in the Eastern Conferen...
Jun 15, 2021
Juneteenth celebrations aim to reclaim narrative on Black health
MADISON, Wis. — This week the U.S. marks the anniversary of the emancipation of people who have been enslaved. Juneteenth festivities begin Wednesday in Madison, with events scheduled each day u...
Jun 15, 2021
Sun Prairie EMS receives $200K grant to provide in-home medical care amid pandemic
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Sun Prairie first responders will soon be able to provide in-home care to patients impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Sun Prairie announced Tuesday that S...
Jun 15, 2021
6-month-old and 1 other killed in multi-vehicle crash north of Beaver Dam Lake
TRENTON, Wis. — Two people, including a 6-month-old child, were killed Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash on State Highway 33, north of Beaver Dam Lake. Officials with the Dodge County Sheriff&rsq...
Jun 15, 2021
Republicans propose $125 million more for broadband
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The effort to expand broadband internet to underserved rural areas in Wisconsin would get a $125 million boost under the budget being written by Republicans, about $75 milli...
Jun 15, 2021
Dispatch: At least 1 injured after crash on US 151
MADISON, Wis. — At least one person was injured Tuesday night in a crash on US 151. According to Dane County Dispatch, officials responded to calls around 6:45 p.m. for a crash on southbound at ...
Jun 15, 2021
Operation Fresh Start gets $250K grant to expand programming
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison nonprofit received a $250,000 grant Tuesday from the Ascendium Education Group. Operation Fresh Start, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, works to put...
Jun 15, 2021
SSM Health hosts vaccine clinic for communities of color
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health is partnering with organizations supporting Madison’s communities of color to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible. SSM Health and volunteer vaccinators fro...
Jun 15, 2021
Examining the ever-shifting roles and responsibilities of fatherhood
Father’s Day is just around the corner. The role of the father in a family is constantly evolving and the subject of some fascinating research. Tova Walsh is an assistant professor in the School...
Jun 15, 2021
