Category Archives: Local News
EPA measuring air quality near Rockton chemical plant fire
ROCKTON, Ill. — Both state and federal Environmental Protection Agency teams are in Rockton measuring the air quality around the site of the Chemtool Incorporated fire. The local public health d...
Jun 14, 2021
Fennimore man arrested on multiple drug charges
FENNIMORE, Wis. — A Grant County man is facing multiple drug charges after authorities executed a search warrant on his home Wednesday. Law enforcement officials with the Richland-Iowa-Grant Dru...
Jun 14, 2021
People within 3 miles of Rockton chemical fire asked to wear masks
ROCKTON, Ill. — Local health officials in the county where a chemical fire has been burning all day Monday are telling people within three miles of the fire to wear masks as a precautio...
Jun 14, 2021
Report: Badgers Hall-of-Fame inductee charged with sexually assaulting child
DULUTH, Minn. — A former Wisconsin Badgers football player and UW Athletics Hall-of-Fame inductee is facing allegations he sexually assaulted a young girl, according to a news report. First repo...
Jun 14, 2021
Alleged shooter in Beloit homicide turns himself in; victim identified
BELOIT, Wis. — The man charged with killing a 25-year-old Beloit man last week has turned himself in. Journee R. Weathers Jr., 19, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Two other me...
Jun 14, 2021
WATCH: Rockton officials give update on chemical fire
ROCKTON, Ill. — Rockton officials are providing an update on a massive chemical fire at Chemtool, which has been burning since 7 a.m. and led to evacuations around the plant. Burning de...
Jun 14, 2021
The Madison School and Community Recreation ‘Art Cart’ returns for its 46th year
MADISON, Wis. — The Art Cart is returning to Madison for the start of their 2021 season, providing kids with craft materials to release their inner artist. COVID didn’t put the breaks on t...
Jun 14, 2021
Six arrested in burglary-turned-car-chase in Adams County
QUICNY, Wis. — Adams County authorities arrested six people over the weekend after a burglary-turned-car-chase ended at a local park. Law enforcement officials were called to the 2400 block of 1...
Jun 14, 2021
‘I guess file unemployment for now’: Chemtool employee describes waking up to workplace on fire
ROCKTON, IL– A massive fire at the Chemtool facility in Rockton Monday morning caused mass evacuations and dozens of people to lose their jobs. “I woke up this morning around 10 a.m. to a ...
Jun 14, 2021
Sun Prairie to change name to ‘Fun Prairie’ for entire month of July
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — For one month only, the City of Sun Prairie is changing its name to… “Fun Prairie.” The name change is part of a month-long marketing campaign to showcase ...
Jun 14, 2021
