Category Archives: Local News
Play suspended at AmFam Championship due to lightning
MADISON, Wis. — Play has been suspended at the American Family Insurance Championship due to weather. Strong thunderstorms moved through northwest Madison Friday afternoon, prompting event organ...
Jun 11, 2021
DHS to scale back hours for community vaccination sites
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is scaling back hours for its 6 community-based vaccination clinics starting Monday, June 14th. That includes clinics in Barron County...
Jun 11, 2021
Firefighters respond to residential fire on Madison’s west side
MADISON, Wis. — Firefighters are responding to a residential fire on Madison’s west side. Dane County dispatchers said a call came in shortly after 3:30 p.m. for a report of a fire at a ho...
Jun 11, 2021
Gov. Evers orders flags to half-staff for firefighter who contracted COVID-19 in line of duty
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of a Boscobel, Wisconsin firefighter who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty and later died from th...
Jun 11, 2021
Some southern Wisconsin residents without power as storms move into Madison area
MADISON, Wis. — Some Dane County residents are experiencing power outages as storms move into the Madison area. Madison Gas & Electric’s online outage map shows around 50 people have l...
Jun 11, 2021
Janesville robbery suspect also facing charges for attempted homicide in Madison stabbing
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say a man arrested early Friday morning for an attempted armed robbery in Janesville also faces charges for a stabbing in Madison last month. 30-year-old Trevor Ri...
Jun 11, 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for areas northwest of Madison
MADISON, Wis. — A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 3:30 p.m. for areas northwest of Madison. The warning from the National Weather Service is being issued for Columbia, Da...
Jun 11, 2021
Wisconsin slowly approaching 50% of residents at least partially vaccinated
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsinites are creeping closer and closer to reaching another major vaccination milestone. The latest vaccination data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services indicat...
Jun 11, 2021
Former Wisconsin teacher to plead guilty to filming students
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached a plea deal with federal ...
Jun 11, 2021
Newborn triplet goes through life-saving heart surgery
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison couple doesn’t measure life in minutes, but in heartbeats. Katie and Brooks Rademacher are thankful to count each and every one after a heart wrenching experience...
Jun 11, 2021
