Category Archives: Local News
Sun Praire schools announce new equity director after turbulent year
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Sun Prairie Area School District created a new diversity leadership position this week, offering the job to a current principal within the district. SPASD selected Michae...
Jun 11, 2021
City of Madison urges people to limit outdoor water use as drought continues
MADISON, Wis. — Plenty of lawns across Madison are starting to look a little brown due to the lack of rain, but city officials are asking people to limit the amount of watering they’re doi...
Jun 11, 2021
Emergency crews respond to crash involving car, bicycle in Oregon
OREGON, Wis. — Authorities responded to a crash involving a car and a bicycle in Oregon on Friday morning. The crash was reported around 10:55 a.m. along the 1400 block of County Highway D, acco...
Jun 11, 2021
Call for Action: Protecting your money from contractor scams
MADISON, Wis. — “Be careful who you hire, make sure you check them out really really well,” homeowner Donna Outlander says. Kevin and Donna Outland say this critical step is somethin...
Jun 11, 2021
Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers. U.S. District Judge...
Jun 11, 2021
1 dead after hit-and-run crash ends with vehicle in flames
SOMERS, Wis. (AP) — A hit-and-run incident in Kenosha County has ended with one person dead. The Kenosha News reports that sheriff’s deputies responded to a hit-and-run crash in Somers lat...
Jun 11, 2021
Wisconsin man criminally responsible for grandparent deaths
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has ruled that a 19-year-old Wisconsin man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his grandparents in 2019 is criminally responsible for the deaths. The jury ruled T...
Jun 11, 2021
Commission to send mailers to voters who may have moved
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has decided to send postcards to more than 100,000 voters who may have moved but won’t deactivate their registrations if they don&rs...
Jun 11, 2021
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Dane Co. order closing schools was unconstitutional
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is ruling in a 4-3 decision that Public Health Madison & Dane County’s emergency order closing all schools for in-person instruction was unc...
Jun 11, 2021
Highway 138 closed south of Stoughton due to crash
STOUGHTON, Wis. — Highway 138 south of Stoughton is shut down in both directions following a crash Friday morning, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The crash happened jus...
Jun 11, 2021
