Category Archives: Local News
mRNA technology used in COVID vaccines now being tested to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases
MADISON, Wis. — The method used to make the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines could change the future of medicine as we know it. Researchers inside the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research have b...
Jun 10, 2021
MMSD to drop mask requirement for graduation ceremonies due to heat
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District is lifting its mask requirement for this week’s high school commencement ceremonies due to the high heat and humidity in the foreca...
Jun 10, 2021
A Wisconsin couple couldn’t fly their Pride flag, so they lit up their home like a rainbow
Memo Fachino and his husband, Lance Mier, have flown a Pride flag in front of their Wisconsin home for five years. It’s a symbol of inclusion, Fachino said, and a signal to the rest of their Rac...
Jun 10, 2021
Janesville motel clerk robbed at gunpoint, police search for suspect
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police in Janesville are looking for a man they say robbed a motel clerk at gunpoint early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the Super 8 Motel at 3430 Milton Avenue at...
Jun 10, 2021
Milton boy’s golf team advances to State Tournament after playoff following computer glitch
JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Milton High School Boy’s Golf team is making the most of its second chance, defeating Mukwanago in a one-hole playoff Thursday morning to advance to the WIAA State T...
Jun 10, 2021
Wisconsin Veterans Museum to re-open in July
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Veterans Museum plans to reopen next month after state officials shut it down for 16 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum announced Thursday it will r...
Jun 10, 2021
No one injured during emergency plane landing near Wisconsin Dells
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Authorities in Adams County say nobody was hurt when a plane had to make an emergency landing in a field Wednesday afternoon. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says...
Jun 10, 2021
All lanes of Highway 151 near Beaver Dam closed due to crash
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — All lanes of Highway 151 are currently closed near Beaver Dam after a crash Thursday morning. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the crash happened at Highway 151...
Jun 10, 2021
Spring Green’s American Players Theatre gets $10 million donation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An outdoor theater struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic has received a massive donation. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation has ...
Jun 10, 2021
Silver Alert issued for missing Marquette County man
OXFORD, Wis. — A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Marquette County man. Dale Myers, 78, was last seen at a home on Elk Ave. around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said he left the home wit...
Jun 10, 2021
