Category Archives: Local News
Madison teachers’ union files lawsuit over ambiguous teacher contracts
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison School District teachers’ union filed a lawsuit against the district Wednesday as it seeks an interpretation of language in individual contracts. According to a...
Jun 09, 2021
Illinois man arrested after crime spree in Rock County
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. — A 32-year-old Illinois man was arrested Tuesday night after a crime spree in Rock County. According to a news release, Bryan R. Burns, of Roscoe, Illinois, was taken into cus...
Jun 09, 2021
Deadline for Wisconsin towns to file for COVID relief funding is June 18
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin towns, villages and cities with a population under 50,000 can file for COVID-19 relief funding through the American Rescue Plan until June 18. According to the state&rs...
Jun 09, 2021
Man charged with killing sister on Christmas Eve found competent to stand trial
MADISON, Wis. — A man charged with murdering his sister on Christmas Eve 2019 has been found competent to stand trial. Joseph Green was found competent during a Wednesday morning competency hear...
Jun 09, 2021
Dane County’s largest solar array fully operational
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Dane County’s largest solar project is now fully operational. According to a news release Wednesday, the O’Brien Solar Fields in Fitchburg is a 20-MW solar array. T...
Jun 09, 2021
Wisconsin Senate to vote on police chokehold restrictions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin would be banned from using chokeholds, except in life-threatening situations or to defend themselves, under a bipartisan bill the state Senate is schedul...
Jun 09, 2021
Wisconsin GOP election bills draw bipartisan opposition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate plans to approve bills Wednesday making it more difficult to vote absentee and creating new penalties for violating election law, measures that have dra...
Jun 09, 2021
Effort launched to boost home ownership in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new statewide network to help Wisconsin residents buy, fix and remain in their homes was announced Wednesday, an outgrowth of a yearlong task force that studied impediment...
Jun 09, 2021
Eastbound Beltline ramp to I-39/90 southbound to close Thursday, Friday nights
MADISON, Wis. — The Eastbound Beltline ramp to I-39/90 southbound will be closed Thursday and Friday nights. According to a news release, the ramp will be closed from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6:30 a.m...
Jun 09, 2021
President Biden revokes Trump executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat and issues fresh order
(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other Chinese apps, and replaced them with a new ...
Jun 09, 2021
