Category Archives: Local News
Gammon Road near Beltline to close Thursday night for asphalt paving
MADISON, Wis. — A section of Gammon Road near the Beltline will be closed later this week for asphalt paving. City officials plan to shut down Gammon Road between Watts Road and the eastbound Be...
Jun 08, 2021
Wisconsin set for ‘unprecedented’ $4.4B windfall. Political leaders have to figure out how to spend it.
As a new estimate puts $4.4 billion more than previously estimated into politicians’ hands for the next state budget, Wisconsin lawmakers face a standoff about how to spend the extra money. The ...
Jun 08, 2021
Ex-Wisconsin pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine
MILWAUKEE — A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been sentenced to three years in prison. Steven Brandenburg, of Grafton, was sent...
Jun 08, 2021
Crash between semi, dump truck closes part of Highway 33 in Dodge County
HORICON, Wis. — A portion of Highway 33 is closed in both directions in Dodge County after a crash involving a semi and dump truck. The crash happened around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 33 betw...
Jun 08, 2021
Authorities share new details about Town of Sparta homicide, identify victim
SPARTA, Wis. — Monroe County authorities are sharing more details about a homicide in the Town of Sparta. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in the Sunday nig...
Jun 08, 2021
15-year-old turns themself in to police in connection with Metro bus attack
MADISON, Wis. — A 15-year-old has turned themself in to police for their involvement in an attack on a Metro Madison bus driver that happened in late May. Police didn’t say how the 15-year...
Jun 08, 2021
‘Unprecedented’ revenue growth forecast for Wisconsin budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s state budget is projected to see “unprecedented” revenue growth of $4.4 billion above previous estimates by the middle of 2023. The news delive...
Jun 08, 2021
Mosinee man charged with killing missing woman
NIELSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Mosinee man with killing a woman who disappeared last fall. Jesus Contreras Perez was charged Monday in Clark County with being a party to firs...
Jun 08, 2021
Wisconsin lawmaker compares museum’s mask policy to Nazis
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state lawmaker compared a nonprofit children’s museum’s mask policy to the Nazi Party in a social media post that is generating outrage and calls for...
Jun 08, 2021
Victim of fatal Baraboo crash identified
BARABOO, Wis. — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Baraboo crash. Officials with the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday night to State Highway 136 for a report ...
Jun 08, 2021
