Category Archives: Local News
1 dead after truck crashes on State Highway 136 in Baraboo, officials say
BARABOO, Wis. — One person died Saturday night after a truck crashed on State Highway 136 in Baraboo. According to a news release, officials responded around 9:30 p.m. after a caller reported a ...
Jun 06, 2021
Ride the Drive was supposed to be ‘downsized.’ Why it took even more work to pull off this year.
MADISON, Wis.– A summer tradition returned to the streets of Madison this morning, and with it, a sense of normalcy… and hundreds of helpers. 2021’s Ride the Drive was Madison&rsquo...
Jun 06, 2021
Fitchburg girl hopes to raise back charity donation lost in robbery
FITCHBURG, Wis.– A 9-year-old girl from Fitchburg has turned the lemons life gave her into lemonade and the lemonade into charity proceeds for the Dane County Humane Society. Meghan Hartman had ...
Jun 06, 2021
Deputies: 1 dead, 3 injured, including suspect, in Sparta homicide
TOWN OF SPARTA, Wis. — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide Sunday in a Town of Sparta home. According to a news release, officials received a call around 11:40 a...
Jun 06, 2021
Woman Jumps From Highway 151 Bridge
A woman remains hospitalized after jumpring from the Wisconsin-Dubuque Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Authorities were initially called around 2:30 regarding a person who was contemplating jumping from...
Jun 06, 2021
‘We’re in the marathon part’: Health officials target remaining groups to get vaccinated along Path to Herd Immunity
MADISON, Wis. – For health officials, the beginning of the vaccine rollout felt like a sprint. “It felt like we were like racing as fast as possible to get everyone vaccinated,” said...
Jun 06, 2021
Sheboygan man showing off new handgun shoots, wounds friend
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old Sheboygan man was arrested after he inadvertently shot his friend while showing off a new handgun. Police say the incident happened about 9 p...
Jun 06, 2021
Wisconsin Democrats make pitches to defeat Senate’s Johnson
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A crowded field of Democratic candidates that includes political newcomers, current office holders, a doctor and the son of a billionaire is making their pitches for why the...
Jun 06, 2021
Teens left injured after a crash near the town of York
TOWN OF YORK, Wis. – Dane County Deputies responded to a car crash involving four teens who were left injured Sunday morning. The 17 year-old male driver said he fell asleep driving south on STH...
Jun 06, 2021
Madison photographer celebrates reunion by offering free family portraits
MADISON, Wis. – A local photographer celebrated families reuniting after a long season of separation by offering free portraits at Westmorland Park on Saturday. Families are given the chance to ...
Jun 06, 2021
