Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin Dells attractions making do with fewer workers
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — One of Wisconsin’s major tourist attractions is making do during Memorial Day weekend with fewer workers, hoping that more will arrive during the summer. Tom D...
May 30, 2021
Winona man arrested after overnight standoff with police
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a Winona man was arrested after an alleged domestic assault and overnight standoff with police. Police say the 41-year-old man barricaded himself inside a Wi...
May 30, 2021
A wave of excitement: Noah’s Ark reopens for the 2021 season
LAKE DELTON, Wis. — The largest waterpark in the Wisconsin Dells is welcoming guests back this weekend for the start of the 2021 season. Noah’s Ark is the largest park at the Wisconsin Del...
May 30, 2021
Apply now: Dane Arts to distribute $1 million grant among 400 struggling local artists
MADISON, Wis.– Madison consistently ranks among the best places in the country to live, and county surveys attribute that to three things: the lakes, the parks, and the cultural arts. “The...
May 30, 2021
Looking back on one year of protests in Madison following George Floyd’s murder
MADISON, Wis.– One year ago demonstrations broke out in cities across the United States after a former Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd. On May 30, 2020, thousands of peaceful pr...
May 30, 2021
MPD: 30-year-old stabbed early Sunday morning on south side
MADISON, Wis. — A 30-year-old man was stabbed on Madison’s south side early Sunday morning. According to an incident report, police responded to the stabbing in the 800 block of West Badge...
May 30, 2021
Wisconsin National Guard soldiers receive sendoff ceremony before mobilizing
SPARTA, Wis. — Soldiers in the Wisconsin National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company received a sendoff ceremony Saturday in Sparta. The company, which has also has detachments in Viroqua a...
May 29, 2021
Brat Fest hosts ‘Build Your Own Brat Fest’ to raise money for local charities
MADISON, Wis — The Brat Fest looks a bit different this year with venues spread throughout Dane County, but the taste of beer on tap and Johnsonville Brats still gives that summer feeling for pa...
May 29, 2021
‘We need to move forward’: Green County’s Annual Breakfast on the Farm featured pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic
MONROE, Wis.– There’s a new item on the menu at Green County’s Annual Breakfast on the Farm. Besides the traditional bacon and eggs, COVID-19 vaccines were also offered this year. &l...
May 29, 2021
Convictions bar Wisconsinites from many jobs, making re-entry ‘a real struggle’
By Sonya Chechik and Kirien Sprecher Wisconsin Watch After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Janie Ocejo put her social work education and bilingual, bicultural background to work b...
May 29, 2021
