Category Archives: Local News

Madison preschoolers help keep plastic out of landfills through eco bricks
MADISON, Wis. — A group of kids at Madison’s Preschool of the Arts is helping keep plastic out of landfills. With several local municipalities recently ending their plastic bag recycling p...
Jamie Perez May 26, 2021

PHMDC holding pop-up vaccine clinics at Madison libraries
MADISON, Wis. — Some of Madison’s newly reopened libraries are offering people something they don’t need a library card to get. Public Health Madison and Dane County offered a pop-up...
Site staff May 26, 2021

‘They have a Target in their hometown’: City leaders work to bring small businesses back to State Street
MADISON, Wis.– There’s no hiding State Street’s struggles: 40 small businesses closed for good since this time last year. However, 2021 is already looking brighter… and soon, ...
Christina Lorey May 26, 2021

Fiserv Forum to return to full capacity for remainder of NBA Playoffs starting June 1
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are returning to full capacity at the Fiserv Forum for the remainder of the NBA Playoffs, starting June 1. The Bucks are 2-0 against the Miami Heat in their curre...
Logan Rude May 26, 2021

DOT: Roadwork begins next month along WIS 133, WIS 80 in Iowa County
IOWA COUNTY, Wis. — The Department of Transportation says roadwork will begin next month along Highways 133 ad 80 in Iowa County. According to a news release, resurfacing operations are schedule...
Stephen Cohn May 26, 2021

COVID-19 death toll surpasses 7K in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — More than 7,000 Wisconsinites have died of coronavirus complications since the start of the pandemic, according to the state Department of Health Services. Five new deaths were c...
Brandon Arbuckle May 26, 2021

Stoughton man charged with committing 2 bank robberies
MADISON, Wis. — A Stoughton man was charged Wednesday with committing two bank robberies earlier this year. According to a news release, Todd Templeton, 51, robbed the Associated Bank on King St...
Stephen Cohn May 26, 2021

Council Member Steps Down
The Platteville Common Council is looking to fill a vacancy after Robin Cline resigned. Cline had served as an at-large member of the council and stepped down from her post Tuesday. City of Plattevill...
Mark Evenstad May 26, 2021

Darlington Bridge Work Blasting
As the Highway 23 construction project in Darlington moves forward, you can expect to hear some additional noise over the next few weeks. According to an update from the project manager, the contracto...
Mark Evenstad May 26, 2021

Prices at the Pump
A nickel may not seem like much, but gas prices have been dropping for the past two weeks. According to Gas-Buddy-dot-com, Wisconsin drivers were paying an average of $2.75 a gallon the final week of ...
Mark Evenstad May 26, 2021