Category Archives: Local News
Beltline reopens following multi-vehicle crash near Todd Drive
MADISON, Wis. — A multi-vehicle crash on the Beltline backed up traffic Wednesday morning as first responders worked to clear the scene. As of 8:05 a.m., all lanes of the Beltline had been reope...
May 26, 2021
Residents of home looked out their window and saw someone else driving off with their vehicle, police say
MADISON, Wis. Madison police are looking for a stolen vehicle taken right out of a garage on the east side. According to police, it happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night at a house on Stuart Court ...
May 26, 2021
People living in home say they heard noises, bedroom door open ahead of burglary, police say
MADISON, Wis. People living inside a home near Elver Park told police they heard noises before items were stolen from them. According to the Madison Police Department, the burglary happened just after...
May 26, 2021
Roads cleared after crash closes lanes near I-39
MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin State Patrol says roads are clear after a crash near I-39 on the east side. The crash happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning. It was cleared around 5:20 a.m. COPYRIG...
May 26, 2021
In the 608: Workout Wednesday at Groth Fit
MONONA, Wis. – Emily Groth has been a personal trainer since 2015. The Monona native grew up playing sports and has continued an active lifestyle. She started Groth Fit in 2019, offering both in...
May 26, 2021
Tom Nelson kicks off U.S. Senate campaign with stop in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — The race for Sen. Ron Johnson’s 2022 US Senate seat is heating up. Johnson still hasn’t said whether he plans to seek another term, but some Democrats are already on ...
May 25, 2021
Failing classes, declining grades: Whether virtual or in-person, pandemic learning has been a hurdle
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Grant, finishing up second grade, had a rough go of it for most of the school year until his class transitioned back into mostly-in-person learning later in the spring semester...
May 25, 2021
Community clinics, outreach to unvaccinated vital in pursuit of herd immunity
MADISON, Wis. – There are plenty of reasons to get vaccinated. For one man at a community clinic at the Urban League of Greater Madison, it was to see his parents for the first time in 14 months...
May 25, 2021
Democrats respond to GOP refusal to expand Medicaid
Last week, Republicans announced their plans to immediately gavel out of the session. Democrats questioned them in a press conference this afternoon about why they would pass up the federal funding th...
May 25, 2021
Madison leaders reflect on one year since George Floyd’s murder
MADISON, Wis.– Community leaders are reflecting on the changes that have been made and the ones that still need work on the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Madison Police Ch...
May 25, 2021
