Category Archives: Local News
In the 608: A look inside the Gates of Heaven preservation project
MADISON, Wis. – The City of Madison is celebrating Historic Preservation Month and focusing on a major restoration project on the Gates of Heaven. Built in 1863, Gates of Heaven is the fourth ol...
May 24, 2021
Wisconsin 140 reopened after crash near Clinton
CLINTON, Wisc. — Both lanes of Wisconsin 140 at Avalon Road near Clinton are cleared after a crash Monday morning. The Wisconsin DOT reported the crash around 3:45 a.m. The roads were cleared ju...
May 24, 2021
Potosi Man Drowns In Mississippi River
A rural Potosi man is dead after drowning in the Mississippi River on Saturday. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, 63-year-old Mitchell Hochhausen was with his wife and two grandchi...
May 23, 2021
Grant County man dies after drowning in Mississippi River
POTOSI, Wis. — One man died Sunday afternoon after drowning in the Mississippi River in Grant County. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Mitchell Hochhausen, 63, of Potosi, an...
May 23, 2021
Madison Shakespeare Company performs outdoor shows in Lake Mills
LAKE MILLS, Wis. — Live outdoor theater returned to Lake Mills this weekend. The Madison Shakespeare Company presented ‘Desires,’ a collection of three short classics with three publ...
May 23, 2021
Makers Market returns to Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Artists and collectors gathered Sunday for this spring’s Makers Market at Angell Park in Sun Prairie. The shopping experience had more than 100 local vendors with handc...
May 23, 2021
Dane County Master Gardeners plant sale hopes people continue yard work this spring
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Master Gardeners plant sale encouraged people Sunday to continue yard work by featuring perennials and vegetable starters for sale. Last year, COVID-19 closed man...
May 23, 2021
Learn 2 Ride introduces new ‘Special Accommodations’ classes
MADISON, Wis. — An event geared toward teaching kids how to ride on two wheels pedaled back into Madison on Sunday, with new programming. “Learn 2 Ride,” hosted by Madison School &am...
May 23, 2021
‘Mere luck’: Scientists reflect on fall COVID-19 surge on UW campus – say situation could have been much worse
MADISON, Wis. – Researchers who took part in a study analyzing the outbreak of COVID-19 cases on UW-Madison’s campus during the fall of 2020 say it’s remarkable cases did not spread ...
May 23, 2021
Browntown teenager recovering from brain tumor nearly one decade after traumatic brain injury
BROWNTOWN, Wis.– One Browntown teenager has a long road to recovery ahead of her after doctors diagnosed and removed a brain tumor from the left temporal lobe of her brain earlier this month. Ho...
May 23, 2021
