Category Archives: Local News
Clogged Clorox wipes cause 100-gallon sewage backup for Prairie Du Sac building owner
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Shortly before the pandemic began, Benjamin Nelms bought a 100-year-old bank building in the heart of Prairie du Sac in hopes of renovating it for the community’s us...
Apr 26, 2021
Highway worker hospitalized in 2-vehilce crash, Monroe County authorities say
KENDALL, Wis. — A Monroe County Highway worker was hospitalized Monday morning following a two-vehicle crash, prompting law enforcement officials to remind drivers to be attentive while driving,...
Apr 26, 2021
Madison man sentenced to 6 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for a methamphetamine trafficking charge tied to a July 2020 arrest. Court officials said 29-year-old Keefer Goodman wil...
Apr 26, 2021
31.5% of Wisconsinites fully vaccinated against COVID; no new deaths confirmed
MADISON, Wis. — The number of people in Wisconsin who have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine is approaching 2.5 million, according to the state Department of Health Services. Healt...
Apr 26, 2021
Conservative law group threatens to sue MMSD over ‘segregationist’ Zoom meetings for families
MADISON, Wis. — A conservative law group is threatening to sue the Madison Metropolitan School District after Madison West High School recently created two separate Zoom meetings the discuss the...
Apr 26, 2021
Gov. Evers and administration urge Wisconsinites to get vaccinated
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and his administration kicked off World Immunization Week with a message encouraging Wisconsinites to get vaccinated. In a video shared on social media Monday, Ev...
Apr 26, 2021
UW-Madison, MPD investigating vandalism at Mifflin Street Block Party; involved students may face disciplinary action
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison leaders said Monday that several students may face disciplinary action for violations of public health orders and/or unlawful activity at the Mifflin Street Block Part...
Apr 26, 2021
‘Poorly-worded message:’ MMSD officials address email sent to parents with separate meetings for white parents, parents of color
MADISON, Wis. — Officials with the Madison Metropolitan School District say they are aware of an email sent to parents of students at West High School that has gained attention on social media i...
Apr 26, 2021
Missing Richland County teen found dead near ATV crash
MADISON, Wis. — A Richland Center teen, reported missing Sunday night, was found dead near where his ATV crashed, according to a release by the county’s sheriff’s office. Mason...
Apr 26, 2021
MFD: 14 people displaced by overnight apartment fire
MADISON, Wis. – The American Red Cross is helping more than a dozen people following an apartment fire on Madison’s east side. A tenant called 911 around 3:30 a.m. Monday after noticing sm...
Apr 26, 2021
