Category Archives: Local News

Union: Meriter nurses reach ‘tentative agreement’ on contract
MADISON, Wis. — The healthcare workers union representing nurses at UnityPoint Health – Meriter announced Saturday night that the nurses have reached a “major tentative agreement&rdq...
Stephen Cohn Mar 20, 2021

Judge: DNA evidence in 1976 murders can be used
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A Marinette County judge has ruled prosecutors can use DNA evidence collected through a phony police survey in the case against a man charged with killing a young couple i...
Associated Press Mar 20, 2021

UW study: Climate change linked to longer ‘dead zones’ in lakes
MADISON, Wis. — A newly published study done on Lake Mendota says climate change is linked to longer lasting dead zones. In the summer, lakes can settle into having two layers of water, a phenom...
Shelby Evans Mar 20, 2021

Fire on Milwaukee’s south side claims life of 25-year-old
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal fire on the city’s south side. Authorities say firefighters were called to a residence about 8:30 a.m. Saturday where they found...
Associated Press Mar 20, 2021

Suspect car crashes into Beloit squad car; 2 taken to hospital
TOWN OF BELOIT, Wis — A car driving away from police during a chase early Saturday morning hit a Beloit squad car and sent two people, including a Beloit police officer to the hospital. Accordin...
Shelby Evans Mar 20, 2021

Teen convicted of killing ex-girlfriend in Kenosha County
BRISTOL, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Kenosha County has convicted a teen accused of killing his former girlfriend when they both were 15 and trying to kill her mother. Martice Fuller, now 17, was foun...
Associated Press Mar 20, 2021

Match Day at the University of Wisconsin
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Site staff Mar 20, 2021

Missing Milwaukee County man prompts Silver Alert
OAK CREEK, Wis. — A Silver Alert has been issued for a Milwaukee County man who went missing Thursday afternoon. The Wisconsin Crime Alert Network said Roger Marvell, 82, has lived in the Oak Cr...
Brandon Arbuckle Mar 19, 2021

Edgerton man charged with possession of child pornography
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A $500 cash bail was set for a Rock County man charged with possession of child pornography. Prosecutors charged Noah Eisele, 34, of Edgerton, with nine felonies Friday for ha...
Site staff Mar 19, 2021

Badgers blow by No. 8 North Carolina in Round of 64
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In one of the more surprising results during the first full day of the NCAA Tournament, No. 9 Wisconsin blew right past No. 8 North Carolina. The Badgers made threes early...
Stephen Cohn Mar 19, 2021