Category Archives: Local News
Additional pharmacies added to Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
MADISON, Wis. — Four new pharmacy partners throughout Wisconsin are now receiving weekly allocations of COVID-19 through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The expansion of the program include...
Mar 19, 2021
13.9% of Wisconsinites fully complete COVID vaccine series; 23.8% receive at least one dose
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly one-quarter of Wisconsin’s population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state Department of Health Services. More than 2...
Mar 19, 2021
Madison woman makes national headlines after returning book to New York library 63 years late
MADISON, Wis. — Getting lost in a good book is nothing new for 73-year-old Betty Diamond, but losing track of a good book, that’s another story. Once upon a time, 10-year-old Diamond rente...
Mar 19, 2021
Body recovered from Rock Co. lake; authorities say search for missing hiker ‘considered closed’
DATELINE, Wis. — Authorities have ended their search for a missing Rock County hiker after they discovered a body in a lake Friday morning. Kevin Doyle, 66, was reported missing on Wednesday eve...
Mar 19, 2021
Alternate Care Facility at state fairgrounds to close amid continued decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations
MILWAUKEE — The COVID-19 care facility that’s been hosted at Wisconsin State Fair Park for nearly a year is closing down. The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced Friday that t...
Mar 19, 2021
Schools candidate used public email to bolster her company
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state schools superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr used her public school district email during work hours last year to set up her private consulting firm. The Wi...
Mar 19, 2021
Official sorry for posting Limbaugh deserves to be in hell
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A La Crosse County official is apologizing for posting that Rush Limbaugh deserves to be in hell. County Administrator Steve O’Malley posted comments on Facebook in ...
Mar 19, 2021
Time for Kids: Recipe for Health Discussion on healthy sleep habits
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health’s Wisconsin Region Chief Nursing Officer Veronica Scott-Fulton and pediatrician Dr. Dan Beardmore join Chris Reece for a discussion on healthy sleep habits as pa...
Mar 19, 2021
Dispatch: Firefighters respond to RV fire on westbound Beltline
MADISON, Wis. — Firefighters are responding to an RV fire on the westbound Beltline near Verona Road. Dane County dispatchers said the call came in just after 8:30 a.m. According to dispatch, th...
Mar 19, 2021
Department of Revenue pushes back state tax filing deadline to May 17
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsinites now have until May 17 to file their state taxes. The news comes shortly after the IRS pushed back the federal income tax filing deadline to the same date because of...
Mar 19, 2021
