Category Archives: Local News
This Madison businessman is wearing a neon pink wig for a month. Here’s why.
MADISON, Wis. — Close your eyes and envision a businessman: a freshly-pressed shirt, pants, dress shoes… and a pink wig?! Kendall Richards, president of the Madison-based All-Comfort Serv...
Mar 10, 2021
Wisconsin state, local governments projected to get $5.7 billion under Covid-19 relief bill
The state of Wisconsin as well as its counties and municipalities would get about $5.7 billion total in federal aid under the American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief legislat...
Mar 10, 2021
Lawyers in Slender Man case to file arguments about release
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a judge for time to file written arguments on whether one of two Wisconsin girls convicted of stabbing a classmate to please internet horror characte...
Mar 10, 2021
Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee to hold 4 hearings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee plans to hold three in-person public hearings on Gov. Tony Evers’ $91 billion state budget proposal, with one...
Mar 10, 2021
State Troopers pull over truck, find camping chair as a driver’s seat
It’s a sight that you may only find in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Patrol says one of its Troopers in the North Central Region of the state recently stopped a pickup truck, only to find once ...
Mar 10, 2021
Dane Co. makes pitch to keep World Dairy Expo in Madison for next 10 years
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County is offering the World Dairy Expo a 10-year contract extension to keep the agricultural expo in Madison in the wake of the pandemic. The proposal would compensate the ...
Mar 10, 2021
Man armed with butcher knife holds baby during long standoff
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A long standoff with a driver who held a baby while armed with a butcher knife has ended without injury in Dodge County. Sheriff’s officials say deputies began pur...
Mar 10, 2021
Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The trial for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has been pushed back by ...
Mar 10, 2021
Grocers offering incentives to vaccinate employees
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 72,000 grocers are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine and some employers are offering incentives. The last 12 months have been different for Marvin Moore who w...
Mar 10, 2021
Man charged in Wisconsin protest shootings returns to court
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin is scheduled to appear in court. Kyle Rittenhouse f...
Mar 10, 2021
