Category Archives: Local News

SSM Health administers 100,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — SSM Health has officially administered 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. Richard Lemanski, of Fond du Lac, received his second dose of the Moderna vaccine T...
Brandon Arbuckle Mar 04, 2021

Jury finds Dodge County man guilty of 7th OWI following failed parallel parking attempt
MAYVILLE, Wis. — A Mayville man was found guilty of drunken driving after a struggle with parallel parking led to his arrest last summer. Gregory Cundy, 56, was found guilty Monday of a seventh-...
Brandon Arbuckle Mar 04, 2021

SSM Health to hold teacher vaccination clinic at Baraboo High School
BARABOO, Wis. — SSM Health says it is setting up a vaccination clinic next week for educators in Sauk County, on top of their recent efforts to vaccinate teachers at school districts across sout...
Jaymes Langrehr Mar 04, 2021

Garage fire on Madison’s east side causes $25K in damage
MADISON, Wis. — An accidental garage fire on Madison’s east side caused roughly $25,000 in damage Wednesday morning. Firefighters with the Madison Fire Department responded to the 3500 blo...
Logan Rude Mar 04, 2021

23 years later, detectives continue search for Father Kunz’s killer
MADISON, Wis. — More than two decades after a Dane County priest was murdered, detectives believe they have “viable suspects” and continue their search for additional evidence to sol...
Stephanie Fryer Mar 04, 2021

7-day positivity rate drops to 2.3% as 47K Wisconsinites newly vaccinated against COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. — The positive percentage of new COVID-19 tests continues to remain below 3% in Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Health Services. The seven-day average percent posit...
Brandon Arbuckle Mar 04, 2021

Senate gears up for marathon effort in push for Covid relief
(CNN) — The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill ...
CNN Mar 04, 2021

Authorities recover gun used in Wisconsin Dells homicide
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Authorities have recovered the missing firearm that was used to kill a woman in a Wisconsin Dells hotel room on Valentine’s Day. Police initially responded to a hot...
Logan Rude Mar 04, 2021

City of La Crosse sues foam-makers over PFAS pollution
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The city of La Crosse has filed a lawsuit against dozens of chemical manufacturers alleging they produced firefighting foam that has contaminated city and private wells ar...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2021

Police looking to talk to man in connection with Sun Prairie homicide
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Sun Prairie police are looking to speak with a man in connection to an ongoing homicide investigation. Authorities said they are searching for 33-year-old Anthony Young to ta...
Logan Rude Mar 04, 2021