Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin may send voting deputies back to nursing homes
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials may send voting deputies back into nursing homes ahead of the April elections. The state Elections Commission banned deputies from entering nursing h...
Feb 26, 2021
Man admits coordinating neo-Nazi plot to deface synagogues in Michigan, Wisconsin
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man has admitted coordinating a neo-Nazi group’s plot to vandalize two Midwestern synagogues and cause other damage across the country. Federal prosecutors in N...
Feb 26, 2021
Firefighters attribute small greenhouse fires to oily rags that spontaneously combusted
MADISON, Wis. — Firefighters traced two small greenhouse fires back to oil-soaked rags that spontaneously combusted on Madison’s northside early Friday morning. Crews were initially dispat...
Feb 26, 2021
MMSD sports to remain on hold through April 4
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District said it will continue to put athletic competitions and events on hold through April 4. School officials said there is a chance spring spo...
Feb 26, 2021
47K newly vaccinated in Wisconsin as 7-day positivity rate drops to 2.3%
MADISON, Wis. — More than 47,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to Wisconsinites in the past day, according to the state Department of Health Services. A total of 1,340,694 dose...
Feb 26, 2021
Pocan asks Air Force to clarify future of F-35 jets in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Congressman Mark Pocan is asking the U.S. Air Force whether a recent review of the future of the F-35 jet will affect plans to base the planes in Madison. Pocan’s letter co...
Feb 26, 2021
Medical examiner identifies man who died after getting hit by car in Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner is identifying the man who died after being hit by a car in Sun Prairie earlier this week. 45-year-old Jacob A. Jacobson died after being hit...
Feb 26, 2021
Gov. Tony Evers issues 13 more pardons bringing total to 157
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers issued 13 more pardons Friday, bringing his total to 157 pardons since taking office. “Through a pardon, an individual is given the opportunity to make amen...
Feb 26, 2021
DHS launches new vaccine provider map to show where doses are being shipped
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is launching a new tool to help people find COVID-19 vaccine providers. DHS says their vaccine provider map is designed to provide mor...
Feb 26, 2021
More than 10 percent of Dane County now fully vaccinated for COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. — Public health officials in Dane County say more than 16 percent of the county’s population have now received doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 10 percent of the ...
Feb 26, 2021
