Category Archives: Local News
For the Record: Ten Years of Act 10, a conversation with the reporters who wrote the book on it
MADISON, Wis. — Jason Stein and Patrick Marley were the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s statehouse reporting team in 2011 when legislation that would later became known as Act 10 was...
Feb 14, 2021
Huber inmate found and taken into custody
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. — The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has found inmate David Pirtle and taken him into custody on Saturday. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Pir...
Feb 14, 2021
Person hospitalized after crash in Dodge County
HERMAN, Wis. — The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash near Idaho Road Saturday afternoon. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, a Jeep failed to make a left...
Feb 14, 2021
Evers proposes $100 million for new venture capital fund
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers will propose more than $329 million in new economic development initiatives as part of his state budget proposal on Tuesday, including a new $100 million ven...
Feb 14, 2021
‘He was so caring’: Friends and family remember Janesville man killed in work accident
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Friends and family of a Janesville man killed in a workplace accident are reflecting on his life more than a week later. Rob Dye, 44, was killed after being pinned between a s...
Feb 13, 2021
Kenosha County cracks down on out-of-staters seeking vaccine
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Kenosha County officials say they are cracking down on Illinois residents who have crossed into Wisconsin to get the COVID-19 vaccine. County officials say the vaccination...
Feb 13, 2021
Crews respond to Saturday night fire in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Crews are working to fight a fire in Fitchburg on Saturday night. According to Dane County dispatch, a call came in for a residential structure fire in the 5300 block of Meadwo...
Feb 13, 2021
Middleton student recognized for sustainability activism
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Daphne Joyce Wu, junior at Middleton High School, was given the Prudential Spirit Community award for her passion in environmental education and activism. Wu focussed her volun...
Feb 13, 2021
Downtown Madison, Inc. reimagines future of State Street as pedestrian mall
MADISON, Wis.– A new report from Downtown Madison, Inc. is reimagining the future of State Street, with plans to make the space more vibrant and livable. “It’s such an important stre...
Feb 13, 2021
Madison crews sanding roads as ice builds up Saturday
MADISON, Wis. — The Streets Division trucks are plowing and sanding roads as snow and ice continues to build up on Saturday. The recent snow and cold temperatures has made traveling harder. The ...
Feb 13, 2021
