Category Archives: Local News

Thief steals purse from woman outside Madison gym, police say
MADISON, Wis. — A 67-year-old woman had her purse pulled off her shoulder and stolen outside of a Madison gym, police said. The woman was leaving the Princeton Club on Watts Rd. around noon Wedn...
Stephanie Fryer Feb 11, 2021

Dodge Co. authorities identify victim in Highway 33 truck crash
FOX LAKE, Wis. — Dodge County authorities have identified the man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 33 on Monday. Perry Hoitink, 60, was killed Monday when his truck collided with another...
Logan Rude Feb 11, 2021

Teachers union caught off guard by MMSD reopening plan
MADISON, Wis. – When MMSD announced its phased reopening plan Wednesday morning the teachers’ union was not ready. The new plan lays out details to start bringing students, educators...
Chris Stanford Feb 11, 2021

Driver who plunged off Wisconsin ramp thankful to be alive
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A driver who survived when his pickup truck plunged about 70 feet off a slippery interchange exit ramp in Wisconsin says he feels thankful to be alive. Richard Lee Oliver says i...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2021

Rittenhouse, accused of violating bond, going before judge
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois 18-year-old charged with killing two people during street protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer faces a judge Thursday with prosecutors asking that he be r...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2021

Thursday Morning Sprint
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Site staff Feb 11, 2021

Fort Atkinson firefighters work to put out box-alarm house fire
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — Several agencies are responding to a box-alarm house fire off of Highway 12. The Fort Atkinson fire department says it started at around 3 a.m. Thursday, and is still an ac...
Ariana Baldassano Feb 11, 2021

In the 608: Get your chance to throw an axe at FlannelJax
MADISON, Wis. — FlannelJax’s, an axe-throwing and lumberjack sports experience, is hosting a Valentine’s Day special this week. From Thursday, February 11th through Sunday, Febr...
Josh Spreiter Feb 11, 2021

Committee discusses use of body cameras in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Could body cameras be crucial in improving law enforcement in Madison following a summer of protests and tension of racial injustice? That’s a question a committee tried to...
Site staff Feb 10, 2021

Committee approves business tax deductions for PPP loans
MADISON, Wis. — The Legislature’s Republican-controlled finance committee has approved a bill that would cut state taxes by $540 million by the middle of 2023, largely by making pandemic s...
Associated Press Feb 10, 2021