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Salvation Army to open overflow daytime warming center as temperatures drop
MADISON, Wis. — The Salvation Army of Dane County says it will be opening an overflow day warming center for families if necessary as the area sees dangerous cold over the next week. The Salvati...
Feb 05, 2021
COVID-19 death toll tops 6K in Wisconsin; more than 140K complete vaccine series
MADISON, Wis. — More than 6,000 people in Wisconsin have died of coronavirus complications since the pandemic first made its way to the state last year. With 28 new deaths confirmed Friday, the ...
Feb 05, 2021
Gov. Evers to veto COVID-19 bill passed by Legislature, calls for compromise
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he will veto a bill just passed by the Legislature, saying it limits the state’s response to the pandemic. Assembly Bill (AB) 1 passed the St...
Feb 05, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse fires attorney who helped raise his bail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old from Illinois who’s accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer fired a California att...
Feb 05, 2021
‘A chance for Republicans to prove it:’ Wisconsin Democrats propose legislation for statewide mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. — Democrats in the Wisconsin State Legislature are introducing a bill that would create a statewide mask mandate through the legislative process. Citing Republican arguments on the...
Feb 05, 2021
1 in 10 people in Dane Co. have received COVID-19 vaccine so far
MADISON, Wis. — More than 10 percent of people in Dane County have received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest numbers from Public Health Madison and Dane County. The county updates i...
Feb 05, 2021
Dane Co. Narcotics Task Force seizes drugs, $2700 in cash in bust
OREGON, Wis. — Authorities with the Dane County Narcotics Task Force seized drugs, a gun and more than $2700 in cash as part of a bust earlier this week. Police say 33-year-old Martel D. Braxton...
Feb 05, 2021
Gov. Evers announces budget proposals to help Wisconsin farmers
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says his upcoming budget proposal will include more than $43 million for the state’s agriculture industry and farm families. “Our agricultur...
Feb 05, 2021
Iowa Co. to use Lands’ End rec center as mass vaccination site
DODGEVILLE, Wis. — The Iowa County Health Department says it has an agreement with Lands’ End to use the company’s rec center as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Transforming the Comer...
Feb 05, 2021
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Feb 05, 2021
