Category Archives: Local News
Here are the most common questions the City gets every time it snows
MADISON, Wis. — Every time a significant snowfall event occurs, Bryan Johnson with the City of Madison Streets Division fields dozens of calls and complaints asking about the same things: When i...
Feb 04, 2021
Gov. Evers issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers has issued a new statewide mask mandate less than an hour after the Wisconsin Assembly voted to throw out the old order. Executive Order #105 and Emergency Order ...
Feb 04, 2021
Dane Co. executive critcizes repeal of mandate: ‘Just made it more dangerous’
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is criticizing the Wisconsin State Legislature’s decision to throw out a statewide mask mandate, while issuing a reminder his mask requirem...
Feb 04, 2021
7-day COVID-19 positivity rate remains below 20% as statewide death toll nears 6K
MADISON, Wis. — As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues in Wisconsin, the statewide death toll quickly approaches 6,000. The state Department of Health Services said a total of 659,025 vaccine...
Feb 04, 2021
UW-Madison faces $320 million pandemic loss by June
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says her school will face $320 million in pandemic-related loses by the time the fiscal year ends in June. Blank mad...
Feb 04, 2021
Meriter hopes to schedule all eligible seniors for COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week
MADISON, Wis. — UnityPoint Health-Meriter says it will contact all of its patients aged 65 or older about getting the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of next week. Meriter says half of its patients ...
Feb 04, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly approves revised resolution to throw out mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s State Assembly is approving a revised resolution that would throw out Gov. Evers’ statewide mask mandate. The measure passed by a 52-42 vote. The Assembly...
Feb 04, 2021
MMSD explains decision to close all buildings, cancel classes Thursday
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District is explaining its decision to cancel all classes, including virtual learning, ahead of Thursday’s winter storm. In a statement from...
Feb 04, 2021
AG Kaul, Gov Evers announce $573 million agreement for ‘turbocharging’ opioid epidemic
MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Attorney General Kaul and Governor Tony Evers on Thursday, Feb. 4, announced that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District o...
Feb 04, 2021
Wisconsin Republicans plan to immediately repeal state mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly plans to immediately repeal the statewide mask mandate issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The Assembly originally planned to ...
Feb 04, 2021
