Category Archives: Local News
117K Wisconsinites complete COVID-19 vaccine series; 7-day positivity rate just under 20%
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 30,000 people in Wisconsin have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, according to the state Department of Health Services. A total of 613,247 doses have bee...
Feb 03, 2021
SSM Health expands COVID vaccinations to patients ages 65+
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health announced Wednesday it is expanding its vaccination effort to include all eligible patients ages 65 and older. According to a news release, individuals in this age gro...
Feb 03, 2021
Hunters In Jo Daviess County Have Successful Deer Harvest
Hunters in Jo Daviess County harvested 3,212 deer during all of the 2020-21 archery and firearm seasons. The seasons concluded January 17th. Jo Daviess County's total was the seventh-highest in the st...
Feb 03, 2021
Wisconsin Passing Other States In Getting First COVID-19 Shot
The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Wisconsin passing other states in getting its residents their first COVID-19 vaccination. Wisconsin is ranked 29th, up from ...
Feb 03, 2021
Former Fennimore Police Officer Convicted Of Sexual Assault
A jury has convicted a former Fennimore police officer of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor more than a decade ago. 32 year old Zachary Hogenson was convicted in Grant County Circuit Court of rep...
Feb 03, 2021
Update on Murder Investigation At Dubuque Arboretum
Reports say that a man from Galena stabbed his ex-girlfriend at least 15 to 20 times and left her body at the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. A court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet belonging to...
Feb 03, 2021
Grant Co. Officials: Ignore scam caller asking for vaccine payment
GRANT COUNTY, Wis. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said several people called Wednesday saying they received a scam call regarding payment for a coronavirus vaccine. According to a Fac...
Feb 03, 2021
Factory farm will pay $144K for pollution violations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A factory farm in Kewaunee County has agreed to pay the state $144,000 to resolve pollution violations. The state Department of Justice announced Wednesday that a judge appr...
Feb 03, 2021
‘Imagine Madison without Mendota & Monona’: Local non-profit emphasizes importance of protecting lakes as weather forces cancelation of largest fundraiser
MADISON, Wis.– The impending, end-of-week cold is already canceling events, including the annual Kites on Mendota festival. The cancelation is the second blow to the Clean Lakes Alliance, the no...
Feb 03, 2021
No voters targeted for purge voted in Wisconsin in 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of voters identified as possibly having moved in Wisconsin shrunk by two-thirds before the November presidential election, and none of the people still on t...
Feb 03, 2021
