Category Archives: Local News
2 people killed in Fort Atkinson house fire
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — Two people died in a house fire in Fort Atkinson early Saturday morning. According to a Facebook post, officials responded to the 400 block of Milo Street around 3:20 a.m. ...
Jan 23, 2021
‘We have to do better’: City of Madison contracts Catalyst for Change to connect with homeless population
MADISON, Wis.– No work day looks the same for John Adams and Michael Moody. “We’re out here checking, making sure no one is out here, and if they are, they know they can go into shel...
Jan 23, 2021
2 killed, including 12-year-old boy, in Grant Co. house fire; 4 others injured
BLUE RIVER, Wis. — Two people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in a rural Grant County early on Saturday morning killed two people, including a 12-year-old boy. Grant County officials s...
Jan 23, 2021
39 new COVID-related deaths, 89 more people hospitalized in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — 39 new deaths related to the Covid-19 virus were reported on Saturday, according to the Department of Health Services. According to DHS, an additional 7,460 people were tested si...
Jan 23, 2021
City of Stoughton declares snow emergency
STOUGHTON, Wis. — Ahead of heavy snowfall expected to begin on Saturday evening, the City of Stoughton has declared a snow emergency. Two to four inches of snow are expected Saturday night. Acco...
Jan 23, 2021
Madison’s Street Division will begin plowing as snow falls
MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison’s Street Division plows will be out on Saturday evening as snow begins to fall. Snow is expected to begin on Saturday evening and continue into Sunday m...
Jan 23, 2021
Shots fired in Town of Blooming Grove believed to be targeted, police say
TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE, Wis. — Police responded to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of the Magnuson Grand Hotel early on Saturday morning, according to an incident report. Around 1:28 ...
Jan 23, 2021
In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow
By Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This summer,...
Jan 23, 2021
Hands-on construction training project pushes increased diversity
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health’s new south-Madison clinic on Fish Hatchery Road is going up with the help of a diverse workforce. SSM set a goal of 8-10% diversity for the construction workfor...
Jan 22, 2021
Vaccine waste minimal in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin says their vaccine wastage has been minimal with, of course, the glaring exception of the Grafton pharmacist accused of deliberately spoiling about 500 doses last month...
Jan 22, 2021
