Category Archives: Local News

Backstage with Bruno: ‘The Niceties’
Madison Forward Theater is back with a virtual performance of “The Niceties.” It tells the story of a Black liberal arts college student and an important debate on race, history and power ...
Site staff Jan 22, 2021

Historic tavern moving to Old World Wisconsin
A 150-year-old Dodge County tavern is on the move. The Wisconsin Historical Society is moving it from its rural location to the Old World Wisconsin exhibit. Jen Dayvil, preservation architect with the...
Site staff Jan 22, 2021

Brothers lead police on foot chase through residential neighborhood, arrested in connection to early January shots fired incident
MADISON, Wis. — Officers with the Madison Police Department arrested two brothers late Friday morning after a foot chase through a residential neighborhood on Madison’s west side. When pol...
Logan Rude Jan 22, 2021

Evers administration to pursue lawsuits against companies responsible for PFAS contamination
MADISON, Wis. — Governor Tony Evers says his administration is getting ready to sue companies responsible for PFAS contamination in Wisconsin. In a release Friday, the governor’s office sa...
Jaymes Langrehr Jan 22, 2021

Seven-day positivity rate continues downward trend as 91 more hospitalized with COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s seven-day positivity rate for new COVID-19 cases has been steadily declining since early January. Both the seven-day positivity rate for new tests by person and...
Logan Rude Jan 22, 2021

Town of Middleton woman accused of murder won’t fight extradition to Oklahoma
MADISON, Wis. — A woman arrested in the Town of Middleton after being accused of murder in Oklahoma will not fight extradition. 59-year-old Kore Adams was arrested Thursday afternoon during a tr...
Jaymes Langrehr Jan 22, 2021

Hunting On Lancaster Trail
Lancaster Common Council members will vote next month regarding a proposal to allow some hunting on city-owned property. City officials are drafting an ordinance that would allow hunting on the land a...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2021

Help Gundersen prepare for your COVID-19 vaccination
Officials with Gundersen Health System are preparing to start administering COVID-19 vaccines. In a release from Gundersen staff, they will be offering the shot to all patients 75 and older, as well a...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2021

Platteville Scam
Authorities say a social media scam is pretending to be linked to Platteville High School and the district’s athletic department. In a letter, officers say the page offers viewers a live stream ...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Reported From Thursday
Dubuque County added 68 COVID-19 positive cases plus four deaths Thursday. Clayton County added 16 cases plus one death. Jones County reported 12 additional cases. Jackson County reported eight more c...
Mark Evenstad Jan 22, 2021