Category Archives: Local News
Two Vehicle Crash in Grant County, No Injuries
No injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Sunday around 3:45pm in Grant County at the intersection of Highway 151 and Hummingbird Road. An investigation found that 82 year old Allenin...
Jan 19, 2021
8-year-old Wisconsin girl speaking at Biden’s inauguration talks about how she was picked for national stage
BELLEVILLE, Wis. — Eight-year-old Morgan Marsh-McGlone made a name for herself in Wisconsin after starting a virtual lemonade stand to raise money for Little John’s, a non-profit pay-what-...
Jan 19, 2021
Minocqua Brewing Co. raises money to oust Johnson, Tiffany
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — The Minocqua Brewing Company’s Super Pac has raised more than $50,000 as part of its effort to oust U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany because they challen...
Jan 19, 2021
GOP gavels in, gavels out of unemployment session
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders have refused to convene for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on his plan to upgrade the state’s unemployment benefits s...
Jan 19, 2021
115th Fighter Wing to conduct nighttime training flights this week
MADISON, Wis. — The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will conduct training flights Tuesday through Thursday. The training flights are expected to run until 10 p.m. each nig...
Jan 19, 2021
Biden selects UW-La Crosse grad to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has selected a University of Wisconsin La Crosse graduate to serve as the next Deputy Secretary of Education. Cindy Marten has served as the superintendent...
Jan 19, 2021
Light snow could impact travel this afternoon-Haddie
MADISON, Wis. — A weak clipper-type system will move through the area today. Light snow and flurries are expected with this system. Latest trends have pushed the snow a bit further to the north....
Jan 19, 2021
MPD: Stolen Toyota seen traveling at 120 mph prior to hit-and-run crash
MADISON, Wis. — Police took four teens into custody Saturday morning shortly after witnesses reported seeing a stolen vehicle driving at 120 mph on Northport Drive. According to an incident repo...
Jan 19, 2021
GE Healthcare in Madison lays off more than 140 workers as ventilator production slows
MADISON, Wis. — More than 90 employees at General Electric Datex-Ohmeda in Madison were laid off on Friday, January 15, the second round of layoffs following a decrease in production of ventilat...
Jan 19, 2021
People aged 65+ to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting next week
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says people in the state aged 65 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week. There are approximatel...
Jan 19, 2021
