Category Archives: Local News

Police investigate shots fired report following road rage incident near La Follette High School
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating a road rage incident involving shots fired at a driver in the 700 block of Pflaum Road. Just before 7 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to th...
Logan Rude Jan 18, 2021

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Site staff Jan 18, 2021

So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
By Bram Sable-Smith WPR/Wisconsin Watch Morganne Seiner struggled to decide whether to visit her sister’s family in Marshfield, Wisconsin for Christmas. The 29-year-old Waterloo resident is five...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Jan 18, 2021

Biden to nominate DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm as deputy secretary to HHS
MADISON, Wis. — President-elect Biden is expected to nominate five women to serve as deputy secretaries at Cabinet agencies, including Wisconsin DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm. The Washingto...
Ariana Baldassano Jan 18, 2021

Deadline for public comment on Wisconsin’s Phase 1B is Monday
MADISON, Wis. — A group of state leaders wants feedback on who should be included in the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations. CBS 58 reports the Wisconsin State Disaster Medical Advisory Committ...
Ariana Baldassano Jan 18, 2021

How one Madison man turned his love of breadmaking into a weekly fundraiser for social justice organizations
MADISON, Wis.– If you live in the area, the name ‘Mo Cheeks’ might ring a bell. Cheeks served on the Madison City Council from 2013 to 2019. Nowadays, you’re more likely to fin...
Christina Lorey Jan 18, 2021

Madison man arrested on suspicion of 6th offense OWI
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man was arrested early Sunday morning one suspicion of 6th offense OWI. According to a news release, Willis J. Russell, 36, was stopped by a State Patrol trooper at 2 a...
Stephen Cohn Jan 17, 2021

Madison girl who raised $53,000 for charity to speak at Biden’s inauguration
MADISON, Wis. — A 7-year-old Madison girl who raised more than $53,000 through a lemonade stand initiative in 2020 will speak at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. Acco...
Stephen Cohn Jan 17, 2021

Armed person in Cudahy apartment shot, wounded by police
CUDAHY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Cudahy police officer shot and wounded an armed person Saturday night after police responded to two separate 911 calls about a disturbance at an apartment c...
Associated Press Jan 17, 2021

6,500 tickets available for NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Around 6,500 tickets will be available for purchase by season ticket holders for next Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field. The Packers announced Sunday that t...
Stephen Cohn Jan 17, 2021