Category Archives: Local News
Iowa County law enforcement searching for missing Linden man
MADISON, Wis. — Iowa County law enforcement officials are asking the public for information about a missing Linden man. Officials with the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said 27-year-old Ste...
Jan 12, 2021
Man cited for crashing into Darlington business, driving away from area
DARLINGTON, Wis. — A Mineral Point man was cited for crashing his truck into a Darlington business last week and driving away from the area. Officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash ...
Jan 12, 2021
Elections staff: Strike superintendent candidate from ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Elections Commission staff members are recommending the panel strike the name of a state schools superintendent candidate from the spring ballot. Shandowlyn Hendri...
Jan 12, 2021
Wisconsin Senate poised to pass COVID-19 relief package
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate is set to pass a pared-down COVID-19 relief package. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders have been trying to hammer out a comp...
Jan 12, 2021
Only in Wisconsin: Viral video shows herd of cows disrupting traffic
HARTLAND, Wis. — You know you’re in Wisconsin when… A Facebook video from the Swallow School District in Hartland is trending after school pick-up time was disrupted by a stam...
Jan 12, 2021
Wisconsin awarded $30 million federal grant for early care and education
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson announced Tuesday that Wisconsin was awarded a Preschool Development Grant Birth throu...
Jan 12, 2021
Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Enbridge says it will defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Novemb...
Jan 12, 2021
Wausau man pleads no contest to stabbing husband
WAUSAU, Wis. — A Wausau man has pleaded no contest to stabbing his husband after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors. Thirty-one-year-old Aaron Hardy-Opper had been charged with attempted firs...
Jan 12, 2021
Report: Wisconsin’s tax burden drops below national average
MADISON, Wis. — A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows that Wisconsin’s state and local tax burden dropped below the national average and taxes as a share of income in 2020 rea...
Jan 12, 2021
Partnership between Madison food pantries, local farmers to continue through July
MADISON, Wis.– Right now, thousands of local families are struggling with food insecurity entering month ten of the pandemic. Meanwhile, local farmers are struggling to sell their products, too....
Jan 12, 2021
