Category Archives: Local News
MPD: Man faces charges for swinging at officers after woman calls to be escorted out of Walmart
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police charged a man that swung at officers after a woman, fearful of an ex-boyfriend, requested to be escorted to her car from inside a Walmart at 4198 Nakoosa Trail on ...
Jan 04, 2021
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor says a Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he felt the medicine wasn’t safe. Police...
Jan 04, 2021
74th Alice in Dairyland finals cancelled
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced on Monday that the 74th annual Alice in Dairyland finals, previously set to be held in Walworth...
Jan 04, 2021
Medical examiner identifies 2 women killed in head-on crash
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victims of a head-on crash on Highway 69 at County Highway PB. Officials said 43-year-old Priscilla Langbehn an...
Jan 04, 2021
MFD Apparatus Engineer Jon Byrd announces retirement after 22 years of service
MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison Fire Department announced on Monday that Apparatus Engineer Jon Byrd will retire this week, capping off 22 years of service with the City of Madison. Byrd joi...
Jan 04, 2021
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce $500,000 Grant Award for Port of Green Bay Expansion
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that Brown County will receive a $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to assist in purchasing the former ...
Jan 04, 2021
MPD says more than 30 vehicles damaged in string of break-ins
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they’re investigating a string of car break-ins early Monday morning near Stoughton Road. Police say more than 30 vehicles were damaged in the area of th...
Jan 04, 2021
Three bullets fired into bedroom of Vernon Avenue residence, police say
MADISON, WIS. — Police found evidence Monday morning that someone fired three rounds form a driveway into a bedroom of a residence in the 800 block of Vernon Avenue. Officers responded to the sc...
Jan 04, 2021
Rep. Mark Pocan says he won’t run for Sen. Ron Johnson’s seat in 2022
MADISON, Wis. — Congressman Mark Pocan says he won’t be running for Senator Ron Johnson’s seat in 2022. The Madison Democrat made the announcement Monday. “While I am honored m...
Jan 04, 2021
Police find 35 shell casings on south side, man reports seeing someone ‘spraying directly into the air’
MADISON, Wis. — Multiple people called police early Friday morning after hearing several rounds fired on Madison’s south side. Officers were dispatched to the Britta Parkway and Whenona Dr...
Jan 04, 2021
