Category Archives: Local News
‘She hit the windshield and her body kind of flew’: 12 year old recovering after weekend hit and run
MADISON, Wis. — Lamara Howard is now resting at home after being released from the hospital Monday night. The middle schooler was hit as she was crossing the street to go to Kwik Twip at Raymond...
Dec 15, 2020
Audit shows DWD took weeks to start processing claims while people continue to wait, ‘I’m at a loss’
MADISON, Wis. — An audit of the state unemployment insurance office shows the Department of Workforce Development sometimes waited weeks before acting on claims. In a new report the nonpartisan ...
Dec 15, 2020
Beaver Dam man pleads guilty to murder of ex-wife
JUNEAU, Wis. — A Beaver Dam man pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide for murdering his ex-wife last year, according to District Attorney Kurt Klomberg’s office. On March 201...
Dec 15, 2020
Local school districts take new public health recommendation into consideration
MADISON, Wis.– Public Health looked well beyond Dane County itself to make a key change. “With strong mitigation measures in place, schools can operate safely,” Director Janel Heinri...
Dec 15, 2020
‘A little glimmer of hope’: SSM Health administers first of its COVID-19 vaccine doses to ICU nurse
MADISON, Wis. — An ICU nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital was the first SSM Health employee to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine hours after the health care provider received its first shi...
Dec 15, 2020
Republican lawmakers put up second Christmas tree in Capitol after removal of first
MADISON, Wis. — Two Republican lawmakers have put up a new Christmas tree in the Wisconsin State Capitol moments after the first was removed Tuesday. The original tree was put up on Dec. 1 after...
Dec 15, 2020
Wisconsin Capitol Christmas tree put up by lawmakers removed
MADISON, Wis. — A Christmas tree put up by two Republican lawmakers in the rotunda of Wisconsin’s Capitol has been removed because they did not have a permit and they refused to move it to...
Dec 15, 2020
16-year-old passenger dies in Monroe County crash
TOWNSHIP OF BYRON, Wis. — A Monroe County teen is dead after a crash Tuesday morning. Dispatchers received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 21 and Crescent Road in ...
Dec 15, 2020
Wisconsin’s 7-day positivity rate dips slightly; 10% of COVID-19 cases remain active
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s positive percentage of new COVID-19 tests has seen a slight decrease Tuesday, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health Services. DHS sai...
Dec 15, 2020
Police catch thief throwing packaging from stolen gifts out of car window
VERONA, Wis. — Verona police caught a package thief Monday after an officer saw a 15-year-old throw a carboard box out of a car window in the 1000 block of Acker Lane. When the officer saw the t...
Dec 15, 2020
