Category Archives: Local News
First health care workers to get COVID vaccine describe what it was like, symptoms they’re experiencing
MADISON, Wis. — The first healthcare workers at UW Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday described the experience as surreal. “I couldn’t believe how excited I was to get a s...
Dec 15, 2020
Vehicle crash causes backup on westbound Beltline
MADISON, Wis. — A vehicle crash has closed three lanes of the westbound Beltline at John Nolen Drive, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The crash happened at 11:45 a.m, ac...
Dec 15, 2020
Dane County eases restrictions on indoor gatherings under new public heath order
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County leaders have issued another public health order limiting indoor and outdoor gatherings. Emergency Health Order #11 goes into effect Wednesday and lasts for 28 days. T...
Dec 15, 2020
Law enforcement share reminder about flotation requirements for vehicles operated on frozen lakes
MADISON, Wis. — As temperatures drop and lakes begin to freeze, Dane County law enforcement officials are reminding the public about some safety requirements for vehicles driven on ice-covered b...
Dec 15, 2020
SSM Health receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health received its first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. The hospital received roughly 6,000 doses of the vaccine, which will be offered to heal...
Dec 15, 2020
Elderly man found dead after Marquette County house fire
HARRIS, Wis. — An elderly man is dead following a Monday evening house fire in Marquette County. The fire was reported around 5:10 p.m. at a home located on Elk Road in the town of Harris, accor...
Dec 15, 2020
Report: UW System schools are falling behind their peers
MADISON, Wis. — A new report finds that freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state money to offset the loss has contributed to putting the system behind its peer i...
Dec 15, 2020
Missing Walworth girl found safe, AMBER Alert canceled
WALWORTH, Wis. — An AMBER Alert for 10-year-old Jocelyn Van Duyn has been canceled after she was found alive and safe. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is expected to share more information a...
Dec 15, 2020
Authorities identify man killed in Sauk County motorcycle crash
TOWN OF TROY, Wis. — Authorities have identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon in Sauk County. Curtis E. Jackson Jr. 56, of Sun Prairie, died from the injuries he suffe...
Dec 15, 2020
Wisconsin man who stabbed 4 family members ordered committed
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who was obsessively concerned about the coronavirus pandemic has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in a mental health institution for stabbing four of h...
Dec 15, 2020
