Category Archives: Local News
Thief steals shotgun, hunting jacket from parked SUV, police say
SHOREWOOD HILLS, Wis. — A Shorewood Hills man had his shotgun and hunting jacket stolen after a thief got into his SUV overnight, according to an incident report. A homeowner on Blackhawk Drive ...
Dec 09, 2020
Didion Milling pauses operations at Cambria plant following employee’s death
CAMBRIA, Wis. — Operations at the Didion Milling plant in Cambria have been paused following the death of an employee, according to a spokesperson for the company. Columbia County officials spen...
Dec 09, 2020
Detectives looking into about 120 tips nearly two months after homicide at Devil’s Lake State Park
BARABOO, Wis. — The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office is looking into about 120 tips in the Devil’s Lake homicide investigation, nearly two months after a man was found dead along the Gro...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 death toll approaches 4K in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — With dozens of more Wisconsinites dead due to coronavirus complications, the state’s death toll is on the cusp of surpassing the 4,000 mark nine months into the pandemic. A...
Dec 09, 2020
Man’s car found in Wisconsin Dells after being stolen from E. Washington Ave. gas station, MPD says
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating after a man’s car was stolen while he stopped at gas station on East Washington Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. According to an incident repor...
Dec 09, 2020
MPD looking for woman connected to attempted robbery on north side
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are looking for a woman connected to an attempted robbery on the city’s north side. According to an incident report, a person was walking on Green Avenue tow...
Dec 09, 2020
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $15 million to help fund program for guaranteed income to residents in need
While the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic has ravaged communities around the world, the concept of a guaranteed basic income has become increasingly more attractive to many, including Twitt...
Dec 09, 2020
All southbound lanes of Highway 44 at Ross Road closed due to brush fire
FRIESLAND, Wis. — All southbound lanes of Highway 44 at Ross Road are closed due to a brush fire. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released a traffic alert Wednesday afternoon saying t...
Dec 09, 2020
‘It’s hard when other people aren’t aware of how it’s affecting everyone’: Lab techs struggle with burnout processing COVID tests
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health Senior Medical Technologist Brian Bluel is used to doing lab work for cancer patients and processing tests for people who need transplants. But lately, he’s spent...
Dec 09, 2020
Multiple agencies responding to active incident on Highway 26 near Fort Atkinson
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to an active incident at the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 12 near Fort Atkinson. At this time, the Jefferson Coun...
Dec 09, 2020
