Category Archives: Local News
No injuries after car drives into Fitchburg restaurant
FITCHBURG, Wis. — No charges will be pursued after a car drove into a window at Fitchburg restaurant Wednesday morning. According to Fitchburg police, a driver mistook their gas for the brake ar...
Dec 09, 2020
US Army medical personnel to help support Marshfield Clinic system amid COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that personnel from the U.S. Department of Defense will be deployed to help with the state’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Approx...
Dec 09, 2020
MPD: Stolen car total loss after group of teens crash it into marsh
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating after a group of teenage boys totaled a stolen car Tuesday afternoon. According to an incident report, witnesses told police a car, which was rep...
Dec 09, 2020
Beloit Snappers invited to become Advanced-A affiliate of Miami Marlins
BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit Snappers announced Wednesday that they have received a formal invitation from Major League Baseball to become the Advanced-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. According t...
Dec 09, 2020
Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations
MADISON, Wis. — A bipartisan task force that brought together environmentalists, the energy industry and others has released its recommendations for how Wisconsin might bolster its economy while...
Dec 09, 2020
DHS launches ‘Be an InFLUencer Campaign’ to increase vaccination rates in communities of color
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is launching a new education and awareness campaign in an effort to increase flu vaccination rates among Wisconsin’s communities...
Dec 09, 2020
Evers: Molson Coors expansion will bring hundreds of jobs to Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation are celebrating the approval of an expansion at the Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee that will bring hundreds...
Dec 09, 2020
Trump looks past Supreme Court loss to new election lawsuit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost. That word ...
Dec 09, 2020
Two men taken to hospital after two-car crash in Avon Township
AVON TOWNSHIP, Wis. — An Illinois man suffered significant injuries Wednesday morning following a crash in Avon Township. According to a news release, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office resp...
Dec 09, 2020
Three Rock County Jail inmates test positive; mass testing initiated
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Three inmates tested positive at the Rock County jail on Tuesday, only one of which remains in custody Wednesday morning, according to Rock County Sheriff’s Office offic...
Dec 09, 2020
