Category Archives: Local News
Crews respond to damaged fiber optic line in Grant County
BOSCOBEL, Wis. — A fiber optic line was damaged in Grant County on Tuesday afternoon. A TDS Telecom representative told the Grant County Sheriff’s Office a line has been damaged between Bo...
Dec 08, 2020
Two Adams County men believed to be responsible for set of fatal, non-fatal overdoses
FRIENDSHIP, Wis. — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing homicide and drug charges for two men believed to be responsible for overdose deaths and near-deaths of multiple Adams Coun...
Dec 08, 2020
More than 200 new COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Over 200 more Wisconsinites have been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health Services. State and county health officials said 67 more people have...
Dec 08, 2020
Authorities searching for employee reported missing at Didion Milling plant
CAMBRIA, Wis. — First responders are searching for a Didion Milling employee reported missing on Tuesday. The search is focused on a grain silo, according to executives with Didion Milling. Auth...
Dec 08, 2020
Crews respond to fire at True Coffee Roasters in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Emergency crews responded to a fire at True Coffee Roasters in Fitchburg on Tuesday morning. An employee called 911 around 10 a.m. saying one of the roasters on the main produc...
Dec 08, 2020
Meet the Chair and Vice Chair of Madison’s first Police Civilian Oversight Board
MADISON, Wis. — At a City meeting Monday, the 11 board members who make up Madison’s first Police Civilian Oversight Board voted in a 8-2 vote with one abstention that Shadayra Kilfoy-Flor...
Dec 08, 2020
Henry Vilas Zoo lightshow canceled due to coronavirus concerns
MADISON, Wis. — The Henry Vilas Zoo lightshow has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. According to an announcement on the zoo’s website, the decision to cancel this year’s ite...
Dec 08, 2020
UW Health To Serve As Regional Distribution Hub For Vaccine
Officials with U-W Health say they have ultra-cold storage capabilities. That's a big reason the Madison facility is getting ready to serve as a central storage facility for the distribution of Pfizer...
Dec 08, 2020
Virtual Meetings Not Happening For Lafayette County Board
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors will continue to hold meetings in person, without a Zoom or Google Meet option, after a county board committee failed to vote on a proposal for virtual meetin...
Dec 08, 2020
Darlington Man Arrested For Probation and Parole Violations
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to Main Street in Darlington Monday night around 8:30pm to assist the Darlington Police Department with an intoxicated person. 28 year...
Dec 08, 2020
