Category Archives: Local News
Coronavirus Cases Reported In The Area Tuesday
In Iowa, Dubuque County had 76 additional cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, along with 5 additional deaths, bringing the county's death toll to 84. Jones County reported 121 additional cases. Clayton County ...
Nov 18, 2020
Blue Mounds Police Department purchasing new AEDs after donation
VILLAGE OF BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. — The Blue Mounds Police Department will soon have new AEDs after a recent donation. The police department said Casey’s General Store in Blue Mounds donated mo...
Nov 18, 2020
UW Health opens COVID-19 unit on east side; American Family Children’s Hospital to house adult patients
MADISON, Wis. — With the coronavirus continuing to surge in Dane County and Wisconsin as a whole, UW Health has opened a new COVID-19 unit on Madison’s east side. A UW Health spokesperson ...
Nov 18, 2020
‘Checks and balances’: Inside the life cycle of a Wisconsin absentee ballot
By Nora Eckert Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. A week after the Nov. 3 election, We...
Nov 18, 2020
Badgers release full 2020-21 men’s basketball schedule
MADISON, Wis. — After months of waiting and speculation, the Badgers finally have a schedule for the upcoming season. The 2020-21 men’s basketball season will get underway a week from Wedn...
Nov 18, 2020
‘My senses were on overdrive’: Columbia County inmate sentenced for escaping prison
PORTAGE, Wis. — A Wisconsin inmate who escaped from a Columbia County prison earlier this year said the experience was worth it since he got to see his first sunrise in 18 years. Thomas E. ...
Nov 18, 2020
Tellurian opening sober living home for men in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — A substance use and mental health recovery in Madison is planning to open its first sober living home for men. According to a news release, Tellurian’s new home will be loc...
Nov 18, 2020
Milwaukee man sentenced to 33 months in prison for cocaine possession, distribution
MADISON, Wis. — A Milwaukee man was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison for possessing crack cocaine for distribution. According to a news release, Derek Evans, 42, was sentenced for poss...
Nov 18, 2020
Gov. Evers announces $6.6 million in grants for organizations providing childcare during pandemic
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that $6.6 million in COVID-19 Out-of-School Support Grants have been awarded to 42 Wisconsin organizations provided care to school-aged kids d...
Nov 18, 2020
More than 7.2K new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wisconsin; 7-day positivity rate remains high
MADISON, Wis. — Over 7,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed throughout Wisconsin in the past day, according to state and county health officials. With 7,254* new cases, Wisconsin has re...
Nov 18, 2020
