Category Archives: Local News
Six vehicles stopped on Beltline Highway for high speeds
MADISON, Wis. — The Traffic Enforcement Safety Team monitored traffic speed Friday morning between Whitney Way and Gammon Road on the Beltline Highway. According to a release, the team stopped s...
Nov 13, 2020
MPD: Man arrested after armed robberies at two Walgreens
MADISON, Wis. — Officers arrested Zachary Fetzner at 11:30 p.m. Thursday on suspicion of two armed robberies in Madison. A release said the officers were on routine patrol in the First Street an...
Nov 13, 2020
Lawsuit challenges vote count in 3 Wisconsin counties
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Three voters in northeastern Wisconsin have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to exclude Nov. 3 election ballots in Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties which helped deliver th...
Nov 13, 2020
Local leaders working to keep minority voters engaged beyond 2020
MADISON, Wis. — Political analysts say both presidential campaigns were aiming to win Black voters in this year’s election, and minority communities played a big impact on the results. Stu...
Nov 13, 2020
Three arrested after altercation with police at east side hotel
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say multiple people are in jail Friday morning after an altercation with police at an east side hotel. Police were called to the Best Western just off of East Wash...
Nov 13, 2020
Woman receives first COVID-related double lung transplant in Wisconsin
Carmen Lerma wasn’t the first person to get COVID in Wisconsin; far from it. She joined nearly 300,000 others diagnosed with the virus, but Carmen stands alone when it comes to her recovery. For...
Nov 12, 2020
‘I see something terrible happening now’: Exponential COVID-19 growth worries experts
MADISON, Wis. – As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths surge, experts see no sign of the increases slowing down unless there are some major changes. “It took about seven and a half...
Nov 12, 2020
Sheriff: Men found with drugs, firearms while driving stolen vehicle in Columbia County
DEKORRA, Wis. — Two men were arrested on drug possession charges after being caught in a stolen vehicle Wednesday night, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said a...
Nov 12, 2020
1 displaced after Sun Prairie bathroom fire
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — One person was displaced Thursday night after a fire in Sun Prairie. According to a news release, officials responded to the 600 block of Thomas Drive for a report of a struc...
Nov 12, 2020
34 dead from COVID-19 at King veterans nursing home as outbreak continues
WAUPACA, Wis. — In just the last six days, nine residents at the Wisconsin Veteran Affairs nursing home in King passed away from COVID-19. New death totals released Thursday show a total of 34 C...
Nov 12, 2020
