Category Archives: Local News
Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The coronavirus is getting worse in states that President Donald Trump needs the most. The upper Midwest is bearing much of the brunt of new infections surging across the U.S. Th...
Oct 27, 2020
Reports: Badgers QB Graham Mertz receives second positive COVID-19 test
MADISON, Wis. — Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz has received a second positive COVID-19 test, according to a report from CBS Sports. Mertz’s second positive coronavirus test means he will...
Oct 27, 2020
Need a free ride to the polls on Election Day? Here are several local options
MADISON, Wis. — Not having a ride to the polls on Election Day has been cited by several studies as one of the main barriers that keep people from voting. In an effort to get people to the polls...
Oct 27, 2020
How Wisconsin voters can ‘cure’ the hundreds of ballots already rejected
By Nora Eckert Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. When Melissa Lemke got a call that h...
Oct 27, 2020
Man arrested on suspicion of 12th-offense OWI
DELTON, Wis. — A Wisconsin Dells man was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of 12th-offense operating while intoxicated. A Sauk County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a man sleeping be...
Oct 27, 2020
Pecatonica Area School District officials send middle, high school students home due to positive COVID-19 test
PECATONICA, Wis. — School officials with the Pecatonica Area School District closed the middle and high schools Tuesday morning after they were notified that someone had tested positive for the ...
Oct 27, 2020
Hospitalized voters can request absentee ballots starting Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. — Tuesday is the first day hospitalized voters can appoint an agent to retrieve a Presidential Election absentee ballot from the city of Madison Clerk’s Office. According to ...
Oct 27, 2020
Firefighters, paramedics perform basket rescue for injured worker
MADISON, Wis. — Engine Co. 4 and Medic 2 performed a basket rescue Monday around 8:40 a.m. at West High School after someone slipped on ice on a rooftop. According to a release, someone slipped ...
Oct 27, 2020
Driver arrested on suspicion of multiple charges after attempting to elude state trooper
TOMAH, Wis. — Chad Nelson, 36, of Maplewood, Minnesota, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, fourth offense Tuesday at 1:04 a.m. near I-94 westbound mile m...
Oct 27, 2020
Middleton man arrested on suspicion of 4th offense OWI
TOMAH, Wis. — Kentae Jackson, 41, from Middleton was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, fourth offense Tuesday at 3:36 a.m. on I90/94 eastbound around mile m...
Oct 27, 2020
