Category Archives: Local News
Crash closes portion of US 14 in Middleton
MCFARLAND, Wis. — A crash has led to closures on Highway 14 in Middleton on Wednesday night. The state Department of Transportation said the incident happened at 6:51 p.m. As a result, all lanes...
Oct 21, 2020
‘You can’t cancel Halloween’: Costume sales are not slowing down despite the pandemic
MADISON, Wis. — Despite the pandemic and changing Halloween plans, costume sales have not slowed down this year, according to Halloween Express employees. Eric Bero, manager of Halloween’s...
Oct 21, 2020
Minnesota Woman Hurt In Crash Near Lancaster
A Minnesota woman suffered minor injuries following a one-vehicle crash south of Lancaster late Tuesday. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says authorities were called around 10:50pm to the intersecti...
Oct 21, 2020
Deer Causes Crash Near Stitzer
A Potosi man has minor injuries after he swerved to miss a deer and hit a tree about a mile and a half east of Stitzer. According to a report from the Grant County Sheriff's Department, 44-year-old Al...
Oct 21, 2020
Indictment returned for man, woman accused of arson in downtown Madison
MADISON, Wis. — A grand jury has agreed there is enough evidence to suggest a Madison man and woman accused of arson during the civil unrest in downtown Madison over the summer committed a crime...
Oct 21, 2020
Madison sets record for absentee ballot requests with more than 100K issued so far
MADISON, Wis. — The city of Madison’s clerk’s office has issued more than 100,000 absentee ballots for the upcoming election, which is a record. City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl said ...
Oct 21, 2020
Man accused of setting fire in City-Council Building indicted in federal court
MADISON, Wis. — A grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday, agreeing there is enough evidence to suggest that a man accused of setting a fire in the City-County Building in June had committed...
Oct 21, 2020
County, city leaders respond to shift to ‘crisis model’ of contact tracing
MADISON, Wis.– There are 180 COVID-19 contact tracers working for Public Health Madison and Dane County, and there’s not enough of them to keep up with the high volume of positive cases. P...
Oct 21, 2020
Vos announces members of Task Force on Racial Disparities
MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has announced the members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities. The task force, which is chaired by Majority Leader Jim Steineke and...
Oct 21, 2020
Columbia Co. law enforcement searching for walkaway Huber inmate
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. — The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Huber inmate who walked away from his job on Wednesday. According to a news release, Kirk D. Curtis, 35, walke...
Oct 21, 2020
