Category Archives: Local News
‘It’s a great service’: Community COVID-19 testing site opens at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville
JANESVILLE, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard is now testing patients for COVID-19 outside of Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville. The community testing site will operate on Wednesdays a...
Oct 21, 2020
UW-Madison expanding testing program for students, employees in spring semester
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Wednesday it will expand its coronavirus testing program during the spring semester. According to a news release, the expanded progr...
Oct 21, 2020
Car crashes into east side building, Dane County dispatch says
MADISON, Wis. — Authorities are responding Wednesday afternoon after a car crashed into a building. According to Dane County dispatch, officials responded to a crash in the 3500 block of Packers...
Oct 21, 2020
7-day positivity rate for COVID-19 climbs to 22.6% in Wisconsin; dozens more dead
MADISON, Wis. — State and county health officials have confirmed nearly 40 more deaths throughout Wisconsin due to COVID-19. As of Wednesday afternoon, an additional 39 people have died. At leas...
Oct 21, 2020
‘Please stay home’: First patient admitted to State Fair Park alternate care facility, Gov. Evers says
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that the first patient has been admitted to the Alternate Care Facility at Wisconsin State Fair Park. As coronavirus cases rise in Wisconsin, ...
Oct 21, 2020
Cambridge man extricated from car, receives citations after Deerfield crash
TOWN OF DEERFIELD, Wis. — A Cambridge man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release, Dane County Sheriff’s de...
Oct 21, 2020
Property owner backs out of sale 1 day after city announces plan for men’s homeless shelter
MADISON, Wis. — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon that the attorney representing the owner of a property the city looked to purchase for a men’...
Oct 21, 2020
DOT: Femrite Drive under I-39/90 to be closed during day on Friday
MADISON, Wis. — Femrite Driver under I-39/90 in Madison will be closed on Friday. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Femrite Drive will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Driv...
Oct 21, 2020
UW-Platteville Day of Giving
UW-Platteville alumni and friends celebrated Pioneers Day of Giving by raising more than $141-thousnad dollars on October 9th. The university surpassed its goal with more than 290 donors. The annual e...
Oct 21, 2020
Wisconsin Commission Suspends Galena Insurance Agent
Sanctions recently were imposed in Wisconsin against a Galena insurance agent accused of submitting false signatures on paperwork. Ryne Laity had his license summarily suspended by the Wisconsin Offic...
Oct 21, 2020
