Category Archives: Local News
COVID-19 Cases Reported in Eastern Iowa Wednesday
Eighty additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County were confirmed today, increasing the county’s total to 4,781. Fifteen new cases in Delaware County were reported today, pushing its total to...
Oct 21, 2020
Biden’s lessons learned: spending time, money in Midwest
MADISON, Wis. — Joe Biden has visited Wisconsin just twice as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. That’s still two more times than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. Even in a national pol...
Oct 21, 2020
PHMDC shifting to ‘crisis model’ for COVID-19 contact tracing due to increased case load
MADISON, Wis. — Public health officials in Dane County are shifting to a crisis model of contact tracing due to elevated COVID-19 case numbers in the community. Officials with Public Health Madi...
Oct 21, 2020
Gallery: Local artists, activists launch Black Thought Wall to highlight Black perspectives, stories
MADISON, Wis. — A group consisting of local Black artists, racial justice practitioners, and community leaders have created a new place for Black people in the community to share their perspecti...
Oct 21, 2020
Record number of UW-Madison students receive free tuition through Bucky’s Tuition Promise
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Wednesday that its largest class ever of new Bucky’s Tuition Promise students are receiving free tuition this school year. Acc...
Oct 21, 2020
Madison Public Library book drops reopen for 24/7 returns
MADISON, Wis. — All Madison Public Library locations have reopened book drops for 24/7 return of library materials. According to a news release, the decision to reopen book drops and reduce the ...
Oct 21, 2020
Part of Highway 60 closed in Columbia County after semi crash
COLUMBUS, Wis. — All eastbound lanes are blocked on Highway 60 after a semi crash Wednesday morning, according to Columbia County Dispatch. According to a release from the Department of Transpor...
Oct 21, 2020
Beloit Transit adding new routes to Gateway Business Park, increasing on-demand Saturday service
CITY OF BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit Transit announced several new routes and service into the Gateway Business Park on Wednesday. According to a news release, the new routes go into effect on Monday, ...
Oct 21, 2020
DWD: New wage assistance program could give Wisconsinites more than $200 million
MADISON, Wis. — The Department of Workforce Development announced Wednesday that its Lost Wages Assistance Assistance program is now available. According to a news release, DWD began releasing b...
Oct 21, 2020
Wisconsin’s Country USA and Rock USA festivals call it quits
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Two of Wisconsin’s biggest annual music festivals are shutting down for good following COVID-related cancellations this summer. The company that puts on the 25-year-old Cou...
Oct 21, 2020
