Category Archives: Local News

Prairie du Chien Police Say Juveniles Involved in Auto Theft Ring
Prairie du Chien police say a group of juveniles from the La Crosse, Onalaska and La Crescent, Minnesota is believed to be behind a rash of stolen vehicles in the city. A police department social medi...
Mark Evenstad Oct 20, 2020

MSCR Cares childcare program at Mendota Elementary School suspended until Oct. 29 due to positive coronavirus test
MADISON, Wis. — The MSCR Cares childcare program at Mendota Elementary School will be closed until Oct. 29 due to a positive coronavirus case within the building. Officials did not say whether i...
Logan Rude Oct 20, 2020

Drug Take Back Day
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says about 230 law enforcement agencies will be participating in Drug Take Back Day across the state on Saturday. Residents are asked to dispose of any unwanted or...
Mark Evenstad Oct 20, 2020

Prosecutor: Man admits to disposing of bodies of brothers
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — A prosecutor told a judge that a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin admitted to authorities that he disposed of the bodies but denied killing the men....
Associated Press Oct 20, 2020

Wisconsin officials worried about confusion from vote count
MADISON, Wis. — Elections officials are concerned that confusion could reign in Wisconsin on Election Day when posted results from the closely watched battleground state may appear to be complet...
Associated Press Oct 20, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Reported In the Tri State Area
In Iowa, Dubuque County reported an additional 47 cases of COVID-19 Monday. Delaware County had eight new cases, while Jones County had seven, Jackson County had four and Clayton County had one. In Wi...
Mark Evenstad Oct 20, 2020

Wisconsin elections panel doesn’t want delay in vote count
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission wants a judge to allow officials in a northeastern county near Green Bay to use markers to fill in a ballot misprint so the ballots can be more...
Associated Press Oct 20, 2020

Police ask public for information about Monona armed robbery suspect
MONONA, Wis. — A man stole an undisclosed amount of cash from a gas station early Tuesday morning in the 2500 block of Royal Avenue. Police responded to the Speedway Gas Station around 12:02 a.m...
Logan Rude Oct 20, 2020

Outdoor Dane Co. Farmers’ Market extended through Nov. 21
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Farmers’ Market will now stay open outdoors through Nov. 21, extending the outdoor season by more than two weeks. Both the Local Food Pickups and Walk-Up Fa...
Logan Rude Oct 20, 2020

Cigarettes stolen during smash-and-grab burglary on Madison’s east side, police say
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police said someone stole cigarettes after breaking into an east side convivence store early Tuesday morning. Officers were dispatched to the Kwik Trip on Lien Rd. around...
Stephanie Fryer Oct 20, 2020