Category Archives: Local News
AG charges Wisconsin Dells man in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged an eighth person for his alleged participation in a plan of domestic terrorism, a news release said. The release said the plan incl...
Oct 15, 2020
Mineral Point Changes Course On Sports
In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Mineral Point school board will allow some athletic competition while the district is fully-virtual. At a special meeting Wednesday, the board passed a motion...
Oct 15, 2020
WATCH LIVE: DHS, Gov. Evers provide COVID-19 briefing
Gov. Tony Evers, Department of Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm will host a media briefing Thursday about the state’s response to COVID-19. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CH...
Oct 15, 2020
Dodgeville School Changes
Officials with the Dodgeville School District have put out a letter noting changes to their learning model. The announcement from Paul Weber, District Administrator, says in-person students from the e...
Oct 15, 2020
Paid Parking Making A Return in Galena
Paid parking in downtown Galena has returned. The Galena City Council has voted in favor of charging for parking at city-owned lots in downtown Galena. Paid parking was suspended in April as a respons...
Oct 15, 2020
Wisconsin unemployment drops to 5.4% in September
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.3% in August to 5.4% in September, below the national rate but 2 points higher than a year ago as the state deals with a ...
Oct 15, 2020
Wisconsin public schools enrollment drop adds to virus woes
MADISON, Wis. — State education officials say enrollment at public schools in Wisconsin has dropped by 3% this year. The state Department of Public Instruction says the numbers decline could fur...
Oct 15, 2020
Burglars steal dozens of cartons of cigarettes, boxes of cigars from gas station
MADISON, Wis. — Smash-and-grab burglars took dozens of cartons of cigarettes and multiple boxes of cigars early Thursday morning at 3:53 a.m. from a BP gas station on Commercial Avenue. Accordin...
Oct 15, 2020
About a dozen Wisconsin municipalities need poll workers
MADISON, Wis. — Only 13 mostly small Wisconsin communities are reporting poll worker shortages less than three weeks before the November election, despite surging cases of the coronavirus in the...
Oct 15, 2020
Democratic National Convention could finish in the red
MILWAUKEE — The 2020 Democratic National Convention, which became a mostly virtual event because of the coronavirus, is expected to finish in the red, but a leading fundraiser say it will not fa...
Oct 15, 2020
