Category Archives: Local News
Medical Examiner identifies victim in Town of Burke crash
TOWN OF BURKE, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person who died following a crash on Friday morning. According to a news release, Wendy J. Rutherford, 52, of...
Oct 10, 2020
28 arrests in Wisconsin protests over police slaying of teen
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Twenty-eight people were arrested in Friday’s protest over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a Black teen. It was the ...
Oct 10, 2020
‘We will not stop’: Social justice protesters take to streets in ‘Marathon March’
MADISON, Wis. – After months of protesters taking to the streets calling for actions such as defunding police and funding resources for communities, marchers are going a step further. Starting a...
Oct 10, 2020
Wisconsin approaching 150,000 all-time coronavirus cases
MADISON, Wis. — Three weeks after surpassing 100,000 all-time cases of the novel coronavirus, Wisconsin is approaching more than 150,000 infections. Combined data from state and county health da...
Oct 10, 2020
Iowa County ATV accident leaves one person injured, police say
DODGEVILLE, Wis. — An ATV accident that occurred on Friday left one person injured, according to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department. The accident occurred on Ridgevue Road in the town of...
Oct 10, 2020
Darlington Community School District to return to in-person instruction, superintendent says
DARLINGTON, Wis. — Darlington Community School District Superintendent Cale Jackson announced on Friday that pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students will partly return to in-person instru...
Oct 10, 2020
DNR announces reopening of Gibraltar Rock and Dells of the Wisconsin River
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Friday that Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area and Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area will reopen, effectiv...
Oct 10, 2020
Man shot at a Stoughton bar, police say
STOUGHTON, Wis. — A 26-year-old man was shot several times early Saturday morning at Shakers Salon, according to the Stoughton Police Department. Police responded to several calls of shots...
Oct 10, 2020
Wisconsin election infrastructure is mostly secure — but inaccurate counts are hard to catch and correct
By John Bassett Wisconsin Watch Long-time Wisconsin resident and election reformer Jim Mueller said when he was a municipal clerk two decades ago, elections were not a stressful part of small town adm...
Oct 10, 2020
Rock County detective searches for suspect who stole credit card in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. — The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who used a stolen credit card in Beloit. The victim’s card was used at several locations throughout the cit...
Oct 09, 2020
