Category Archives: Local News
Two city of Beloit employees test positive for COVID-19
BELOIT, Wis. — Two city of Beloit employees, including one firefighter in the Beloit Fire Department, tested positive for COVID-19. The city completed contact tracing for the firefighter, a rele...
Oct 06, 2020
Charging decision expected in fatal police shooting of teen
MILWAUKEE — A prosecutor is expected to announce a decision Wednesday on whether to charge a police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager outside a suburban Milwaukee mall in Februar...
Oct 06, 2020
Miller Park, Fiserv Forum will no longer be used as in-person absentee voting sites
MILWAUKEE — Miller Park and the Fiserv Forum will no longer be used as in-person absentee voting sites for the 2020 election. Officials with the City of Milwaukee Election Commission made the an...
Oct 06, 2020
Woman arrested on suspicion of 3rd offense OWI in Baraboo
BARABOO, Wis. — A Sauk County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a woman Sunday night on suspicion of a third-offense OWI after the deputy spotted her driving nearly double the posted speed ...
Oct 06, 2020
Drive through flu-shot clinic opens to Dane County residents without insurance
MADISON, Wis. — Madison residents who don’t have health insurance can now get their flu shot thanks to a drive-thru clinic at the Alliant Energy Center that opened Tuesday. Dane County adu...
Oct 06, 2020
DOC: Another COVID-19 outbreak in a Wisconsin prison
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is reporting another coronavirus outbreak in a state prison. Officials say Oshkosh Correctional Institution has more than 300 active cases...
Oct 06, 2020
Sauk Co. health officials warn contact tracing is at capacity, some won’t be contacted if exposed
SAUK COUNTY, Wis. — Health officials in Sauk County say they’re maxed out when it comes to efforts to contact trace a growing number of coronavirus cases. In a release Tuesday morning, Sau...
Oct 06, 2020
While many struggle with unemployment, Exact Sciences looks to hire hundreds
MADISON, Wis. — While some businesses are having a tough time staying afloat during the pandemic, Exact Sciences in Madison is working to hire 700 new employees. The company, best known for its ...
Oct 06, 2020
MPD investigates attempted robbery at TGI Friday’s
MADISON, Wis. — Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery overnight near East Towne Mall. Madison Police say they were called to the TGI Friday’s at 2502 East Springs Drive just ...
Oct 06, 2020
Behind the scenes: How the city of Madison handles your absentee ballot before you get it, when you return it
MADISON, Wis. — If you’re like a lot of people this year, you’re casting your vote for president absentee. The Madison city clerk is expecting about 80 percent of people in the city ...
Oct 05, 2020
