Category Archives: Local News
Dane Co. judge orders injunction against MMSD gender identity policy
MADISON, Wis. — A judge has issued an injunction against a Madison Metropolitan School District policy that allows school staff to use transgender students’ preferred name at school. The W...
Sep 29, 2020
Possible COVID Spread From UTV Group
Officials with the Crawford County Public Health Department are asking those who took part in a large UTV ride September 19th to be aware of COVID-19 symptoms. According to a health department release...
Sep 29, 2020
College Campuses Deal With Positive Tests
COVID-19 cases are rising at college campuses throughout the area. On Monday, Loras College transitioned all of its undergraduate courses to online, a policy that will remain in place through Friday, ...
Sep 29, 2020
Driver injured after crashing into Monroe business
MONROE, Wis. — A driver suffered minor injuries after crashing into a Monroe business, according to the city’s police department. Police said an insurance company is inside a former home l...
Sep 29, 2020
Police: Driver of SUV that T-boned van causing serious injuries, left scene, facing tentative hit-and-run charge
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man is facing charges in a hit-and-run crash last month that seriously injured multiple people, officials said. The Madison Police Department said 36-year-old Evrett S....
Sep 29, 2020
DHS to receive $300K per year for 3 years as part of CDC Alzheimer’s Disease grant
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will receive roughly $300,000 per year for the next three years thanks to a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Sep 29, 2020
New study shows roughly 1.6% of Wisconsinites had COVID-19 antibodies in July
MADISON, Wis. — A new statewide study suggests that about 1.6% of Wisconsin’s population had COVID-19 antibodies in July. The study was conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Health Serv...
Sep 29, 2020
UW Extension to host tractor, farm machinery safety course in Columbia Co.
PORTAGE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Extension is holding a tractor and machinery safety course this fall to teach Wisconsin youth about general farm safety and safe practices for handlin...
Sep 29, 2020
Police take grocery store robbery suspect into custody
MARKESAN, Wis. — Law enforcement officials have taken a man into custody who they believe robbed a grocery store Sunday night while armed with a handgun. According to a news release from Markesa...
Sep 29, 2020
Madison police recover gun stolen during violent attack in June
MADISON, Wis. — A stolen handgun, linked to a battery case from earlier this summer, was recovered on Saturday, according to a release from the Madison Police Department. Police received reports...
Sep 29, 2020
