Category Archives: Local News
Voter purge case going before Wisconsin Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that could result in the purging of about 130,000 people from voter rolls in the hotly contested battleground...
Sep 29, 2020
COVID-19 test site hours changing at Alliant Energy Center
MADISON, Wis. – The hours and days for the Alliant Energy Center COVID-19 testing site are changing. The site will be closed on Mondays beginning next week, October 5th. The new hours for the si...
Sep 29, 2020
Muscoda police search for possible ‘armed and dangerous’ man following vehicle theft
MUSCODA, Wis. — Officers with the Muscoda Police Department are searching for a potentially “armed and dangerous” person following a vehicle theft in the village early Tuesday ...
Sep 29, 2020
Kettle Moraine prison has highest number of COVID-19 cases
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin corrections officials say Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution has more than 260 active cases of the coronavirus, in addition to another 100 inmates who have recover...
Sep 29, 2020
Madison police investigate armed robbery at west side convenience store
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they’re investigating an armed robbery at a west side convenience store on Monday night. Officers were called to the BP Stop-N-Go on Schroeder Road just ...
Sep 29, 2020
Evictions damage public health. The CDC has banned them — for now.
By Bram Sable-Smith WPR/Wisconsin Watch Martha Bebinger WBUR and Darian Benson Side Effects Public Media When Robert Pettigrew finally saw the sign in August, he believed the “good Lord&r...
Sep 29, 2020
Explosion Destroys Home, Shakes Neighborhood
An explosion rocked an area of Dubuque on Monday evening after a gas leak was reported along the lower part of Loras Boulevard. Fire officials were initially called for a contractor who had struck a n...
Sep 28, 2020
Eric Trump to visit Marathon County
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. — Eric Trump is coming to Wisconsin later this week as part of a Make America Great Again event. Trump will visit Schuette Metals in Rothschild on Thursday. The Trump campaign w...
Sep 28, 2020
Potosi School District staff member tests positive for COVID-19
POTOSI, Wis. — A staff member at the Potosi School District has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter sent to families Monday. District Administrator Kurt Cohen said the wor...
Sep 28, 2020
‘There’s no playbook’: School districts with positive COVID-19 cases plan for flexibility
PARDEEVILLE, Wis. – Since the start of the semester, several area school districts have switched from in-person to virtual learning following positive COVID-19 cases among students or staff. On ...
Sep 28, 2020
