Category Archives: Local News
Cuba City School Board Mask Discussion
As it stands, Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate order is set to expire on September 28. That has some school districts wondering what they should do within their buildings going forward. The topic of ...
Sep 16, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Revenues Down Due To COVID19 At Dubuque Casinos
Dubuque casinos saw a sharp decline in gambling revenue last month, another negative impact of COVID-19. Diamond Jo and Q casinos collectively produced about $9.3 million in gambling revenue last mont...
Sep 16, 2020 Steve Johnson / CC
Tommy Bartlett Waterski Show Is No More
After nearly seven decades, the Tommy Bartlett Show in Wisconsin Dells announced Wednesday it will close permanently due to business losses during the pandemic. The owners of the water-ski, sky and st...
Sep 16, 2020 atramos / CC
More Cases and Two More Deaths As A Result of COVID-19
Seven additional cases of COVID-19 in Dubuque County were confirmed Tuesday, pushing the county's total to 2,419. There were two additional COVID-19 related deaths reported in the area, one in Dubuque...
Sep 16, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
‘We can’t tailgate this year’: Health experts more nervous for fans than players as Big Ten announces football restart
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health’s Chief Quality Officer was clear: what the Big Ten is attempting to accomplish this fall is extremely challenging. “We’ve never tried to bring back f...
Sep 16, 2020
Big Ten officially reverses course, announces return of football season
MADISON, Wis. — The Big Ten Conference is officially announcing a return to the football field. After an August vote by the conference’s presidents and chancellors not to play fall sports,...
Sep 16, 2020
Person dies after motorcycle crash on Madison’s west side
MADISON, Wis. — One person has died after a motorcycle crash on Madison’s west side Tuesday night. Madison police say a person on a motorcycle was seen speeding through the area of South W...
Sep 16, 2020
Schools Discussing Masks After Mandate Ends
As it stands, Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate order is set to expire on September 28. That has some school districts wondering what they should do within their buildings going forward. The topic of ...
Sep 15, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Iowa-Grant Elementary-Middle School Building Closing Over COVID
A southwest Wisconsin school will be closing for the rest of this week to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post from the Iowa-Grant school district, officials said the Iowa-Grant Elementary-Midd...
Sep 15, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
‘Hesitantly exciting’: Regent St. business prepares for possible return of fall Badger games
MADISON, Wis. – When the pandemic is the key player, forming a game-plan isn’t easy. “It’s been tough,” said Lucas Simon-Wambach, general manager at Sconnie Bar on Regent...
Sep 15, 2020
