Category Archives: Local News
‘This was personal’: Former MPD chief reflects on Zimmermann investigation following killer’s sentencing
MADISON, Wis. — Despite nearly 15 years of investigation, the Madison Police Department says the Brittney Zimmermann homicide “was never a cold case” — and that rang even more ...
Jan 20, 2023
Dane Co. Humane Society raising money to care for injured birds found in southwestern Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Humane Society is asking for help covering the cost of care for two injured aquatic birds until staff members can find them a permanent home. Both birds — a...
Jan 20, 2023
Felon sentenced to 5 years in prison for firearm possession after shooting ex-girlfriend’s car, officials say
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon after he shot at an ex-girlfriend’s car following an argument in 2021, the...
Jan 20, 2023
‘It was never classified as a cold case:’ Madison police respond to end of Zimmermann case
MADISON, Wis. — It took just under 12 years for the Madison Police Department to arrest David Kahl in Brittany Zimmermann’s 2008 murder, but those working the case stressed they never gave...
Jan 20, 2023
Women accused of attacking pregnant woman to kill unborn baby
MADISON, Wis. — Two women are charged with attacking a pregnant woman on Madison’s south side in order to kill her unborn baby. Brittany Holsten, 27, and Cynthia Dominguez, 25, each face a...
Jan 20, 2023
Sentencing brings relief, but not closure, to family of Brittany Zimmermann
MADISON, Wis. — It’s a day Brittany Zimmermann’s family has relived over and over: April 2, 2008. More than 14 years later, the family is finally getting justice for the 21-year-old ...
Jan 20, 2023
Former employee at gas station near 2020 double homicide recounts distressing events during Marcus Randle El trial
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Friday marked the end of the first week of the double murder trial of Marcus Randle El. The former Badgers wide receiver faces two felony charges of first-degree intentional h...
Jan 20, 2023
Priest still missing 6 months after leaving apartment
FRANKLIN, Wis. (AP) — A 75-year-old priest is still missing six months after he walked away from his apartment in a southeastern Wisconsin retirement community. The Rev. Anthony Kluckman disappe...
Jan 20, 2023
TIMELINE: Key events in Brittany Zimmermann case
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 15 years after University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann was murdered in her downtown Madison apartment, David Kahl, the man who admitted to the crime, w...
Jan 20, 2023
Lancaster man charged with imprisoning woman in La Crosse house
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP/WISC) — Prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with imprisoning a woman in her home in La Crosse earlier this month. Cole J. Clark of Lancaster was charged Tuesday in La ...
Jan 20, 2023
