Category Archives: Local News
Waunakee police giving out steering wheel locks to Hyundai, Kia owners
WAUNAKEE, Wis. — Waunakee residents with certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles are now able to get a free steering wheel lock from the village’s police department while supplies last. The steer...
Jan 14, 2023
One person dies in crash after fleeing from police, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — One person is dead following a crash near Fort Atkinson late Friday night. A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped to check on a car parked near the inters...
Jan 14, 2023
UW researchers developing plant-sourced fuel as part of Biden administration’s Transportation Decarbonization plan
MADISON, Wis.- As part of the Biden administration’s plan to cut the transportation sector’s carbon footprint by 2025, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe to cut car...
Jan 13, 2023
New state report finds youth experiencing increased depression, anxiety
MADISON, Wis. — Adolescents in Wisconsin are reporting increasing thoughts of suicide and feelings of depression and anxiety, according to a new report released Friday by the state’s Offic...
Jan 13, 2023
Vos, LeMahieu propose advisory referendum on work search requirements for welfare benefits
MADISON, Wis. — Two Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Friday seeking to ask voters whether able-bodied Wisconsin adults without children should be required to look for work to receive ...
Jan 13, 2023
GOP introduces flat tax for Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Senate leader introduced a tax plan Friday that would reduce income taxes for residents over the next three years so that all Wisconsinites would pay...
Jan 13, 2023
Teen arrested following convenience store burglary, Madison police say
MADISON, Wis. — Police in Madison arrested a 16-year-old boy they said took cigars and vape cartridges from an east side convenience store during a burglary earlier this week. The burglary happe...
Jan 13, 2023
‘Queering Rural Spaces’ exhibition opens at Madison’s Arts + Literature Laboratory
MADISON, Wis. — A photography exhibition exploring the connection between gender and sexual identity with rural living opened Friday in Madison. “Queering Rural Spaces” will be on di...
Jan 13, 2023
WisDOT: Beltline Flex Lanes continue to improve travel times
MADISON, Wis. — Since opening six months ago, the Flex Lanes on the Madison Beltline have helped reduce travel times by an average of 45%, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Friday....
Jan 13, 2023
Evers appointing Erpenbach chair of Wisconsin Parole Commission
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers is appointing former state Sen. Jon Erpenbach to lead the Wisconsin Parole Commission, the governor’s office announced Friday. The senator, who was first el...
Jan 13, 2023
