Category Archives: Local News
No major environmental concerns found in initial survey of creek near Whitewater fire site
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Crews monitoring runoff from a fire at a Whitewater waste disposal site earlier this week have not found any serious environmental impacts in a nearby creek, according to one ...
Jan 11, 2023
Crash that blocked EB Beltline at Gammon Road cleared, WisDOT says
MADISON, Wis. — All lanes of the eastbound Beltline have reopened near Gammon Road Wednesday evening after an earlier crash, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. The crash w...
Jan 11, 2023
MPD investigating pair of Greenbush neighborhood sexual assaults that happened within minutes of each other
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating a pair of sexual assaults in the Greenbush neighborhood after two women reported being attacked within minutes of each other Tuesday evening. Bot...
Jan 11, 2023
One injured in Janesville fire
JANESVILLE, Wis. — One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a kitchen fire at a home in Janesville Wednesday afternoon, the city’s fire department said. The fire broke out arou...
Jan 11, 2023
Wisconsin Elections Commissioner blasted for voting comments
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission called Wednesday for a Republican member who bragged about GOP efforts to suppress votes in Milwaukee to resign fro...
Jan 11, 2023
Lake Delton kindergartener honored after fire escape plan saves family
LAKE DELTON, Wis. — The Delton Fire Department honored a kindergartener Tuesday who helped save her family’s lives during an October fire. Charlie Stupinean received the department’s...
Jan 11, 2023
Man who bought $15.1M lottery ticket in Luck, Wisconsin, claims prize
LUCK, Wis. — The man who won a $15.1 million Megabucks lottery jackpot after buying a ticket in the small northwestern Wisconsin community of Luck has claimed his prize, lottery officials said W...
Jan 11, 2023
Technical failure grounds flights across US, including Madison
MADISON, Wis. — For the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attack more than two decades ago, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all U.S. flights Wednesday morning due to a compute...
Jan 11, 2023
Evers appoints farmer to DNR board
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a southwestern Wisconsin farmer to the state Department of Natural Resources policy board. The governor announced Wednesday that he has picked ...
Jan 11, 2023
Wisconsin DNR warns snowmobilers of thinning ice across state
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warned snowmobilers Wednesday to be mindful of unsafe areas as ice and snow thins across the state. “No ice is ever completely...
Jan 11, 2023
