Category Archives: Local News
Madison doctor opens medical abortion clinic in Rockford
ROCKFORD, IL. – Two caregivers on opposite sides of the Wisconsin-Illinois border have come out of retirement and come together to provide abortion access to those in need of treatment where it&...
Jan 10, 2023
‘Cookie Wars’ fundraiser benefits family of ‘Ultimate Hockey Dad’ who died last month
MADISON, Wis. — Two high school hockey programs came together Tuesday evening to raise money to support a Vel Phillips Memorial High School student-athlete whose father, a fixture in the stands,...
Jan 10, 2023
Strawberry, cocoa cream puffs returning to Wisconsin State Fair Park for Valentine’s Day
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The 2023 Wisconsin State Fair may be a little more than 200 days away, but Wisconsinites craving a taste of the fair will be able to sink their teeth into some special cream p...
Jan 10, 2023
MMSD proposes summer school pay increase
MADISON, Wis. — Teachers hesitant to work this summer may have a new incentive to do so as Madison Metropolitan School District administrators explore new options for increasing pay. During Mond...
Jan 10, 2023
Bail reform amendment gets hearing, nears ballot
MADISON, Wis. — A constitutional amendment that would change how judges set bail in Wisconsin moved forward Tuesday as the Republican-controlled Legislature hopes to pass the resolution in the c...
Jan 10, 2023
Meet Madison Cricket Farm’s two million critters
DEFOREST, Wis. — Kevin Bachhuber is not your average Midwest farmer. He’s a cricket farmer who has about two million crickets, hatching about 500,000 a week. It’s not exactly what he...
Jan 10, 2023
6 Pomeranians taken from home in Green Lake County, sheriff’s office says
DALTON, Wis. — The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information after they said someone took six dogs from the front yard of a home near Dalton over the weekend. In a Faceb...
Jan 10, 2023
Plane flying from Middleton to Chicago area makes emergency landing on Illinois highway, no injuries
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A small plane made an emergency landing on a suburban Chicago tollway, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The pilot was the only person aboard the plane, Bolin...
Jan 10, 2023
Evers insists decision to ban TikTok from state devices isn’t change of course
WATERTOWN, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers is disputing characterizing his decision to ban the social media app TikTok from all state devices as a change of course despite saying last month he did not pl...
Jan 10, 2023
Kenosha man gets 5 years for attacking cop during protests
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Kenosha man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for knocking a police officer unconscious during protests in Kenosha over the shooting of Jacob Blake, prose...
Jan 10, 2023
