Category Archives: Local News

Community rallies around Sauk Prairie family as they try to recover daughter’s body following accident in South America
SAUK CITY, Wis. — A family in the Sauk Prairie area is about to embark on a heartbreaking mission after their daughter died on a holiday break trip in South America. Cassy Doolittle, a neuroscie...
Kathryn Merck Jan 05, 2023

Additional child porn charges filed against man accused of trafficking children
MADISON, Wis. — A man charged last year with trafficking and sexually assaulting children is yet again facing new charges in the case. Zachariah Singletary was arrested in October 2022 and initi...
Logan Rude Jan 05, 2023

DNR: ‘Minimal’ environmental impact from butter spilled during Portage dairy plant fire
PORTAGE, Wis. — As butter that spilled as a result of a fire at a Portage dairy processing facility earlier this week continues to move through the city’s wastewater system, the Wisconsin ...
Logan Reigstad Jan 05, 2023

What luck: $15.1M lottery ticket sold in small northwest Wisconsin community of Luck
LUCK, Wis. — Luck is living up to its name. Someone bought a $15.1 million Megabucks jackpot-winning ticket at a grocery store in the small northwestern Wisconsin village ahead of Wednesday&rsqu...
Logan Reigstad Jan 05, 2023

Search Continues In Locating Ronald Henry of Lancaster
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office continues pursuing leads in locating 34 year old Ronald Henry of Lancaster, who has been missing since December 7th. Henry was last seen December 5th at an addr...
Mark Evenstad Jan 05, 2023

Monroe Woman Accused of Stealing From Cemeteries
A Monroe woman has been charged in a series of cemetery thefts. Carrie Thompson of Monroe is charged with 40 counts of receiving or concealing stolen property. The Monroe Police Department said they r...
Mark Evenstad Jan 05, 2023

Grant County authorities enlist help of state investigators in search for missing man
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Authorities in Grant County have recruited state investigators to help find a man who has been missing from the Platteville area since early December 2022. Ronald Henry, 34, ...
Logan Rude Jan 05, 2023

Couple followed home, attacked after altercation at eastside bar
MADISON, Wis. — A couple was followed home and attacked by a group of people after they got into an altercation at an eastside bar over the weekend, according to Madison police. The couple told ...
Logan Rude Jan 05, 2023

Someone sent J.J. Watt a stuffed badger as a gift
PHOENIX — Athletes get a variety of mail from fans. Some of it is nice, some of it is not, and some of it is downright unusual. J.J. Watt, who announced his retirement from the NFL after this se...
Jaymes Langrehr Jan 05, 2023

‘You’re treated like a criminal’: Wisconsin eyes fixes for emergency mental health system
By Erin McGroarty Wisconsin Watch When Chrissy Barnard faced a mental health crisis and most needed care, law enforcement handcuffed her, placed her in the back of a patrol car and drove h...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Jan 05, 2023