Category Archives: Local News
2 injured in crash that closed Highway 14 near Middleton for roughly 7 hours, sheriff’s office says
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Two people suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a crash on U.S. Highway 14 west of Middleton Sunday morning, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said. The c...
Jan 01, 2023
Fire displaces 4, caused $100K in damage, Madison Fire Department says
MADISON, Wis. — A fire at a home in Madison Sunday morning displaced four people and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage, the city’s fire department said. The fire broke out at the home...
Jan 01, 2023
Man suffers life-threatening injuries, arrested for OWI following crashes on Highway 14
BROOKLYN, Wis. — Two crashes on U.S. Highway 14 near the Dane-Rock County line early Sunday morning left a 23-year-old Brooklyn man with life-threatening injuries, the Rock County Sheriff’...
Jan 01, 2023
4 injured in overnight crash near Janesville, sheriff’s office says
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 14 outside Janesville early Sunday morning, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened jus...
Jan 01, 2023
Officials say suspect in Walworth Co. chase reached speeds over 100 mph
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Saturday after they said he reached speeds over 100 mph during a chase. Officials said the 55-year-old Illinois man wa...
Dec 31, 2022
Tractor likely started large fire at farm outside of Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A large fire at Statz Brothers Farm outside of Sun Prairie was likely started by a tractor, Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue officials said Saturday. Crews were called to the farm...
Dec 31, 2022
Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls
WASHINGTON — Congress has failed so far to create a path to residency for Afghans who worked alongside U.S. soldiers in America’s longest war, pushing into limbo tens of thousands of refug...
Dec 31, 2022
Local Catholic leaders react to death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
MADISON, Wis. — Local Catholic leaders reacted Saturday following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Benedict was elected pope in 2005 following the death of Pope Saint John Paul II, and w...
Dec 31, 2022
Judge: People can sell candy, cakes, cookies without license
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Dane County judge has ruled that people can sell a wide range of homemade food without a commercial license or kitchen. Judge Rhonda Lanford issued the decision ear...
Dec 31, 2022
‘It’s not supposed to look like this’: Teachers at Platteville’s Neal Wilkins School restore classrooms after pipe bursts 1 week before kids return
PLATTEVILLE, Wis.- Over Christmas Eve and Day, a burst pipe poured water into Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center in Platteville, affecting 9 classrooms and destroying many supplies days before student...
Dec 30, 2022
