Category Archives: Local News
Platteville School Board fills late member’s seat
Following the recent death of a Platteville School Board member, the seat will be filled by a familiar face. On Wednesday night, board members appointed Steve Obershaw to fill the seat held by Lisa Fi...
Dec 16, 2022
Platteville Dairy Days Seeking Input
The Platteville Dairy Days Committee is looking to possibly make some changes the evening entertainment on Friday or Saturday nights during Dairy Days Weekend. The committee is looking for community i...
Dec 16, 2022
Madison Streets Division warns of slippery Friday evening commute, updates plowing plans
MADISON, Wis. — Streets are expected to be slippery again for the Friday evening commute, so drivers should take it slow on their way home, Madison’s Streets Division said. With the foreca...
Dec 16, 2022
Parents charged in child’s overdose death to stand trial in fall 2023
MADISON, Wis. — A man and woman charged with child neglect after their baby overdosed on fentanyl last year will stand trial in the fall of next year, court records show. Derrick Hawkins, 25, an...
Dec 16, 2022
Former DCSO deputy who faked attack in Festge Park incident pleads guilty
MADISON, Wis. — A former Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an incident at Festge Park that later prompted an investigation by sta...
Dec 16, 2022
‘I’m honored’: Madison mayor tapped as next chair of U.S. Climate Mayors
MADISON, Wis. — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has been tapped as the next leader of Climate Mayors, a bi-partisan network of hundreds of U.S. mayors who work to prioritize climate solutions ...
Dec 16, 2022
Merrimac Ferry to close for the season on Monday
MADISON, Wis. — Drivers only have a few more days to use the Merrimac Ferry before it shuts down for winter. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the ferry, which shuttles traffic fro...
Dec 16, 2022
Madison family lucky to be alive after kitchen fire, officials say
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Fire Department says a child playing with a stove may have started a kitchen fire on the city’s north side earlier this week. Department officials say the incid...
Dec 16, 2022
Recall issued for several Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe pork products
RIO, Wis. — Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe is issuing a voluntary recall of a number of its packaged pork products that are sold in retail stores and farmers markets, as well as wholesale. Accor...
Dec 16, 2022
Janesville police investigating after car hit by gunshots overnight
JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Janesville Police Department is investigating after someone called early Friday morning saying their vehicle was hit by gunfire early Friday morning. Police were sent to t...
Dec 16, 2022
