Category Archives: Local News

Fire displaces family in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. — A garage fire displaced a family in Beloit Tuesday afternoon, the city’s fire department said. The fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 1700 block of Pine Stree...
Logan Reigstad Dec 13, 2022

School district speaks on Watertown fire that left three students dead
MADISON, Wis. — When three students were killed in a house fire early Friday morning, the Watertown Unified School District implemented its school safety plan. “When you have a tragedy lik...
Andrew Bandstra Dec 13, 2022

Baldwin praises signing of Respect for Marriage Act: ‘We are making history’
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who championed the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act that President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday afternoon, is celebrating the bill’s sign...
Logan Reigstad Dec 13, 2022

Trial dates set for pastoral associate charged with child enticement, sexual assault
MADISON, Wis. — The trial of a Diocese of Madison pastoral associate in the DeForest parish who is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a teenager is set to begin in February. Onl...
Kyle Jones Dec 13, 2022

Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer with fire truck parade past American Family Children’s Hospital
MADISON, Wis. — He may be busy this time of year preparing his sleigh and packing up toys for his worldwide journey, but Santa Claus took some time on Tuesday to bring some holiday cheer to the ...
Logan Reigstad Dec 13, 2022

Foxconn qualifies for Wisconsin state tax breaks again
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group qualified for tax breaks from the state of Wisconsin for a second year in a row in 2022 under revised contract terms that lowered benchmarks the technol...
Rayos Syndication User Dec 13, 2022

Stained glass window honors man who gave gallons of blood to Red Cross
MADISON, Wis. — The Badger-Hawkeye Red Cross paid tribute to a former donor and volunteer Tuesday. After donating blood for a co-worker who was battling cancer, Brad Morter made it his lifelong ...
Kyle Jones Dec 13, 2022

Autopsy Confirms Traffic Fatality in Lafayette County
An autopsy has confirmed that a Beloit man who died after crashing into the Pecatonica River last week died as a result of the crash. A release from Lafayette County Sheriff Reg Gill says that 73 year...
Mark Evenstad Dec 13, 2022

More Efforts Underway To Find Ronald Henry of Lancaster
Officials in Grant County are continuing to search for 34 year old Ronald Henry of Lancaster, who has been missing since December 5th. The Sheriff’s Office posted a Facebook post asking for publ...
Mark Evenstad Dec 13, 2022

Janesville police ask for help in identifying dognapping suspects
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Janesville police asked for help Tuesday to identify two people who they said stole a puppy. Police said a man and woman entered a Petland store in the 2000 block of Humes Roa...
Kyle Jones Dec 13, 2022