Category Archives: Local News
Clean Lakes Alliance’s Mendota Freeze Contest returns for 11th year
MADISON, Wis. — Calling all weather enthusiasts: the 11th annual Mendota Freeze Contest is now underway. The Clean Lakes Alliance is again hosting the contest for people to guess when Madison&rs...
Dec 01, 2022
Evers administration seeks OK to start new PFAS regulations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration plans to ask state environmental officials again for permission to develop limits on a group of chemicals known as PF...
Dec 01, 2022
Naval recruiter accused of sexually assaulting teens held on $50K bond
MADISON, Wis. — A Navy recruiter who was arrested in Janesville earlier this week following allegations he used his position to gain access to high schoolers and sexually assault them is being h...
Dec 01, 2022
Lettuce shortage regarded as only the tip of the iceberg for supply chain shortages for grocery stores
MADISON, Wis. — Expect to pay a lot more for your dinner salad or this sandwich topping this month. Lettuce prices have risen sharply as part of one of many supply chain issues for grocers. &ldq...
Dec 01, 2022
Days before State Street shooting, suspect threatened to kill person after fight
MADISON, Wis. — The man wanted for allegedly shooting another person on State Street earlier this week was arrested days earlier on a disorderly conduct citation, after he told police he wanted ...
Dec 01, 2022
Prep work underway on Madison outdoor ice rinks, but no firm opening date yet
MADISON, Wis. — Work is underway to prepare Madison’s outdoor skating rinks for the winter season, but don’t pull out the skates just yet. The various ice rinks across the city are i...
Dec 01, 2022
Fort Atkinson woman sentenced to life in prison for killing grandmother, setting fire to house
JEFFERSON, Wis. — Elizabeth Durkee, the Fort Atkinson woman who killed her grandmother and set fire to a home while the woman’s body was still inside, was sentenced to life in prison Thurs...
Dec 01, 2022
Load Spillage Closes Portion of Highway 151 in Grant County
Traffic was reduced to one lane on a stretch of Highway 151 in the southwest corner of Grant County this morning due to a load spillage of sheet metal. Officials with the Grant County Sheriff's depart...
Dec 01, 2022
Car Crashes into Wisconsin River Near Sauk City
Authorities are investigating after a car crashed into the Wisconsin River on Highway 12 heading into Sauk City on Thursday morning. Dane County dispatch said it was first notified of the crash by Sau...
Dec 01, 2022
Dubuque Woman Arrested For Embezzlement
Police say a Dubuque woman embezzled over $6,000 from a local convenience store. 44 year old Rebecca Frommelt of Dubuque was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging second-degree theft. Reports say tha...
Dec 01, 2022
