Category Archives: Local News
Habitat takes lead on $2 million affordable housing project in Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Almost every part of what it takes to build a home has become more expensive in the past few years, but with the help of a multi-million dollar state grant in Sun Prairie, he...
Nov 30, 2022
13 Republican senators, including Johnson, call for vote on amendment to end military vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson and a dozen of his Republican colleagues are calling for the Senate to vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 that would p...
Nov 30, 2022
Workers near site of State Street shooting describe the frightening event: ‘Stuff like this kind of pushes people away’
MADISON, Wis. — State Street is one of Madison’s most iconic streets. Though the news of Tuesday’s shooting left some of its businesses slightly rattled by what happened, it was back...
Nov 30, 2022
Dane County Veterans Services opens new office on Madison’s north side
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Veterans Services agency celebrated the opening of its new office on Madison’s north side Wednesday afternoon. The new office is located at 1709 Aberg Avenu...
Nov 30, 2022
Charges: Wisconsin boy, 10, killed mom over VR headset
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 10-year-old Milwaukee boy intentionally aimed a gun at his mother, then shot and killed her, because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset, prosecutors said. The boy...
Nov 30, 2022
Madison’s try for an Amtrak stop picking up steam
MADISON, Wis. — Last year’s federal infrastructure bill provides billions in funding for a nationwide railway system, and Amtrak says Madison is among the most important locations in the M...
Nov 30, 2022
Wis. election officials to wait on lawmaker’s data request
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Election Commission agreed Wednesday to postpone its consideration of a massive data request until it is clear whether the Republican chair of the A...
Nov 30, 2022
Madison police identify suspect in State Street shooting; man believed to be ‘armed and dangerous’
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police have identified the suspect in a State Street shooting that sent another man to a hospital Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Shon Barnes said 40-year-old Lamar Jeffe...
Nov 30, 2022
Marquette poll: 56% disapprove of US Supreme Court, a slight improvement
MILWAUKEE — More than half of American adults are unhappy with the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, but the picture is slightly improved from earlier this year, according to a national surve...
Nov 30, 2022
More lane closures scheduled for Madison’s ‘hairball’ intersection this week
MADISON, Wis. — Some lanes of Madison’s hairball intersection east of Monona Terrace will once again be shut down this week as crews work to wrap up construction work for the year. Officia...
Nov 30, 2022
