Category Archives: Local News
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2021 crash that killed 3 teens
MADISON, Wis. — The man who pleaded guilty to three counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle tied to a crash that killed three teenagers last year was sentenced Wednesday evening to 18...
Nov 16, 2022
UW study finds rapid weight cutting in wrestling leads to higher risk of injury
MADISON, Wis. — Cutting weight quickly can be a common practice in amateur wrestling, but local health experts are warning young athletes that it can come with a cost — including a higher ...
Nov 16, 2022
Madison police officer arrested for battery, domestic abuse
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. — Court records show Madison police officer Cary House was arrested and charged with felony strangulation and misdemeanor battery earlier this month, with modifiers of dome...
Nov 16, 2022
City of Madison given nearly $430K by EPA to monitor air quality
MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison received nearly $430,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to better monitor air quality in and around the city. City officials announced the awar...
Nov 16, 2022
State of Downtown report shows fall in crime, rise in office space vacancy
MADISON, Wis. — The number of crimes committed in downtown Madison continues to fall, and the number of office space vacancies is rising, according to a new report from Downtown Madison, Inc. Th...
Nov 16, 2022
Sheriff: Shooting deaths in Jackson County murder-suicide
TOWN OF MANCHESTER, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials in west central Wisconsin say scene evidence and autopsy results in the shooting deaths of two men last week indicate it was a mu...
Nov 16, 2022
Portion of S. Brearly Street to close for 2 weeks amid BRT prep work
MADISON, Wis. — A portion of South Brearly Street will be closed for the next two weeks as city engineering staff make changes to the existing curbs and pavement in the area. City officials said...
Nov 16, 2022
Dane Co. Executive Parisi vetoes jail amendment in 2023 County Budget
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed the 2023 County Budget on Wednesday, setting aside more than $850 million for work around the area. “The past few years of a pandemi...
Nov 16, 2022
MMSD refuses to reinstate fired principal after ‘inappropriate’ comments on voicemail, records show
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District is refusing to reinstate former Sennett Middle School Principal Dr. Jeffrey Copeland, who was fired on September 26 after an internal inv...
Nov 16, 2022
Darrell Brooks sentenced to six consecutive life sentences with no chance of early release
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Darrell Brooks, the man convicted of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove an SUV into last year’s Waukesha Christmas parade, will spend ...
Nov 16, 2022
