Category Archives: Local News
UW-Whitewater students volunteer in nursing homes to bring smiles to residents
MILTON, Wis. — For the 47th year in a row, students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are volunteering in a nursing home visitation program to bring smiles to residents. A handful of s...
Nov 15, 2022
Evansville man killed in Rock County crash identified
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Officials have identified the Evansville man killed in a crash near Janesville over the weekend. Bradley Shoemaker, 66, died at a hospital from injuries he suffered in a crash...
Nov 15, 2022
Baldwin: Senate close on same-sex marriage bill
MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, expects federal same-sex marriage protections to be on the horizon, with an initial vote scheduled in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill comes ...
Nov 15, 2022
“Things might’ve been different’: Monroe mom has ‘Got Your Back’ through suicide prevention app
MONROE, WIS. — There’s no one fix to ending depression and anxiety. Teri Ellefson knows this but she refuses to give up hope. After the death of her son by suicide, she’s using an ap...
Nov 15, 2022
Mercyhealth, Blackhawk Technical College announce new scholarship for students studying health fields
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Mercyhealth and Blackhawk Technical College have announced a new scholarship program to help students studying fields that will lead them to jobs in the healthcare industry. T...
Nov 15, 2022
Season’s first snow impacts roads, ski slopes in southern Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – The calendar still says fall, but the feel of winter is officially upon us in Madison as the season’s first true snowfall took over Tuesday. For both the City of Madison St...
Nov 15, 2022
Groups celebrate National Apprenticeship Week
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Groups across south-central Wisconsin are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. In Rock County, the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board and Blackhawk Technical...
Nov 15, 2022
State Senate Dems elect Madison’s Melissa Agard as new minority leader
MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Melissa Agard of Madison will be the next Senate Minority Leader after being unanimously elected by Senate Democrats on Tuesday. Agard will take over as head of the Se...
Nov 15, 2022
3 people, 56 dogs OK after plane goes down in Wisconsin
PEWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Three adults and dozens of dogs on board a twin-engine plane are OK after an emergency landing on a golf course in southeastern Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to sh...
Nov 15, 2022
Local law enforcement to hold free car seat check in early December
WINDSOR, Wis. — Two local law enforcement groups are partnering with local health care providers next month to provide free car seat checks for area parents. According to the Dane County Sheriff...
Nov 15, 2022
