Category Archives: Local News

Wait times of 2+ hours reported at Middleton polling location; clerk cites poll worker shortage
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Voters in Middleton said Tuesday they’re experiencing long lines at polling locations in the area, with some voters waiting more than two hours to cast their ballot. Dane...
Braden Ross Nov 08, 2022

‘Finicky’ ballot scanner causes brief delays at Cross Plains polling location
CROSS PLAINS, Wis. — Voters in Cross Plains experienced a brief interruption Tuesday due to a “finicky” ballot scanner, but the issue has since been resolved, Dane County Clerk Scott...
Logan Reigstad Nov 08, 2022

Iowa County man charged in mother’s death held on $250K bond
DODGEVILLE, Wis. — A man charged with his mother’s death is being held on a $250,000 bond as his case moves through Iowa County court. Aric Way, 51, was charged last week with one count of...
Logan Rude Nov 08, 2022

WATCH: Breaking down Wisconsin voter turnout, early voting and more
MADISON, Wis. — Brandon Scholz from The Capitol Group and Matt Rothschild, the executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, join Live at Four to discuss voter turnout, early turnout a...
Site staff Nov 08, 2022

Madison police looking for motorcyclist who eluded officers downtown
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are looking for a motorcyclist who they said evaded officers this summer. Police said the motorcyclist was seen speeding downtown in July and had failed to attach ...
Kyle Jones Nov 08, 2022

2 displaced in Fitchburg apartment fire
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Two people and a dog were displaced following an apartment fire in Fitchburg Tuesday morning, officials said. The fire broke out inside an apartment in the 2000 block of Pike D...
Logan Reigstad Nov 08, 2022

Fire at Kipp Corp. building put out by sprinkler system
MADISON, Wis. — A fire at a Kipp Corporation building was put out by the automatic sprinkler system, officials said Tuesday. Crews were sent to the building in the 100 block of South Fair Oaks A...
Kyle Jones Nov 08, 2022

Man with knife arrested at West Bend polling location
WEST BEND, Wis. — Police in West Bend said they arrested a man Tuesday who threatened staff at a polling location with a knife. Police said that at around 12:35 p.m. a 38-year-old man entered th...
Kyle Jones Nov 08, 2022

Dane County voter turnout could reach at least 85%, clerk says
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County is on track to see voter turnout of at least 85%, the county’s clerk said. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said multiple clerks reported “steady to high ...
Kyle Jones Nov 08, 2022

Milk Truck Goes Off The Road in Crawford County
The Crawford County Sheriff's Department responded to a one-vehicle crash on Saturday around 8:30am. The crash happened on County HIghway X just west of Trout Creek Road in Clayton Township with no in...
Mark Evenstad Nov 08, 2022