Category Archives: Local News
Too young to vote but not too young to get involved this election
MADISON, Wis. – Aviel Mack can’t vote in Tuesday’s election, but she’s still working to build a future she can believe in and hoping to inspire those who can to head to the pol...
Nov 04, 2022
Fall Gallery Night showcases Madison artists of all abilities
MADISON, Wis. — The annual Fall Gallery Night highlighting Madison’s art scene took place across the city Friday. The event, sponsored by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, included v...
Nov 04, 2022
Dane County Sheriff’s Office talks ’48 Hours’ Halderson episode
MADISON, Wis. — Two Dane County Sheriff’s Office detectives will be featured in an episode of 48 Hours airing this weekend on CBS covering the disappearance of Bart and Krista Halderson. T...
Nov 04, 2022
Jewish Federation of Madison voices concern about recent local, national anti-Semitic incidents
MADISON, Wis. — A local Jewish organization is voicing concern about a recent series of high-profile anti-Semitic incidents locally and nationally. Both Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving and Ye,...
Nov 04, 2022
NB Interstate 39/90/94 reopens near Dane/Columbia county line after crash
DEFOREST, Wis. — All lanes of northbound Interstate 39/90/94 near DeForest have reopened following a crash Friday evening, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The crash was ...
Nov 04, 2022
Explainer: Protections against absentee ballot fraud in Wis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Nov. 8 election is drawing near, and nearly 600,000 Wisconsin voters have already cast their ballots through advance voting. But news of a top Milwaukee election officia...
Nov 04, 2022
Waunakee parent expresses skepticism about district project funding referendum
WAUNAKEE, Wis. — There are dozens of school referenda facing voters around the state this election cycle. Some are asking for help to keep districts operational while others are asking for capti...
Nov 04, 2022
WEB EXTRA: Former Gov. Jim Doyle on divisiveness in politics and the future of democracy
MADISON, Wis. — Former Governor Jim Doyle holds some unique distinctions in Wisconsin’s political history. He was the last Democrat to be governor with Democrat majorities in the state leg...
Nov 04, 2022
Levar Burton campaigns with Mandela Barnes in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Levar Burton stopped at a Madison restaurant Friday as part of a get-out-the-vote effort for Senate hopeful Mandela Barnes. The “Reading Rainbow,” “Star Trek&rd...
Nov 04, 2022
MMSD spends federal COVID relief funds on new musical instruments
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly $1.4 million of federal COVID-19 relief funds were used to bring musical instruments to every Madison Metropolitan School District elementary, middle and high school. At V...
Nov 04, 2022
