Category Archives: Local News
RSV cases nearly triple last year’s level at American Family Children’s Hospital, UW Health says
MADISON, Wis. — Cases of respiratory syncytial virus — RSV — are hitting earlier than usual in Wisconsin this year, and hospitals are feeling the impact. At the American Family Child...
Oct 26, 2022
Wisconsin priest resigns over alleged misconduct with minor
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Catholic priest in central Wisconsin has resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor that happened several decades ago. The allegation against Monsig...
Oct 26, 2022
Hundreds make use of Madison’s temporary men’s shelter
MADISON, Wis. — Hundreds of people in the Madison area have already made use of the city’s newest men’s shelter in the two weeks since it opened. The space on Zeier Road near East To...
Oct 26, 2022
US labor secretary, Baldwin, Pocan visit labor training center in DeForest
DEFOREST, Wis. — U.S. Secretary of Labor on Wednesday joined Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Mark Pocan at the recently-expanded Laborers Apprenticeship and Training Center in DeForest. The trio vis...
Oct 26, 2022
Johnson meets with business leaders in Beloit with less than two weeks before election
BELOIT, Wis. — Incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson met with local business leaders at IronTek in Beloit Wednesday as he seeks a third term representing Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Johnson ho...
Oct 26, 2022
Reality Check: Ad slams Johnson over tax policy
MADISON, Wis. — A new ad by a Democratic-aligned PAC alleges a tax policy U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted for in 2017 amounted to kickbacks for wealthy GOP donors. It is true that two Republican fam...
Oct 26, 2022
Warren campaigns with Wisconsin Democrats at UW-Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined Democrats on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday to encourage voters to cast their ballots for the upcoming election. ...
Oct 26, 2022
Madison apartment building takes new approach to student off-campus housing shortage
MADISON, Wis. — For some UW-Madison students, finding affordable housing options off campus can be difficult. Students are sometimes waiting hours in lines for leases that don’t even start...
Oct 26, 2022
Charlie Berens to be UW-Madison’s winter commencement speaker
MADISON, Wis. — “Oh my gosh!” Comedian Charlie Berens will be the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s winter commencement speaker this year, the university announced Wednesday. B...
Oct 26, 2022
Any potential appeal for Darrell Brooks would be lengthy process, Madison defense attorney says
WAUKESHA, Wis. — If Darrell Brooks, the man convicted Wednesday of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove through the Waukesha Christmas parade last year, wants to appeal his ...
Oct 26, 2022
