Category Archives: Local News
Reality Check: What is Evers’ record on parole?
MADISON, Wis. — Several ads have criticized Gov. Tony Evers over his record on parole and pardons, including one highlighting the parole of a convicted murderer who was released in 2019. That ad...
Oct 19, 2022
‘Petal it Forward’: Lodi shop spreads positivity with bouquets of flowers
LODI, Wis. — The owners of a newly-opened flower shop in Lodi spread some love around their Columbia County community on Wednesday as part of a nationwide effort to spread kindness. Prairie Wind...
Oct 19, 2022
3rd District Congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden kicks off 19 county tour in Sparta
SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) — Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District Derrick Van Orden kicked off a 19-county tour in Sparta Tuesday. Van Orden spoke at the American Legio...
Oct 19, 2022
With record demand for Goodman Community Center’s Thanksgiving baskets, help is still needed
MADISON, Wis. — Within 24 hours of registration opening for the Goodman Community Center’s annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive this year, nearly 3,000 people signed up to receive the meal bas...
Oct 19, 2022
Leaders stress importance of positive youth connections
MADISON, Wis. — Local leaders in community-based youth organizations held a panel discussion Wednesday highlighting the importance of youth connection and engagement with positive adults in the ...
Oct 19, 2022
Affordable housing crisis impacts UW-Madison students aiming to live off-campus
MADISON, Wis. — It’s the time of year when many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are scrambling to find housing for the upcoming academic year, and with a shortage of housin...
Oct 19, 2022
UWPD investigating after photos, video of UW volleyball team members shared without consent
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin athletic department says it has contacted UW-Madison police to investigate who may have leaked private photos and video of members of the women’...
Oct 19, 2022
After withdrawing from Madison police monitor job, former Parole Commission head takes violence prevention role in Racine
RACINE, Wis. — John Tate II, the former head of the Wisconsin Parole Commission who was hired to be — and days later turned down the job as — Madison’s first-ever independent p...
Oct 19, 2022
Temporary heating system to blame for temperatures plunging in parts of La Follette HS, MMSD says
MADISON, Wis. — A temporary heating system put in place amid construction at La Follette High School in Madison is to blame for temperatures plummeting in portions of the school on Tuesday, a Ma...
Oct 19, 2022
Restraining orders against Baraboo athletic director dismissed
BARABOO, Wis. — Three temporary restraining orders filed against Baraboo School District’s athletic director were dismissed Wednesday, online court records show. The mothers of a group of ...
Oct 19, 2022
