Category Archives: Local News
DHS highlights efforts to remove lead from drinking water
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Monday highlighted statewide efforts to remove lead from the state’s drinking water. The Lead-in-Water Testing and Remediatio...
Oct 10, 2022
‘I just don’t feel safe’: Families file restraining orders against Baraboo school official after students forced from car
BARABOO, Wis. — The mothers of several Baraboo High School students forced out of their car last week have filed restraining orders against and are calling for the resignation of the district&rs...
Oct 10, 2022
Driver in crash that killed 9-year-old arrested, Janesville police say
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police have arrested a 39-year-old Janesville woman after a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy in the city late last month. In a news release Monday, the Janesville Police Dep...
Oct 10, 2022
Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on poll watchers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission couldn’t agree Monday on what to tell the state’s local election officials about how to handle poll watchers, inclu...
Oct 10, 2022
Restoration underway on ‘LOVE’ mural on side of Williamson St. building
MADISON, Wis. — A colorful mural on the side of a building on Madison’s near east side is getting some updates. Baltimore-based artist Michael Owen has returned to Madison to restore his o...
Oct 10, 2022
UW-Madison announces largest freshman class in school history
MADISON, Wis. — More freshmen are attending UW-Madison this fall than ever before. The university announced that 8,628 new freshmen are on campus this semester, the largest class in the school&r...
Oct 10, 2022
MPD: Suspect entered unlocked apartments near UW campus, sexually assaulted person
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating after they said a man entered multiple unlocked apartments near the UW campus and sexually assaulted someone. The incidents occurred Sunday in th...
Oct 10, 2022
Goodman Center to open registration for Thanksgiving Basket Drive
MADISON, Wis. — For the 34th year, the Goodman Community Center will offer food baskets to help local families have a Thanksgiving meal at home. The center will open registration for its annual ...
Oct 10, 2022
Wisconsin sheriffs’ advice for voters: Ignore the rhetoric
MONROE, Wis. — Amid the amped-up rhetoric about crime in the 2022 election, sheriffs on both sides of the aisle implore voters to do the hard work: ignore the talking points and do your homework...
Oct 10, 2022
Former chair of Wisconsin Parole Commission hired as Madison’s Independent Police Monitor
MADISON, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Parole Commission chairman John Tate II has been hired as the City of Madison’s first-ever Independent Police Monitor, four months after Gov. Tony Evers as...
Oct 10, 2022
