Category Archives: Local News
Plans underway for new Dane County election center
MADISON, Wis. — There are still a few weeks until the November election, but local clerks are already preparing for the next round of midterms. An executive budget proposal from the Dane County ...
Oct 05, 2022
DHS expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has again expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine. Gay and bisexual men, trans men and women, gender non-conforming individuals...
Oct 05, 2022
Toney again takes aim at Kaul over DCI agent staffing
MADISON, Wis. — Republican Attorney General candidate Eric Toney on Wednesday demanded his Democratic opponent release information on staffing levels within the Division of Criminal Investigatio...
Oct 05, 2022
Reality Check: Attack ad pins Barnes to liberal ‘Squad’
MADISON, Wis. — A new political ad attacking U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and tying him to some of the most liberal members of Congress, sometimes called the “Squad,” caught ...
Oct 05, 2022
As Madison gas prices continue soaring, restaurant increases delivery charge: ‘It’s just left us with no option’
VERONA, Wis. — Less than one month ago, Madison hit its six-month low for an average gallon of gas at $3.29. That was at the tail end of a 14-week downswing in national gas prices that saw avera...
Oct 05, 2022
Fire damages Maple Tree Supper Club in McFarland
MCFARLAND, Wis. — Firefighters from numerous Dane County agencies responded to a fire at a restaurant in McFarland Wednesday evening. The fire at the Maple Tree Supper Club at the corner of U.S....
Oct 05, 2022
Not guilty pleas entered for man, woman charged in 11-month-old daughter’s 2021 overdose death
MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys for the parents charged in their 11-month-old daughter’s 2021 overdose death entered not guilty pleas on their clients’ behalfs Wednesday, online court reco...
Oct 05, 2022
Final F-16s from 115th Fighter Wing take off from Truax Field ahead of arrival of F-35s
MADISON, Wis. — The last F-16 fighter jets from the 115th Fighter Wing took off from Truax Field for the final time Wednesday morning as the facility prepares for the arrival of new F-35 jets ne...
Oct 05, 2022
14 injured in school bus crash in northeastern Wisconsin
NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — An adult and 13 students were injured and taken to hospitals after a cargo van crashed into the back of a school bus in northeastern Wisconsin Wednesday. Police said the ...
Oct 05, 2022
Flex Lanes have cut Beltline travel times by 30%, WisDOT says
MADISON, Wis. — If it feels like you’re spending less time on the Beltline, it’s because you probably are. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, average travel tim...
Oct 05, 2022
