Category Archives: Local News

Deerfield High School students organize walkout over concerns about response to threatening TikTok video
DEERFIELD, Wis. — Students at Deerfield High School organized a walkout on Thursday after a threatening video on Tik Tok sparked concern about safety at the school. In the video, a student at th...
Kathryn Merck Sep 29, 2022

WATCH: Madison residents weathering storm in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Madison resident and former News 3 Now employee Ellen Werdan was vacationing on Sanibel Island as Hurricane Ian approached Florida. She joined Live at Four from Fort Myers to ...
Site staff Sep 29, 2022

Recovery programs seek to solve food waste – and insecurity – in Wisconsin
By Charlie Hildebrand and Riley Sumner Wisconsin Watch Driving a university-owned van, University of Wisconsin-Madison student Morgan Barlin traverses the campus, making stops at three dini...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Sep 29, 2022

Healthy Communities Summit underway in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Cyclists and those looking for tips on healthier living are gathering at the Madison Concourse Hotel Thursday and Friday for an inaugural event put on by the Wisconsin Bike Fed a...
Site staff Sep 29, 2022

Wisconsin test scores show post-pandemic academic slide
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Test scores for Wisconsin grade school students show declines since the coronavirus pandemic and persistent gaps, though there were signs of progress in the last school year. Th...
Associated Press Sep 29, 2022

Law enforcement arrest Wisconsin man wanted in multi-county string of thefts
WASHBURN, Wis. — Police have arrested a man who was wanted for his alleged involvement in a multi-county string of thefts earlier this week. Twenty-three-year-old Seth Genereau had originally be...
Logan Rude Sep 29, 2022

Convoy of Wisconsin utility workers leaves to help Florida recover from Hurricane Ian
MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of Wisconsin utility workers left the Badger State Thursday morning to help with disaster recovery efforts in Florida after Hurricane Ian left significant destruction in i...
Logan Reigstad Sep 29, 2022

Vehicle pulled from pond on Rimrock Road Wednesday night; no injuries reported
MADISON, Wis. — No one was hurt when a vehicle ended up in a pond along Rimrock Road in the town of Madison Wednesday night, officials said. Police were called to the area near Rimrock Road and ...
Logan Reigstad Sep 29, 2022

Janesville man sentenced to 10 years in prison for child porn
MADISON, Wis. — A Janesville man will spend the next ten years in federal prison after being sentenced on federal child pornography possession charges Thursday. Mark Spengler, 57, was sentenced ...
Jaymes Langrehr Sep 29, 2022

Platteville Officials Consider Purchasing Platteville Armory
City officials in Platteville are again are considering the acquisition of the Platteville Armory to house the city's senior center and other recreational activities. Common Council members have discu...
Mark Evenstad Sep 29, 2022