Category Archives: Local News
State Highway 19 reopened near Sun Prairie following crash
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — All lanes of State Highway 19 have reopened at Town Hall Drive on the eastern edge of Sun Prairie Wednesday evening following a crash, according to the Wisconsin Department o...
Sep 28, 2022
Fundraising shows tight races for Wisconsin governor, attorney general
MADISON, Wis. — The latest fundraising totals in the race for Wisconsin governor mirror what the polls show — it will be a photo-finish this November, according to an expert in Wisconsin p...
Sep 28, 2022
Madison area students get hands-on look at stages of home construction at career fair
FITCHBURG, Wis. — Hundreds of Madison area students on Wednesday got a first-hand look at what goes into building houses. As part of the Madison Area Builders Association’s fall career day...
Sep 28, 2022
Penn State to sell beer at football games, Wisconsin 1 of 5 Big Ten schools that still don’t
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Beer will be available for sale to the general public at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host Northwestern, the school annou...
Sep 28, 2022
Quarra breaks ground on 25-acre headquarters in Sun Prairie
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Quarra Stone broke ground Wednesday on a new world headquarters in Sun Prairie. The 25-acre campus is valued at $19 million and was designed by a Norwegian architectural firm...
Sep 28, 2022
Fort Atkinson house fire sends woman to hospital, kills cat
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — A fire at a home in Fort Atkinson Wednesday sent a woman to the hospital for smoke inhalation and killed a cat, the city’s fire department said. The fire broke out ar...
Sep 28, 2022
Lodi blood drive honors man who donated 108 gallons of blood
LODI, Wis. — Throughout his life, Brad Morter donated 108 gallons of blood. When he died unexpectedly, his family decided to honor his memory by paying it forward. The Brad Morter Memorial Blood...
Sep 28, 2022
US Attorney’s Office for western Wisconsin launches new environmental justice reporting procedures
MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin on Wednesday launched new reporting procedures for members of the public to share information about environ...
Sep 28, 2022
Madison police investigating campus-area sexual assault
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating after a stranger reportedly sexually assaulted a woman just blocks away from the UW-Madison campus earlier this week. Authorities said the 20-yea...
Sep 28, 2022
Judge allows Waukesha parade suspect to represent himself at trial
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The man charged in connection with last year’s Waukesha parade tragedy can represent himself at trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Darrell Brooks, 40, faces 77 charges, ...
Sep 28, 2022
