Category Archives: Local News
In the 608: SSM Health hosting diaper drive for Babies & Beyond of Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — SSM Health South Madison Campus is hosting a diaper drive this week. Diapers collected will benefit Babies & Beyond of Wisconsin, Inc. According to the organization, formerly...
Sep 23, 2022
US task force recommends adults get screened for anxiety at doctor’s office: ‘I really just hope it sheds a light on what people are struggling with’
MADISON, Wis. — After a national panel of experts this week recommended adults younger than 65 get regularly screened for anxiety, doctors say it’s about time because many people could be ...
Sep 22, 2022
Windsor business paints large Ukrainian flag on roof
WINDSOR, Wis. — A Dane County business owner is showing his support for Ukraine as Russia’s current invasion of its eastern European neighbor continues more than seven months later. Michae...
Sep 22, 2022
New 353 area code to launch in south-central, southwestern Wisconsin in late 2023
MADISON, Wis. — With available phone numbers tied to the 608 area code set to run out within a year and a half, residents of south-central and southwestern Wisconsin will soon have another area ...
Sep 22, 2022
Madison College, UW-Platteville sign transfer agreements for trio of programs
MADISON, Wis. — A trio of new agreements between Madison College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville aim to make it easier for students to transfer credits. The three transfer agreements...
Sep 22, 2022
State superintendent stresses importance of education funding during annual address
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly stressed the importance of funding education in the state to invest in the future and close the achievement gap during...
Sep 22, 2022
Kamala Harris talks abortion, appeals to voters in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met with college students and Latino leaders in Milwaukee on Thursday, a visit meant to energize voters just under seven weeks before an election in...
Sep 22, 2022
‘This should have never happened’: Quadren Wilson’s family unsatisfied with only one agent charged in February shooting
MADISON, Wis. — Hours after an officer with the Wisconsin Department of Justice was charged for his role in the shooting of Quadren Wilson on Madison’s northeast side earlier this year, Wi...
Sep 22, 2022
Restrained: State reports thousands of cases in Wisconsin schools
MADISON, Wis. — With all the challenges facing Wisconsin schools, one issue has flown under the radar: seclusion and restraint. They are controversial methods of reacting to student behavior onl...
Sep 22, 2022
New UW student enrollment numbers highest since 2018
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is seeing the highest number of new student enrollments since before the COVID-19 pandemic seized the state. System officials released pre...
Sep 22, 2022
