Category Archives: Local News
New Executive Director For Dubuque Main Street
The Board of Directors of Dubuque Main Street has announced the hiring of Danielle Jacobs as the organization's new executive director. Jacobs started on September 6th. Jacobs had served as the execut...
Sep 13, 2022
WisDOT receives $80 million to repair Columbia County bridges
PORTAGE, Wis. — An investment from the federal government will help cover the costs of upgrades to some bridges in Columbia County. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation got an $80 mil...
Sep 13, 2022
Beloit interviews six people for superintendent, final selection set for Sept. 27
BELOIT, Wis. — The School District of Beloit’s search for a new superintendent is entering the home stretch. The district will interview six applicants this week, selecting finalists for t...
Sep 13, 2022
Madison firefighters help man whose electric wheelchair ran out of power
MADISON, Wis. — Madison firefighters helped make sure a man didn’t get caught in the rain Saturday. Officials said the man rang the doorbell at the fire station on McKenna Boulevard around...
Sep 13, 2022
Appeal in 1976 slayings continues even though convict died
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An appeal of the conviction in the 1976 slayings of a young couple in Wisconsin continues to wind its way through the courts, even though the man found guilty in th...
Sep 13, 2022
Wisconsin judge refuses to suspend absentee ballot ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday sided with Republicans and declined to suspend his ruling from last week that state law does not allow election clerks to fill in missing inform...
Sep 13, 2022
Madison police looking for man who allegedly attacked 78-year-old at Culver’s
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are searching for a man who they said attacked a 78-year-old man at a Culver’s. The incident occurred at the restaurant in the 2000 block of West Beltline Hi...
Sep 13, 2022
Madison firefighters rescue dog from hole at construction site
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison dog was in a tough spot, but luckily firefighters came to the rescue. Officials said the 16-year-old rat terrier fell to the bottom of an excavation hole on the city&rs...
Sep 13, 2022
Aerial enforcement along I-90/94 scheduled for this week
MAUSTON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Patrol will monitor traffic from the air throughout parts of the state this week. Aerial enforcement is scheduled along I-90/94 beginning Tuesday. During that...
Sep 13, 2022
Trial for woman charged in Wisconsin Public Media director’s death set for February
MADISON, Wis. — The trial of Shawnicia Youmas, the woman charged in the crash that killed Wisconsin Public Media director Gene Purcell, will begin on February 28, online court records show. Youm...
Sep 13, 2022
