Category Archives: Local News
Ironman 70.3 athletes cross sunny finish line Saturday, rainy weather awaits full triathlon Sunday
MADISON, Wis.- Athletes competing in the Ironman half triathlon were spared from rain Saturday, as full triathlon athletes warm-up for what might be a more soggy race to follow. For the Half, or...
Sep 11, 2022
UW Health officials, nurses meet at Governor’s mansion in bid to avert strike
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health officials met with nurses and union leaders at the Governor’s mansion Friday in an effort to avoid a planned strike, SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin officials confirmed...
Sep 11, 2022
Residents displaced after apartment fire in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — Several people were displaced after a fire at a 30-unit apartment building in Madison Saturday night. The fire started around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of N Thompson Dr. and c...
Sep 11, 2022
Three displaced, one hospitalized after fire at Janesville home
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Three people were displaced Saturday after a fire at a Janesville home. Crews were called to a home in the 400 block of South Garfield Avenue just before 8 a.m. Fire could be ...
Sep 10, 2022
Michels, Johnson talk crime and immigration at Dells rally
LAKE DELTON, Wis. — The top two Republicans on the ballot this November, Tim Michels and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, touted their positions on immigration and crime during a campaign event Saturday a...
Sep 10, 2022
Turtle hurt in prairie fire released after three-year rehab
MADISON, Wis. — A turtle that spent the last three years recovering at the Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center returned to the wild Saturday. DCHS officials said that the Blanding...
Sep 10, 2022
Family of fallen Mineral Point fire captain has mortgage paid off
MINERAL POINT, Wis. — The family of a Mineral Point fire captain who was killed earlier this year won’t have to worry about paying the mortgage on their home. Capt. Brian Busch and firefig...
Sep 10, 2022
MMSD still dealing with staff shortage, over 250 job vacancies
MADISON, Wis. — One week into the new semester, Madison schools remain understaffed. As of Friday, the Madison Metropolitan School District still had 257 vacancies, including 130 teaching ...
Sep 10, 2022
Occupied business struck by gunshots near Rimrock Park
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police said that people were inside a business near Rimrock Park when it was struck by gunshots Friday night. Officers were called to the 300 block of Kent Lane just afte...
Sep 10, 2022
A new leash on life: Beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility adopted out of Humane Society of Jefferson Co.
JEFFERSON, Wis. — There’s a happy ending for some beagles at the Humane Society of Jefferson County in Wisconsin whose story had a dark beginning — they were among the thousands resc...
Sep 09, 2022
