Category Archives: Local News
In Rock County, a student accused another of rape. In court, her school picked a side.
ORFORDVILLE, Wis. — It wasn’t until Hannah Engel was laying in a hospital bed after attempting to take her own life at 14 that her parents and doctors learned what had set the high school ...
Sep 08, 2022
Gag order for Wis. man charged with false absentee requests
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man charged with election fraud for fraudulently requesting absentee ballots was ordered by a judge Thursday to stop talking about the case. Harry Wait, 68, has ...
Sep 08, 2022
Columbia Co. Economic Development Corporation gets nearly $335K grant to help businesses
PORTAGE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Administration has awarded the Columbia County Economic Development Corporation a nearly $335,000 grant to help diverse small businesses hit hard by t...
Sep 08, 2022
Arrest warrants filed for Madison brothers stemming from October 2021 shooting
MADISON, Wis. — Arrest warrants have been filed for two brothers in connection to an October 2021 shooting at a Madison gas station. Lavar Reed, Jr., 26, faces charges of attempted first-degree ...
Sep 08, 2022
State agency leaders tour updated corrections facility farm, dairy in Waupun
WAUPUN, Wis. — The leaders of Wisconsin’s Departments of Corrections and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection got a firsthand look Thursday at the corrections department’s upgr...
Sep 08, 2022
Madison alder releases new statement on reports of Oath Keepers membership
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison alder whose name appeared in the membership rolls of the far-right Oath Keepers has released a new statement offering more details on what happened after facing criti...
Sep 08, 2022
‘Much more needs to happen’: Nearly $740K proposed to fight Dane Co. opioid, fentanyl epidemics
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Thursday announced a nearly $740,000 initiative aimed at combating the opioid and fentanyl epidemics in the county. During a news conference o...
Sep 08, 2022
Man killed in rural Dane Co. crash identified by medical examiner
DANE COUNTY, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office says a 35-year-old from Randolph was the person who died in a crash on Highway 151 over the weekend. The man, identified as Ch...
Sep 08, 2022
Man missing from St. Croix County found safe
MADISON, Wis. — Authorities say an elderly man who had been missing from St. Croix County since Wednesday evening has been found safe. According to a statewide missing person alert, 78-year-old ...
Sep 08, 2022
Man Found Guilty Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
A jury has found a man found guilty of trading explicit messages and photos with a girl younger than 14 in Dubuque County. 26 year old Gustavo Huerta was found guilty in Iowa District Court of Dubuque...
Sep 08, 2022
