Category Archives: Local News
Parents sue Eau Claire schools for transgender policy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of parents is suing the Eau Claire school district for guidance to staff members on supporting transgender students. Parents Protecting Our Children, a group ...
Sep 07, 2022
Wisconsin inmate charged with murder in 37-year-old case
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in a 37-year-old cold case. Donald Wayne Maier, now 60, was charged in the 1985 slaying o...
Sep 07, 2022
Substance use services expand in Prairie du Chien
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (WKBT) — Patients struggling with addiction can now access medication-assisted therapy. The new Mayo Clinic service will fill a large gap in the rural community as Crawfor...
Sep 07, 2022
Evers pushes for education funding at Janesville campaign stop
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers continued to push for his $2 billion education funding package during a campaign stop in Janesville Wednesday. “It’s a large ask, it’s $2 billio...
Sep 07, 2022
WB Interstate 90/94 closed near Lake Delton due to crash
LAKE DELTON, Wis. — All lanes of westbound Interstate 90/94 are closed at U.S. Highway 12 near Lake Delton Wednesday evening due to a crash, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportati...
Sep 07, 2022
New COVID-19 booster vaccines arriving in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — The new COVID-19 booster vaccine is available in Wisconsin, and health leaders are urging people to get the shot. The latest vaccine specifically targets the dominant Omicron sub...
Sep 07, 2022
Man arrested in Sun Prairie stabbing that injured two people
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Police have arrested a 29-year-old Madison man they described as a suspect in a stabbing in Sun Prairie early Tuesday morning that left two people injured. In a news release ...
Sep 07, 2022
As public waits for information on deadly Adams County police shooting, neighbor shares what he heard, saw
STRONGS PRAIRIE, Wis. — It was a quiet night in rural Adams County Tuesday when Don D’anza heard gunshots near his home. “It was in the evening after supper time, maybe 6 o’clo...
Sep 07, 2022
Wisconsin judge sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday ruled that state law does not allow election clerks to fill in missing information on witness certification envelopes that contain absentee ba...
Sep 07, 2022
‘I was misled’: Madison alder Gary Halverson listed on Oath Keepers membership rolls
MADISON, Wis. — A current Madison alder’s name appears on a leaked list of those who paid to be members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right group now being investigated for its involvement in...
Sep 07, 2022
