Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin man accused of killing step-grandfather with axe found guilty
SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) – A western Wisconsin man accused of killing his step-grandfather with an axe was found guilty Thursday of all five charges he faced in the attack. A jury convicted Thomas As...
Sep 01, 2022
‘We want to work’: Ukrainians in Dane County wait months amid massive work permit backlogs
STOUGHTON, Wis. — A truck driver, a hospital worker, a school teacher, and a piano teacher: Four Ukrainians who have resettled in Stoughton since the war drove them to the United States in April...
Sep 01, 2022
Leaders from Madison’s sister city in Germany pay visit to Badger State
MADISON, Wis. — Local leaders met with the mayor and other visitors from Madison’s German sister city Thursday evening. Madison hosted Freiburg, Germany, Mayor Martin Horn, two city counci...
Sep 01, 2022
Rock County man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison on drug, gun charges
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A Rock County man was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin said. ...
Sep 01, 2022
Woman rescued from Rock River in Janesville
JANESVILLE, Wis. — First responders rescued a woman from the Rock River in Janesville Thursday afternoon. In a news release, the Janesville Fire Department said crews were called to the Centerwa...
Sep 01, 2022
Evers announces $450k in grants for manufacturing technical education equipment
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday announced another round of grants for Wisconsin school districts, this time focusing on manufacturing education. $450,000 from the Wisconsin Fa...
Sep 01, 2022
President of conservative group who fraudulently requested absentee ballot for Vos charged with election fraud
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has charged the man who requested absentee ballots for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and others in an effort to show a purported flaw in the stat...
Sep 01, 2022
UW-Platteville cuts ribbon on new $55 million engineering building
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — University officials and local leaders cut the ribbon Thursday on a new $55 million engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The new Sesquicentennial ...
Sep 01, 2022
Tenney Locks closed for remainder of 2022 due to mechanical issue
MADISON, Wis. — The Tenny Park Locks are closed for the remainder of the year due to a mechanical issue, according to Dane County Parks officials. Parks officials said the mechanical issues were...
Sep 01, 2022
No. 18 Wisconsin opens by hosting FCS school Illinois State
Illinois State (0-0) at No. 18 Wisconsin (0-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: No line, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Wisconsin is trying to st...
Sep 01, 2022
