Category Archives: Local News
Lawsuit accuses Evers, Wisconsin’s Public Defender Board of failing to provide timely representation for defendants
MADISON, Wis. — Two groups of defense lawyers filed a class action lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of six current and two former inmates on Tuesday, against Gov. Tony Evers and the state publi...
Aug 23, 2022
US 12 blocked in both directions north of Fort Atkinson
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — US 12 is blocked in both directions near County Highway C north of Fort Atkinson due to a crash. The crash was reported at around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. Jefferson County dispat...
Aug 23, 2022
Madison Reading Project’s Books for Educators initiative underway
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Reading Project’s Books for Educators initiative is underway just ahead of the start of the school year. Beginning Tuesday, teachers are able to sign up for one...
Aug 23, 2022
Paralyzed veteran receives chair allowing him to play adaptive sports
MADISON, Wis. — A U.S. Army veteran from Union Center got a new way to move around Tuesday. Ervin Mulkey received a new mobile chair, specially designed to help him play adaptive sports, and go ...
Aug 23, 2022
Tai, red panda at Henry Vilas Zoo, has cancer, staff announces
MADISON, Wis. — Tai, the 14-year-old red panda at the Henry Vilas Zoo, has cancer, the zoo announced Tuesday. In a Facebook post, zoo staff said Tai began to show signs of decreased mobility and...
Aug 23, 2022
Man Arrested For Possession of Meth and Cocaine
Dubuque Police arrested 36 year old Joseph Evilsizer just before midnight Sunday in the area of East Ninth and Jackson streets on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine and po...
Aug 23, 2022
City Council Approves Improvements To Comiskey Park
The Dubuque City Council on Monday unanimously approved the construction contract for a $2.46 million project to improve Comiskey Park. The project is the first phase of a larger initiative to revital...
Aug 23, 2022
Two People From Southwest Wisconsin Killed In Dane County Crash
Two people from Cuba City died Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Dane County. According to the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office, 21 year old Vickie Wendt and 23 year old Kobe Vickerman-Barnes of...
Aug 23, 2022
Car Collides With UTV Near Cuba City
A car collided with a UTV Saturday near Cuba City, resulting in two people being taken to a hospital. Around 4:30pm on Saturday, the Grant County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a crash ...
Aug 23, 2022
Two Vehicle Crash Near Platteville
A two vehicle crash with minor injuries occurred near Platteville on Thursday. According to a report from the Grant County Sheriff's office, 17 year old Brenden Snyder of Rewey was driving a pick up t...
Aug 23, 2022
