Category Archives: Local News
Teachers turn to online wishlists to help stock classrooms ahead of school year
MADISON, Wis. — As teachers are getting ready to welcome kids back to school, more and more of them are asking for help. Instead of paying for supplies themselves, they’re going to social ...
Aug 16, 2022
Hundreds of guns collected at Dane County gun buyback event
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County authorities collected more than 500 weapons during its inaugural Gift Cards for Guns event over the weekend. In total, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office collecte...
Aug 16, 2022
Fire that rendered downtown Madison apartment uninhabitable last month ruled unintentional
MADISON, Wis. — A fire at a downtown Madison apartment last month was unintentional, Madison Fire Department officials said Tuesday. The three-story building in the 100 block of South Hancock St...
Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Morning Sprint
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Aug 16, 2022
Iowa County Cancer Coalition hosts fundraiser to help local families
The Iowa County Cancer Coalition is launching a fundraiser that has spent years in the making after the pandemic pushed back their plans. The coalition was created in 2017 after Badger Men’s Bas...
Aug 16, 2022
In the 608: Riverside & Great Northern Railway in Wisconsin Dells celebrating 75 years
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – The Riverside & Great Northern Railway in Wisconsin Dells is celebrating 75 years this week. Their anniversary celebration is set for Saturday, August 20 from 9:30 a....
Aug 16, 2022
Court: Mask order didn’t violate shop’s free speech rights
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court says Dane County health officials didn’t violate free speech protections when they cited a Middleton cafe for advertising itself as a “ma...
Aug 15, 2022
Students get behind-the-scenes look at life as first responders
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Students in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District are getting a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to work as a first responder. Monday was the first day of a we...
Aug 15, 2022
‘We have more work to do’: As Madison police investigate weekend homicides, residents remain on edge
MADISON, Wis. — A violent weekend that saw two people killed in separate homicides in Madison is leaving city residents, especially those on the north side, feeling unsettled as police search fo...
Aug 15, 2022
Construction company warns of escalating price tag for Dane Co. jail project proposal in 2023
MADISON, Wis. — An internal county memo from the Department of Administration to the Dane County Board of Supervisors indicates construction costs for the Dane County Jail consolidation project ...
Aug 15, 2022
