Category Archives: Local News
Downtown Madison moving days underway in earnest, keeping city crews and others busy
MADISON, Wis. — Any time more than 20,000 people move in and out of homes in the course of a few days, a big mess is bound to follow. The city of Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and...
Aug 15, 2022
Man who shot at 911 caller reporting argument arrested, Janesville police say
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police in Janesville have arrested a 41-year-old Beloit man they said shot at a 911 caller following an argument early Sunday morning. In a news release, the city’s poli...
Aug 15, 2022
FBI: Man who shot at agent in Georgia in custody; not believed to have been in Wisconsin
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Officials now believe a man wanted for allegedly shooting at an FBI agent in Georgia late last month stayed in that state and did not flee to southern Wisconsin following the inc...
Aug 15, 2022
Madison Children’s Museum holding Family Happy Hour
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Children’s Museum is hosting a spin on Friday night fun. They are calling the event “Family Happy Hour,” and it’s taking place this Friday fro...
Aug 15, 2022
Man killed in north Madison shooting ID’d
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man killed in a shooting on Madison’s north side Friday night. Corey Mitchell, 30, of Fitchburg, died aft...
Aug 15, 2022
Widow of man who died at WI vet’s home sues state, others
UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) — The widow of a man who died at a Wisconsin veterans nursing home is suing the state as well as some of the facility’s employees who she said failed to properly car...
Aug 15, 2022
Court: State can’t tax tribal lands that change hands
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court says the state can’t impose property taxes on tribal lands that have changed hands without congressional approval. The decision Monday from a t...
Aug 15, 2022
Drunk Driver Travels in Wrong Lane and Gets Arrested
Grant County authorities and Iowa County authorities responded to a drunk driving incident Saturday around 6:30pm near Montfort. A Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy and a City of Fennimore Police Of...
Aug 15, 2022
Pickup Truck Smashes and Destroys Playground Set
The Grant County Sheriff’s department responded to a report of a vehicle that crashed into a playground set at The Rustic Barn Campground near Kieler Friday shortly after 1:30pm. According to a ...
Aug 15, 2022
One Vehicle Accident in Lafayette County
A deputy with the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department responded to County Highway G in Willow Springs Township for a one vehicle accident Sunday around noon. 31 year old Mariah Gibson of Darlington ...
Aug 15, 2022
