Blanchardville
LATEST NEWS
Lincoln Avenue Communities Breaks Ground on 553-Unit Huxley Yards Affordable Housing Development in Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, WI - Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, celebrated their groundbreaking yesterday on the future site of The View and The Victoria at Huxley Yards, during a ceremony with LAC leaders, local policymakers and partners. The Huxley Yards developments will provide a combined 553 affordable housing units to individuals, families and seniors in Dane County earning less than 50%, 60% or 70% of the Area Median Income.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rains renew Madison’s flooding worries
Despite millions spent to improve Madison sewers in recent years, a top city official says flooded streets may remain a routine occurrence in years like this with higher rainfall. Deputy City Engineer Greg Fries, who has managed Madison’s storm and sanitary sewers for 33 years, said the options to prevent...
Wisconsin has been a constant in College Football Playoff rankings
The Wisconsin Badgers boast the 14th-most appearances in the College Football Playoff rankings since the format began 2014. UW has entered a given week ranked within the ranking’s top 25 on 32 occasions since 2014. For reference, Oregon holds 38 appearances while Penn State has reached the ranking system 36 times.
Madison to build permanent men’s shelter on Far East Side
The Madison CommonCouncil approved four new housing developments at a July 2 meeting, one of which will be the city’s first permanent men's shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive. The new permanent shelter is set to hold 250-300 men in total, Madison Community Development Director Jim O’Keefe told The Daily Cardinal. It will be the first permanent men’s shelter in Madison, with a previous temporary all men’s shelter operating out of the basement of Grace Episcopal Church.
Dane Dances announces entertainment line-up for its 25th anniversary season
Dane Dances, one of Madison’s most diverse, family-friendly summertime events, will kick off its 25th season on Friday, Aug. 2 and will be held for five Fridays in August at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Rooftop. DJ Francis Medrano will engage the audience at 5:30 p.m. each...
Key Reads – Friday, July 19, 2024
Milwaukee looked fantastic on the world stage this week. Congratulations to the host committee, employees, volunteers, civic and political leaders of all partisan stripes who worked together to pull of the Republican National Convention. Whether you watched all, some or none of the convention last night, we were hard at...
Group alleges discrimination after being denied service at Waunakee business
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (WMTV) - A group of men from the South who were traveling through Wisconsin captured a video of a Waunakee business refusing to serve them. David Grisham says he and four of his friends stopped at a Waunakee restaurant on their way back from the Republican National Convention. He says while trying to buy a meal, they were turned away.
Janesville Education Association disputes ‘tentative agreement’ listed on school board agenda
JANESVILLE — The tumult between the Janesville Education Association and the Janesville School District intensified Thursday night when the JEA’s president directly refuted a line item on an upcoming school board agenda regarding a supposed tentative agreement between the two parties. The board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, with an agenda distributed via email shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. Shortly at 5 p.m. Thursday, Mattison replied all on the email, slamming the district for including an agenda with an item with an item about...
The Caravan for Disability Freedom makes a stop in Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -The Caravan for Disability Freedom & Justice, that travels all over the country to advocate for disability rights, made a stop in Madison Thursday. Wrapped in red, white, and blue, the caravan aims to shine a light on the history of disabled rights and freedoms by connecting people to their rich history of activism and advocacy.
'The American dream is under duress.' Beloit business owner Diane Hendricks speaks at RNC
MILWAUKEE — Diane Hendricks, owner of ABC Supply in Beloit, addressed the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Thursday evening. Hendricks started her speech by discussing her rise as an American business woman and struggles she’s gone through — becoming a single mother, risking it all to start her company and the death of her husband. Employing more than “22,000 Americans,” the recently recognized “most successful self-made...
Report shows disproportionalities in student referrals
The Verona Area School District’s (VASD) most recent monitoring report pointed toward disparities in the number of discipline referrals and suspensions across student groups, something Board of Education members and district leaders are now working to address. VASD presented its Operational Expectations (OE) 10 Monitoring Report to the school...
Meet Firefighter/EMT Connor Kowalke
I’ve always had a passion to serve and help people, and I knew there wouldn’t be a better way to do that than through serving the community on the fire department. Why did you want to work for the Madison Fire Department?. The Madison Fire Department does a...
Fond du Lac’s Joe DuChateau on his runner-up finish at 2024 Wisconsin State Amateur
At 39 years old, Madison's Garrett Jones finally achieves dream of winning the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship. Garrett Jones had tears in his eyes Thursday as he walked up the steep hill from the 18th green to the clubhouse at The Legend at Merrill Hills. The Madison golfer had just won the 123rd Wisconsin State Amateur, and friends and fellow competitors were stopping him every few feet to congratulate him, to hug him, to show their appreciation for a job well done. At 39, Jones finally could call himself a State Amateur champion. It meant the world to him.
President of Marquette Law School Poll makes predictions on potential voter shift
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Most recent polling from Marquette Law School at the end of June showed numbers shortly after Former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty in the New York criminal trial. However, following the assassination attempt July 13, polling results might be subject to change. WMTV sat...
Nation Of Patriots Returns To Beaver Dam This Weekend
(Beaver Dam) The Nation of Patriots ‘Patriot Tour’ is making a stop in Beaver Dam on July 20th and the 21st. The crew will arrive at 6th Gear around 2:30pm, and all are welcome to celebrate with food and drinks. Co-Coordinator Quincy Beecher shared an anecdote of a family that got much-needed help from the Patriots Tour.
Outer space: The Virtual Foundry is going out of this world from new headquarters
The name of the company is The Virtual Foundry, but even in this day and age, they still need an actual, physical space to do their high-tech work. So when their crowded former shop building downtown was slated to be converted from commercial space to residential apartments, it turned out they had the perfect new spot waiting for them on Highway 51. Next to a garden center, no less.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.