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Madison PD responds to rollover crash on west side
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A rollover crash shut down a westside intersection for nearly an hour Friday, Madison Police said. Officers responded around 9:45 a.m. to the corner of Odana Road and S. Whitney Way for a report of a crash. Police had to shut down the intersection for about 45 minutes to investigate the crash.
Short on fixes for prison problems, Wisconsin weighs independent oversight
Wisconsin lawmakers have offered few remedies for deteriorating prison conditions spotlighted this year by investigative journalism, litigation surrounding extended lockdowns and criminal charges against nine Waupun prison officials following a string of inmate deaths. But prisoner rights advocates remain energized by the recent attention. They are calling for the creation...
Wisconsin High School Cancels 1st 2 Varsity Football Games
A high school in Wisconsin was forced to cancel the first two varsity football games of the season after an incident with players on the team. Player Incident Causes Wisconsin High School To Cancel Football Games. Some of my favorite memories during high school are from playing football. Our team...
Studer family buys former United Way building in downtown Janesville
The former United Way building on Janesville’s North Main Street riverfront now belongs to developers Quint and Rishi Studer. The couple paid $500,000 for the former U-Way building is at 205 N. Main St., which is just north of the Studers’ trio of Bodacious Shops, also known as Block 42.
Rich Low settles in Lake Mills after service
Rich Low was never one to stay in one place for long. He moved throughout the U.S. as a kid, even spent a few years as a child in Saudi Arabia. His father worked in construction and the family moved to wherever the job was. Even in college Low was not experiencing the regular college life. “I decided that if I was going to be a good leader I had...
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway fundraises for Kamala Harris as a ‘proud YIMBY’
Debates over housing developments are constant in Madison. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway made her position clear in a “YIMBYs for Harris” online fundraiser. “My name is Satya Rhodes-Conway, I’m the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. And I’m a proud YIMBY for Harris-Walz,” Rhodes-Conway said on the Aug. 28 Zoom. She spoke for around three minutes alongside Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson.
Janesville Parker struggles to find answers for Burlington offense
JANESVILLE — Janesville Parker struggled to get their offense going in a 37-7 loss in last week’s game against Monona Grove. This week, many of the same struggles plagued the Vikings. Facing a Burlington team that racked up 4 TDs and 38 points in a season opening win over Kenosha Tremper, Parker needed a complete game to grab a win Thursday night. Instead, the Vikings fell 26-7 to the visiting...
Standout on Beloit Memorial's 1967-68 state runnerup, Polglaze, passes away
BELOIT — The second standout on one of Beloit Memorial’s best and most overlooked basketball teams passed away recently. A multiple-sport standout, Robert A. “Bobby” Polglaze died on Aug. 7. He teamed with James Lindsey to give the 1967-68 squad a dynamic backcourt. Lindsey died on Jan. 2 of this year. They were ranked as the two best athletes in the 1968 senior class. Polglaze received the Reichstein Award awarded...
Conservative radio host Jay Weber still off air after mocking neurodivergent son of Tim Walz
Conservative talk show host Jay Weber has now been off the air for a week since mocking Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, for his emotional reaction to his father's speech at last week's Democratic National Convention. Reached Wednesday night, Weber responded, "no comment." ...
Poll: Less than half of Wisconsin voters satisfied with public school
Wisconsin public school students will be back in the classroom next week. But a Marquette University Law School Poll found less than half of registered voters asked over the summer were satisfied with the public schools in their community. That’s down from the 63 percent of people who were asked...
True North Energy Expands Wisconsin Footprint With Acquisition of Wagner Stores
True North Energy LLC, a joint venture between the Lyden family and Shell Oil Co., has closed on the purchase of 15 fee-owned convenience retailing and petroleum marketing assets of Wagner Shell Co. and its affiliates in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, market. This acquisition comes three years after True North’s...
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