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8 people, 1 pet displaced after duplex fire in Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A duplex in Madison caught fire Friday night, leaving eight people and one pet without a home. The Madison Fire Department says they arrived to the scene just after 11:30 p.m. to find heavy fire coming out of multiple sides of the duplex on the 2900 block of Turbot Drive. The fire had also spread to the second floor.
4 years after Kenosha unrest, community still rebuilding
In August of 2020, Abel Alejo received a phone call from Yolanda Hernandez. His business, La Estrella Supermarket, was on fire. “When I got to Kenosha, everything was chaos. There was big flames,” Alejo said. “The fires just went from one business, to the next, to the next.”
Jeanette Mitchell, founder of African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee, has died
Jeanette Mitchell, who founded the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee in 2017 and served for three years as Milwaukee School Board president, died Sunday. Mitchell's eight-year stretch on the school board in the 1980s and '90s spanned three superintendents. She was known for her passion for education in the city. ...
Kewaskum Football Team Ready to Compete in the East Central Conference
The Kewaskum High School football team is ready for the season. A class of 20 players graduated from last year’s team, and many of them played a role in the East Central Conference title team from two years ago. They were a senior-dominant team last season, finishing 3-6. Quarterback...
Two people killed after truck hits motorcycle from behind in Stoughton
STOUGHTON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two people are dead after the motorcycle they were riding was hit from behind by a truck. The Stoughton Police Department says they, along with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, were called out to the scene just before 9:30 p.m. Friday night to reports of the crash. This was on County Highway B near Apollo Circle.
Kemper Center Executive Director Daniel Gaschke Resigns Amid Leadership Changes
Kenosha, WI (WLIP)–Daniel Gaschke has resigned as the Executive Director of the Kemper Center Inc., citing significant recent changes in the organization’s leadership and direction. Gaschke, who was hired as Executive Director in April 2024 after a thorough selection process that began in October 2023, announced his immediate...
Capitol Connection: Recapping the DNC
CHICAGO (CBS 58) -- This week, the biggest political story across the country, and certainly in Wisconsin, was the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. CBS 58's Emilee Fannon, A.J. Bayatpour, and Adam Rife were all a part of the team coverage in Chicago. Fannon and Bayatpour recap some of the...
Smolinski scores 2 defensive TDs as Lake Mills beats Lakeside 21-12 in Slider Bowl
Kaden Smolinski's third quarter fumble return touchdown changed the complexion of the game, and his fourth quarter pick 6 put it on ice. Smolinski, a junior linebacker, produced a 39-yard scoop and score to give Lake Mills' football team the lead for good and added a late 48-yard touchdown as L-Cats won the 36th Annual Slider Bowl over host Lakeside Lutheran, 21-12 on Friday to open the season. "This feels...
Fundraiser On Going For Columbus’ Enerpac Park
(Columbus) Industrial tool maker Enerpac has teamed up with Pampered Chef for the month of August for an online fundraiser to help raise funds for the Columbus Recreation Department’s Warner Street Park shelter, also known as Enerpac Park. From now until August 31, every dollar that is donated will...
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
Late season heat wave arrives this weekend, continuing into next week
Dangerous, record breaking heat continues through Saturday for the Southern Plains before gradually shifting northward into the Central Plains and Midwest later this weekend. Hazardous heat outlook Saturday temperature snapshot Sunday temperature snapshot Monday temperature snapshot Tuesday temperature snapshot The dome of heat shifts east into the Midwest and likely to be capped across the […]
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