Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Joint Finance Committee Takes Steps to Reduce the Number of Juvenile Inmates
Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee have voted to expand a mental health center in Madison. Governor Tony Evers proposed borrowing up to $66-million to build a new unit at the Mendota...
May 07, 2021 cc / depositphotos
Another Senior Decides To Return To Wisconsin Volleyball This Fall
Another senior has decided to return to Wisconsin volleyball this fall. Defensive specialist Giorgia Civita took some time to get in the swing of things after transferring from Wichita State. She was ...
May 07, 2021
Madison Mallards Will Offer Vaccinated Seating Section Options For Fans
The Madison Mallards baseball team says they will offer a vaccinated seating section option for their fans this summer. One section of the grandstand and one general admission section at the Great Dan...
May 07, 2021
Human Remains Found in Onalaska ID'd as Man Reported Missing 8 Months Ago
The human remains found in Onalaska last month near State Highway 53 have been identified as a man reported missing eight months ago. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office confirms...
May 07, 2021 CC / depositphotos
Houston Rockets Visit Milwaukee As Season Winds Down
It's a game that would be easy to overlook. The last-place Houston Rockets visit the Fiserv Forum tonight (Friday) for a game against the Bucks. Milwaukee still has an outside shot at the number-two s...
May 07, 2021 CC Markus Spiske
Police Conducting Welfare Check in Sun Prairie Find Two Dead Bodies
Police conducting a welfare check in Sun Prairie Wednesday evening found two dead bodies. Officers say they discovered a 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both with fatal gunshot wounds, in a S...
May 07, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Former Packers FB Kuhn Thinks Rodgers Could Still Play for Green Bay
Former Packers fullback John Kuhn says he's talked to Aaron Rodgers and he thinks there's still a chance Rodgers will play in Green Bay this fall. Kuhn was interviewed on C-B-S Sports Radio, where he ...
May 07, 2021 Phil Roeder / CC
Taser, Police Dog Used to Arrest Domestic Violence Suspect Who Walked Into Traffic
Madison police say they used a taser and a police dog to arrest a domestic violence suspect when he walked into traffic with a gun pointed at his head. The 33-year-old man hasn't been identified by au...
May 07, 2021
Madison Beltline Shut Down to Traffic When Road Rage Incident Leads to Gunfire
Traffic on Madison's busy Beltline was shut down during the noon hour Thursday when an apparent road rage incident led to gunfire. One person was injured, with the first 9-1-1 call coming in at about ...
May 07, 2021 Tex Texin / CC
2-0 Shutout Completes Four-Game Series Phillies Sweep of Brewers
A three-hit shutout by Phillies starter Zack Wheeler completed a four-game series sweep of the Brewers Thursday 2-0. Alex Bohm homered off Milwaukee starter and loser Brandon Woodruff and Rhys Hoskins...
May 07, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
