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(WFRV) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) took to Facebook to provide details about a turkey spotted in the wild that boasted some “unusual colors.” Describing it as “just a phase,” or more accurately, a “color phase,” the Wisconsin DNR used a shot of a turkey with atypically lighter pigment to talking about […]
Mineral Point, Wisconsin doesn’t announce itself loudly, and that’s actually part of what makes it so good. It just sits there in the hills of Iowa County, full of centuries-old limestone buildings and remarkable history, waiting patiently for people to figure out that it exists. The people who...
From the WIAA — THE CHAMPIONSHIP: The eighth annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association 8-Player Football State Championship Game will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at South Wood County Stadium in Wisconsin Rapids at 1 p.m between Belmont and Gilman. ADMISSION TICKETS: The WIAA uses GoFan Ticketing for all digital and...
WISCONSIN (KCRG) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Tuesday that the state has recorded 551 confirmed measles cases, nine hospitalizations and one death so far in 2026. Grant County has the most confirmed cases, with 153, according to the department. Common measles symptoms include a runny nose, high...
MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison and Dane County is seeking information about a dog that bit a person on a pedestrian path near Flagstone Park on Monday afternoon.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dairyland Power Cooperative and Xcel Energy have filed a formal route permit application with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a proposed high voltage transmission project that would cross the Mississippi River into western Wisconsin. The proposed Gopher to Badger Link Project involves constructing a new 765...
SAUK CITY, Wis. (WMTV) - Heroes for Honor sold roses on Wednesday for Veterans Day to raise money for Badger Honor Flight. The group offered people a chance to give the flowers to a veteran, a loved one or someone they are grateful for. Badger Honor Flight missions take veterans...
MADISON, Wis. — The Boys & Girls Club of Dane County named Dr. Leslie M. Petty as chief executive officer and president starting on Jan. 4. Petty will succeed interim CEO Taylor Johnson who has served in the role since the passing of longtime CEO Michael Johnson in June.
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County’s 2027 budget was signed Thursday into law. The budget, titled “Turning the Corner,” outlines how the county can remain fiscally sustainable in the long run. The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the budget, which includes more than $861 million in...
The Salvation Army of Dane County is moving to sell its longtime shelter property on East Washington Avenue and relocate to the West YMCA site, launching a years-long chain of property swaps involving the City of Madison, Dane County, and the YMCA of Dane County. The plan would eventually put a new 87,000-square-foot shelter for women and families where the YMCA's west-side facility now stands, once the YMCA finishes building its new Fitchburg location.
NORTH CRAWFORD - At the North Crawford School Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on October 21, the board passed the 2026-27 district budget. The budget was the same as that presented at the district’s annual meeting held the Monday before. Highlights from the budget include a decrease in the...
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — The company behind a proposed 190-mile high-voltage transmission line across southern Wisconsin announced Thursday it will delay a key regulatory filing and push back its public engagement schedule into 2027.
