UPDATE (WKOW) One person is dead after a motorcycle crash on I-39/90 Friday afternoon. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash involved a single motorcycle. The cause of the crash is currently unknown. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. State Patrol said the driver s name will not be released until after the family is notified. MADISON (WKOW) The right lane on northbound I-39/90 is closed near US Highway 12/18 due to a crash, per the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Check out more local news . According to a release from the DOT, drivers should expect severe delays on the roadway. Dane County Communications said the call first came in at 3:10 p.m. Friday.
May 15, 2021 MADISON (WKOW) The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Friday that fully vaccinated people can resume daily life without masks on, per anews release. Check out all of our coverage related to the coronavirus . According to DHS secretary-designee Karen Timberlake, the new guidelines align with the science, and it s safe to go about day-to-day activities similar to pre-pandemic times. The science is clear: if you are fully vaccinated, you are protected, and you can start doing the things that you stopped doing because of the pandemic. For vaccinated people, this means returning to the Wisconsin way of life we all enjoy, Timberlake said in the release.
By Dan O Donnell May 13, 2021 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will no longer print mugshots of criminal suspects, multiple sources tell The Dan O Donnell Show. During a lengthy newsroom meeting Wednesday, the newspaper s senior editors announced a change in policy that was prompted by social justice concerns. Apparently they think that running mug shots perpetuates racial biases, said one source. They don t want readers drawing racist inferences if they run mug shots of minority suspects. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has not yet responded to a request for comment and has not yet publicly announced its change in policy. In 2018, Journal Sentinel owner Gannett removed all mugshot galleries from its websites and last June announced that it would remove such galleries from all sites owned by the former GateHouse Media. GateHouse Media acquired Gannett and took its name in early 2020.
By Dan O Donnell May 13, 2021 The pride of America has long been its military or, more accurately, the brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who have served in it. When our country needed them most, our boys answered the call. And even when they weren’t allowed, so have our girls. This is the Forgotten History of the Girl Who Wouldn’t Stop Fighting. Johnny Compton was a rough and tumble boy with an even tougher upbringing. He wasn’t the type to delve into personal details, so it was near impossible to get the truth out of him. Sometimes he said he was from Tennessee, other times from Pennsylvania or even Canada.
The question over whether to increase funding for the Wisconsin Black Historical Society lead to a terse exchange Thursday before the Joint Finance Committee
Local public health officials said Thursday they are still reviewing the newly-released federal guidance that fully vaccinated people can now go without masks in most indoor settings
By Doug Russell May 12, 2021 The Milwaukee Bucks frantic last week of the regular season already had one thud Monday night in San Antonio. The last thing they wanted was a repeat performance against Orlando on Tuesday. In the end, Milwaukee prevailed, 114-102, improving their record to 44-25 with just three games left to play. The Bucks are still chasing the Nets for the No. 2 seed in the East. Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by one game in the conference standings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points on an evening where all five starters scored in double digits. I thought the guys were locked in, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer told reports after the game. “To win a game in a back-to-back this time of year is not easy.
By Doug Russell Chalk it up to another missed opportunity. Tuesday night in their series opening three-game series with division rival St. Louis, the Milwaukee Brewers had the game-winning run in Billy McKinney on third base in the 10th inning and failed to score him. In the top of the 11th, the roof caved in on the Milwaukee bullpen. When the carnage stopped, the Cardinals escaped with a 6-1 victory, highlighted by 11th inning home runs by Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill off of Brad Boxberger that accounted for all five runs. A silver lining for Milwaukee continues to be their starting pitching. Brewers starter Freddy Peralta pitched seven innings of one-hit shutout ball, striking out 8 and walking one.
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