On the rainy evening of Sept. 21 City Manager John Weidl spoke on this month's updates which included information on the lakes, Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center (WAFC), and the fire department.
The...
Aliza Kaiser, Assistant Editor
• September 24, 2023
Fall weather is slowly creeping in on Whitewater and that means it’s peak bonfire season. We all love enjoying the outdoors with our friends and family eating s’mores but safety is always the first...
Whitewater residents were evacuated from their homes Tuesday, Jan. 12 around 5 p.m. after the Whitewater Fire Department received a call about a break in a gas line. The break occurred near the intersection...
A four-alarm fire at the apartment building University Gardens on 370 N. Tratt St. has been contained after more than 20 fire departments rushed to the scene.
According to FOX6 News, officials with...
Whitewater business owners and community members will remain locked out of a decision on the Key Lock Box Ordinance after the Whitewater Common Council decided to defer final action until its Nov. 1 meeting.
A...
Nicole Aimone, Assistant News Editor
• October 6, 2016
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team has a reputation to uphold.
However, on Monday Oct. 3 the team and other students were evacuated from the Roseman Building, interrupting...
By Kimberly Wethal
Oct. 28, 2015
It’s like tug-of-war, but instead of two evenly distributed teams, it was eight people versus a fire truck.
That’s how fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha (...
Jan. 28, 2015 By Michael Riley
Sirens might not have been the wake up call students were expecting last Friday morning as firefighters battled a house fire on S. Cottage Street.
No one was injured,...
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