A local man who attempted to flee police last year has been sentenced. In March of 2025, Butler Township Police stopped 27-year-old Noah Burnside at the intersection of Evergreen and Peterso... Read more
With many local students looking forward to the start of a new school year later this month, Butler County Community College is announcing that their College Within the High School program i... Read more
Longtime WISR Morning Show host and on-air personality Dave Malarkey has died. Malarkey passed away last weekend in Butler at the age of 78. The Parker native began his career at WISR in 197... Read more
One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in Slippery Rock Township last night. The accident happened just before 4 p.m. in the 500 block of Mercer Road. Details on the crash are un... Read more
Crews are ramping up work on Butler’s Main Street. The overnight work resulted in Main Street being shut down last night starting around 8 p.m. That closure stretched until 6 a.m. this morni... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly talked with our newsroom about the ongoing war with Iran. Kelly was on WISR yesterday, where he said the Iranians are not reliable negotiators. “We have watched... Read more
New funding is available in the state budget that will go toward helping solve cold cases. The new Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Program, also known as t... Read more
The public is invited to attend an outdoor event at a local park later this week. On Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. the park naturalist will lead a program called Crayfishing from the Hell’s H... Read more
A hillside in Armstrong County is stabilized after a landslide following heavy rain. Our news partners at WPXI report that the hillside on 7th Avenue in Ford City was stabilized. It was impa... Read more
The Butler Farm Show continues today. The 78th edition of the show will open gates daily at 8:30 a.m. and will run until 11 p.m. RA Beef Show will take place at noon in the Livestock Barn wh... Read more
As legislation in Harrisburg is advancing on regulating data centers, new proposed state house legislation would require information on the data center be made publicly available. This new l... Read more
As the 2026 general election nears and poll worker recruitment begins, the Secretary of the Commonwealth honored poll workers yesterday. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission designated Au... Read more
A portion of Ekastown Road will be closing next week for a pipe replacement project. PennDOT announced the work will happen on August 18th in Buffalo Township in between Parker Road and Mead... Read more