Brittney Ermon
Bilingual Reporter
Madison, WI
Brittney Ermon moved from Homewood, IL to Madison, WI and joined the NBC15 Team in June 2019.
Madison city leaders call on drivers to slow down on East Washington Avenue following deadly hit-and-run crash.
Walkers and bikers along East Washington Avenue are calling for change in Madison, following a deadly hit-and-run this past weekend.
A Dane County community task force group raised over $300,000 to help fund a Vel Phillips statue that would stand at Wisconsin’s State Capitol.
Critical race theory is a widely-debated topic across the country, and there’s a mix of opinions about teaching the concept in the classroom.
A recent University of Utah study shows 45 percent of American fathers are now spending more time at home with the kids.
The Latino community is 1.5 times more likely to develop the disease than white non-Latinos.
A burning chemical plant in Rockton, IL dug up memories of Madison’s historic “Butter Fire” that engulfed a warehouse building 30 years ago.
Rockton residents within a 1.5 mile radius of the chemical plant fire remain displaced Monday night as the flames continued to burn.
Madison officials are making plans to give the West Towne Mall area a facelift.
American Family Children’s hospital received $10.2 million since 2016 because of AmFam’s fundraising efforts.
Are you feeling more forgetful than normal? Cognitive experts said the pandemic could be the culprit.
NBC15 checked in with more than 10 companies in our viewing area who said they’re all trying to keep up with demand.
City officials said over 100 businesses recently applied for a permit to join the program.
A new alert from the Middleton Police Dept. warns that a young black bear has been spotted in the city, near Lake Mendota.
The city of Madison is investing an additional $35,000 each into the Black Chamber of Commerce and Latino Chamber of Commerce to help businesses of color crippled by Covid stay open.
The Madison Mallards returned to the Warner Park Duck Pond for the first time in 20 months Monday afternoon to kick off the 2021 season.
Black community leaders said progress toward justice and equality is moving along, but work still needs to be done.
Communities of color will have a hard time bouncing back post pandemic because of inequality gaps that got worse over time.
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact communities of color at a disproportionate rate, and UW-Health vaccine educators are working to curb hesitancy.
“It’s a chair to make some take a stand. We don’t want people to be comfortable. We want people to get up and take action."
Youth-led protests are becoming more popular as activists organize their own demonstrations to demand change.
A UW-Madison business expert said it depends on the industry.
These new guidelines add about 19 million Americans to the age group for screenings. The goal is to save thousands of lives.
The CDC’s announcement giving fully vaccinated people the green light to ditch the mask assumes most Americans will be truthful about vaccine status.
UW-Health officials said the decision to loosen Dane County restrictions is not too early, it’s right on time.
A Madison organization is raising awareness for the Israel-Palestine conflict hoping to educate people about realities of life in Gaza.
Organizations across the country are calling for a ban to prevent private and corporate companies from using facial recognition technology. A Janesville organization is using the software to find missing pets.
Beloit’s first black police chief took his oath of office on Thursday at a public ceremony at Riverside Park.
Americans who qualify can save $50 dollars a month on their internet bill, thanks to a new FCC initiative called the Emergency Broadband Benefit.
Homeless campers at Reindahl Park are looking for new options, after the city asked them to pack up and leave before May 9. It's not the first time campers were asked to leave this year.
Local organizations are searching for people to donate their time to help others.
Typically about 3.5 million truckers are on the road in the U.S., but during the Covid pandemic experts say most trucks don't leave the lot.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week.
More than 30 million students in the U.S. will have food to eat during the summer, after the Biden administration expanding a program using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March.
Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $20 million investment to connect state food pantries with Wisconsin producers.
Affinity groups are meant to bring people together with the same backgrounds or interests to discuss different opinions.
Nearly 8 percent of Americans are not getting their second Moderna or Pfizer Covid shot, according to new data from the CDC.
Some local leaders are asking to remove bus traffic from a section of State Street, but only on weekends during the summer.
The three teachers at the heart of controversial assignment given to some Sun Prairie Area School District middle-school students have all resigned from their positions.
A rise in Coronavirus cases in Dane County are tied to children 17 and younger.
A pop-up Covid vaccine clinic had the parking lot at Trinity United Methodist church packed with people Sunday afternoon.
Over $50 million of Wisconsin federal food aid is hanging in the balance after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the statewide mask mandate.
The Wisconsin spring election ended with historic firsts in minority communities.
The FBI is sounding the alarm on fake Covid vaccination cards being sold online.
After a year of cancellations and last minute changes, a busy wedding season is months away following loosened Covid restrictions.
The Brewers welcomed back fans to American Family Field with Covid precautions and a few changes right off the bat.
The Centers for Disease Control director is warning Americans not to pull back on Covid restrictions, following climbing cases in the United States.
Sunday kicks off the first day restaurants in Wisconsin can sell cocktails to-go, but there are limits to the new law.
A new American Psychological Association study shows nearly half of Americans feel uneasy thinking about in-person interaction post-pandemic.
Dentists are preparing to get COVID certified after Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill that allows dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
