Category Archives: Local News

Chicken wrangling at Schumacher Farm Park
Waunakee, Wis. — Schumacher Farm Park is hosting a chicken wrangling workshop Monday, Aug. 16. Chicken wrangling is the practice of taking care of the animals and “wrangling” them ba...
Chris Stanford Aug 16, 2021

In the 608: Celebrating Rum Day with ‘Bartender 608’
MADISON, WI – August 16th is National Rum Day and News 3 Now This Morning is celebrating with Bartender 608, a Madison-based beverage catering business. “It really is a thing!” says ...
Josh Spreiter Aug 16, 2021

‘It’s all or nothing’: A small pay bump can cut benefits for Wisconsin workers
By Nusaiba Mizan Green Bay Press-Gazette Owning a home once seemed like “an impossible dream” to Jaleesa Gray, though she began thinking about when her son was born a decade ag...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Aug 16, 2021

Years after flooding closed in on this lakefront community, they’re down to one road in and out of town
CRYSTAL LAKE, Wis. – While the flooding sustained during the spring of 2019 is coming up on its three-year anniversary, its impacts are still fresh for the communities surrounding Crystal, Fish ...
Adam Duxter Aug 15, 2021

Former La Crosse Diocese leader hospitalized with COVID-19
LA CROSSE, Wis. – According to his Twitter account, Cardinal Raymond Burke was admitted to a hospital Saturday. Burke tweeted that he tested positive for the virus on Tuesday after beginning to ...
Site staff Aug 15, 2021

Man dies after vehicle collides with bus
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man is dead after the vehicle he was riding in collided with a Milwaukee County bus. Police said the crash occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday west of downtown Milwaukee. The vehicl...
Associated Press Aug 15, 2021

Silver Alert issued for missing Grand Chute man; phone last pinged in South Beloit
APPLETON, Wis. — A Silver Alert was issued Sunday night for a missing 86-year-old man from the Appleton area. According to the state Department of Justice, Paul Charles Hacek was last seen leavi...
Stephen Cohn Aug 15, 2021

Sun Prairie police looking for missing 72-year-old man
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Sun Prairie police said they are looking for a missing and endangered 72-year-old man Sunday afternoon. According to a news release, Patrick B. Peter was last seen wearing a ...
Stephen Cohn Aug 15, 2021

Silver Alert issued for missing woman last seen in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A Silver Alert was issued Sunday afternoon for a missing 69-year-old woman who was last seen at a Walmart in Eau Claire. According to the Department of Justice, Linda Marrie C...
Grace Houdek Aug 15, 2021

3 children hurt in southern Wisconsin crash
COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — Three children were hurt in a car crash in southern Wisconsin. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports the crash occurred late Friday afternoon in Dodge County just east of Col...
Associated Press Aug 15, 2021