Category Archives: Local News

Two-year-old shot and killed in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police are investigating the fatal shooting of a two-year-old child. According to authorities, the boy was shot Sunday afternoon after other children got a hold of a g...
Associated Press Aug 02, 2021

Car crashes into building early Monday morning, causes evacuations
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Fire Department says it had to evacuate a building early Monday morning after a car crashed into it. The crash happened at about 4:21 a.m. Monday, when a singl...
Jaymes Langrehr Aug 02, 2021

SSM Health: As school year approaches, remember to follow regular vaccination schedule outside of COVID
MADISON, Wis. — The COVID-19 vaccine is highly suggested for children 12 and up, but with the school year drawing closer, SSM Health Nurse Practitioner Jim Plasky says many are behind on t...
Chris Reece Aug 02, 2021

News 3 Now Back-to-School Drive: How you can help
MADISON, Wis. — News 3 Now is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to make sure area students have the supplies they need for the fall school year. After a year of virtual lear...
Leah Linscheid Aug 02, 2021

Monday Morning Sprint
Monday morning’s news and weather headlines from News 3 Now This Morning. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTR...
Site staff Aug 02, 2021

In the 608: Beckman Mill open to tours again in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. – The Beckman Mill is once again open to tours this month. Located about six miles west of Beloit on the grounds of the 50-acre county park, you will see an authentically restored 1...
Josh Spreiter Aug 02, 2021

In the 608: Local teen competes in the CrossFit Games
MADISON, Wis. – The 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games are now over, but a Wisconsin teen who competed for the first time this year is already looking ahead to the next games. 15-year-old Ryleigh Wilke ...
Josh Spreiter Aug 01, 2021

‘Everyone is crazy for the ball’: How an oversized inflatable beach ball captured the attention and affection of Stoughton
STOUGHTON, Wis. – A misplaced inflatable beach ball has taken Stoughton by storm since blowing loose from a neighbor’s yard. On July 23, a post in the Stoughton, WI Neighborhood group firs...
Adam Duxter Aug 01, 2021

Group breaks ground for new Cambridge bike route
CAMBRIDGE, Wis. — A group broke ground for a new bike path in Cambridge stretching north toward the Glacial Drumlin State Trail on Sunday afternoon. The trail is being named after 2017 Wisconsin...
Stephen Cohn Aug 01, 2021

Wisconsin DNR starts ‘Operation Deer Watch’
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources started its ‘Operation Deer Watch’ effort on Sunday. The DNR is encouraging people to report deer sightings until Sept. ...
Stephen Cohn Aug 01, 2021