Category Archives: Local News

Olbrich Botanical Gardens focuses on bugs
Horticulturalists at Madison’s Olbrich Botanical Gardens are using an app to catalogue and document their bugs. Chris Stanford reports. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS ...
Chris Stanford Jul 14, 2021

Wednesday Morning Sprint
Wednesday’s news headlines from News 3 Now This Morning. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Site staff Jul 14, 2021

In the 608: Getting a taste of Calliope Ice Cream
MADISON, Wis. – Calliope Ice Cream takes pride in using Wisconsin dairy products to develop, discover and explore awesome flavor combinations like Mexican Hot Chocolate, Brandy Old Fashioned and...
Josh Spreiter Jul 14, 2021

Police shut down northbound lanes of U.S. 151 after vehicle hits pedestrian
MADISON, Wis. The northbound lanes of U.S. 151 near I-90 in Madison are closed due after a vehicle hit a pedestrian. According to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, the lanes are expected to be c...
Matthew Clark Jul 14, 2021

Long waits for federal rental assistance leave Milwaukee-area residents fearing eviction
By Vanessa Swales Wisconsin Watch Freda Young had to move quickly in November. A dispute with her upstairs neighbor made staying in her home unsafe, she said. The Milwaukee woman was juggl...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Jul 14, 2021

B&GC shares plans for job training center
FITCHBURG, Wis. — The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County broke ground on a new job training facility in Fitchburg Tuesday afternoon. The center scheduled to open in the fall of 2022 is meant to ...
Tahleel Mohieldin Jul 13, 2021

Penterman wins special election for Wisconsin Assembly seat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican William Penterman is the apparent winner of a special election Tuesday to fill Wisconsin’s vacant 37th District Assembly seat. Results from Tuesday’s ...
Associated Press Jul 13, 2021

Timothy Rockwell elected to Dane County Board of Supervisors
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Timothy Rockwell defeated Kristen Morris in a tight race Tuesday night to represent the Sun Prairie area on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Rockwell and Kristen Morris ...
Site staff Jul 13, 2021

Ousted Milwaukee police chief reaches settlement with city
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ousted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has reached a tentative settlement with city officials over his demotion. Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Cavalier John...
Associated Press Jul 13, 2021

NASA Downlink: Students meet aboard the ISS
In partnership with the UW Alumni Research Foundation, K-12 students in the area are getting the rare chance to talk with astronauts currently on the International Space Station. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHA...
Site staff Jul 13, 2021