Category Archives: Local News
Dane Co. Sheriff’s Office looking for missing Windsor couple
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing couple from the Village of Windsor that hasn’t been seen since last week. According to a news release, Bart,...
Jul 07, 2021
‘Lost in your own hell’: As pandemic recedes, worsened opioid epidemic persists
MINERAL POINT, Wis. – The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed and worsened a deadly epidemic that touches so many in the country. The challenges of the pandemic drove many to substance use, whether i...
Jul 07, 2021
Police: Possible gas leak in Portage, shelter in place ordered
PORTAGE, Wis. — A shelter in place order was put into place on Wednesday night in Portage after a possible gas leak. According to the city’s police department, the leak is believed to be a...
Jul 07, 2021
MPD: Person of interest in Monday morning homicide taken into custody on unrelated charge
MADISON, Wis. — A person of interest connected to a homicide early Monday morning in Madison was taken into custody on unrelated charge, police announced Wednesday. According to an incident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Wauwatosa police kept, shared list of Floyd, Cole protesters
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police in Wauwatosa built a list of protesters who took to the streets last year following the deaths of George Floyd and 17-year-old Alvin Cole. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...
Jul 07, 2021
Madison Fire Dept. says spontaneous combustion of rags to blame for garage fire
MADISON, Wis. — Investigators with the Madison Fire Department say rags and painting materials that weren’t thrown away correctly are to blame for a garage fire on the city’s far eas...
Jul 07, 2021
K-9 teams, volunteers join in search for missing boater in Sauk County as it enters fifth day
SPRING GREEN, Wis. — It’s been five days since 22-year-old Parker Kruse went missing on the Wisconsin River in Spring Green, after a boating accident where family says he jumped out to hel...
Jul 07, 2021
Lisa Briggs answers your garden and plant questions on Live at Four
Lisa Briggs from the Bruce Company joins News 3 Now Live at Four to answer your garden and plant questions. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BRO...
Jul 07, 2021
Medical Examiner identifies victims of Madison’s two weekend homicides
MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified both of the victims of Madison’s weekend homicides on Wednesday afternoon. Keairra C. Fields, 31, of Madison, was...
Jul 07, 2021
More people asking to mix COVID-19 vaccines; Here’s why doctors don’t recommend this
MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison & Dane County staff say they’re noticing an increase in the number of people showing up to their vaccine clinics wanting to mix and match their do...
Jul 07, 2021
