Category Archives: Local News

Tuesday Morning Sprint
Tuesday 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 THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDIST...
Site staff Jun 29, 2021

No one hurt after boats catches fire on Lake Monona
MADISON, Wis. A boat is considered a total loss after a fire on Lake Monona Monday night. According to the Dane County Sheriff’s office, the fire happened just before 11:30 p.m. near the shore a...
Matthew Clark Jun 29, 2021

Power outages reported on Madison’s west side
MADISON, Wis. More than 1,600 people in Madison woke up to no power Tuesday morning. As of 4:30 a.m., at least 1,628 people were experiencing power outages. A spokesperson with Alliant Energy said cre...
Matthew Clark Jun 29, 2021

Tattoo protocol prepared shop employees for pandemic
As we all know, the pandemic impacted many businesses, but a local tattoo and piercing shop says it was prepared. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHE...
Site staff Jun 28, 2021

Call for Action: How to avoid canceled flight fees
DEFOREST, Wis. — If you had to cancel vacation plans because of the pandemic, you’re not alone – it’s cost Americans millions of dollars over the last year and a half. Consumer...
Leah Linscheid Jun 28, 2021

New Beloit Snappers stadium to open Aug. 3
BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit Snappers say the opening game at their new stadium downtown will happen in a little over a month. The team will welcome in a new era of baseball for Beloit on Aug. 3. T...
Site staff Jun 28, 2021

‘It might be all of what we see’: Contagious Delta variant spread in Wisconsin a concern for unvaccinated
MADISON, Wis. – The highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant could be the most prominent strain in Wisconsin communities by the end of the summer. That’s according to UW-Madison Patholo...
Madalyn O'Neill Jun 28, 2021

Memorial fund created for 7-year-old drowning victim
TOWN OF WIOTA, Wis. — A GoFundMe has been created for the family of a 7-year-old girl who drowned in the Pecatonica River on Saturday night. Lafayette County officials said the girl and two othe...
Site staff Jun 28, 2021

Dodge County man flown to hospital after suffering serious injuries in fireworks incident
TOWN OF LOWELL, Wis. — A Dodge County man was airlifted to a hospital after he was seriously injured while handling fireworks Saturday night. A news release said officials responded to W8282 Sta...
Brandon Arbuckle Jun 28, 2021

She quit her job to care for her children during COVID. Now, Wisconsin demands $30K repayment for unemployment benefits.
When Dominique Aldridge quit her job as a certified nursing assistant in Green Bay last March, it was because her three young children–two of them school-aged–suddenly had no daytime child...
Naomi Kowles Jun 28, 2021