Category Archives: Local News
Sauk County officials arrest Baraboo man after attempted robbery, high speed chase
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — A Baraboo man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly led authorities on a high speed chase following an attempted robbery. Sauk County dispatchers first received a repo...
Jun 03, 2021
‘We have less worry’: Hundreds complete vaccine series at second News 3 Now Vaccine Day
MADISON, Wis. – Hundreds of people finished their vaccine series at the second News 3 Now Vaccine Day Thursday. Three weeks ago at the first event, 565 shots were administered, mostly to people ...
Jun 03, 2021
How a lack of affordable housing crimps lives, economy in northeast Wisconsin
By Jeff BollierGreen Bay Press-Gazette Amber Edwards spent most of the last three years trying to find a place she could afford to live. In 2018, Edwards’ landlord told her the Green Bay duplex ...
Jun 03, 2021
‘Today was more than a worker protest, it was a community protest’: Janesville employees stand up against plant closure
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Employees at the Hufcor manufacturing facility are protesting the company’s decision to move production and over 150 jobs to Mexico. Employees, families and neighbors ca...
Jun 03, 2021
Dane County to increase mobile vaccination efforts
Health experts in Dane County say they are committed to addressing vaccine hesitancy and mistrust based on medical racism. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE...
Jun 03, 2021
Life is gravy for potato chip business owner
A local entrepreneur doesn’t have a chip on her shoulder when it comes to how the pandemic affected her business. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PU...
Jun 03, 2021
‘Enough is Enough’ police reform bills introduced in Wisconsin legislature
MADISON, Wis. — A dozen new police and justice reform bills are being introduced to the Wisconsin state legislature. The package of bills, called “Enough is Enough,” is being introdu...
Jun 03, 2021
Higher demand for vaccines at News 3 Now Vaccine Day clinic at Lake Farm County Park
MADISON, Wis. — Officials with SSM Health say they’ve seen a higher demand for the “one-and-done” Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the News 3 Now Vaccine Day clinic at William ...
Jun 03, 2021
Pardeeville man faces attempted homicide charge following altercation in Columbia County
WYOCENA, Wis. — Columbia County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Pardeeville man for attempted homicide after he reportedly took out a pistol during a fight Wednesday. Officials were sent to the ...
Jun 03, 2021
PHOTOS: People get their second dose at News 3 Now Vaccine Day
MADISON, Wis. — News 3 Now is helping hundreds of people get their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, as well as first doses for anyone who hasn’t gotten one yet, as part of th...
Jun 03, 2021
