Category Archives: Local News
Madison mayor holds weekly briefing on Twenty is Plenty movement
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway had her weekly briefing earlier today, and the main subject was something other than COVID and masks. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERI...
May 20, 2021
Flags ordered to half-staff in honor of Wisconsin man killed in Korean War
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags to half-staff in honor of a Wisconsin man who died serving in the Korean War. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Valentine was reported Missing in ...
May 20, 2021
Shake Shack offering free fries to customers who show COVID vaccine card
MADISON, Wis. — Starting Friday, anyone who goes to Shack Shack and shows their COVID-19 vaccine card will be able to get free fries. The promotion to encourage more people to get vaccinated beg...
May 20, 2021
46% of Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine; 40% fully vaccinated
MADISON, Wis. — Over 40% of Wisconsinites have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health Services. The DHS said 2,675,652 people, or 46% of the state&rs...
May 20, 2021
Wisconsin Republicans reject funding to fight homelessness
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have voted to reject more than $70 million in funding to combat homelessness, a move that Democrats called a missed opportunity to address a problem th...
May 20, 2021
Wisconsin Republicans reject funding to fight homelessness
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have voted to reject more than $70 million in funding to combat homelessness, a move that Democrats called a missed opportunity to address a problem th...
May 20, 2021
Wisconsin unemployment rate 3-times better than 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate stands at 3.9% in April, a stark contrast to one year earlier when the coronavirus pandemic gripped the state and the unemployment rate h...
May 20, 2021
Complaint: Spring Green teacher charged with sex crimes dating back to 1990s
SPRING GREEN, Wis. — A River Valley School District teacher has been charged with sex crimes dating back to the 1990s. A criminal complaint alleges 63-year-old Michael Hill sexually assaulted a ...
May 20, 2021
Monona Grove School District asks lawmakers to allow transgender athletes to play on teams they identify with
MADISON, Wis. — The Monona Grove School District Board of Education is hoping to change Republican lawmakers’ minds about banning transgender youth from playing on sports teams they identi...
May 20, 2021
Accident In Construction Zone Results in Drug Arrest
Officials with the Crawford County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash Wednesday just before 7am in a construction zone on the Highway 18 Wisconsin and Iowa bridge. 25 year old Thoma...
May 20, 2021
