Category Archives: Local News
Double duty on dog walks
A Madison woman is on double duty this spring, making the most of her dog walks while also taking a little extra time to do something good for her community. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden’s American Rescue Plan is projected to cut child poverty in half, but it doesn’t address root causes of inequities
MADISON, Wis. — The Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan is estimated to cut child poverty in half this year, with the help from both stimulus checks and an expansion of the child t...
Apr 16, 2021
COVID cases continue rising in Wisconsin as known active variants double in past week
Counties across Wisconsin are sustaining a high level of COVID activity, after activity was trending downward earlier in the spring. A map tracking COVID activity from the Wisconsin Department of Heal...
Apr 16, 2021
Majestic Theater to host pop-up vaccination clinic next week
MADISON, Wis. — One of Madison’s most iconic venues is joining the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting a pop-up vaccination clinic next week. The Majestic Theater is hosting the...
Apr 16, 2021
Officials identify 19-year-old killed in McFarland car vs. house crash
MCFARLAND, Wis. — The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of the 19-year-old who died after crashing into a McFarland home Tuesday night. Officials said the inciden...
Apr 16, 2021
Madison restaurant owner charged with stalking, monitoring woman with GPS
MADISON, Wis. — Madison restaurant owner Patrick Sweeney is being charged with a felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct after being accused of threatening and...
Apr 16, 2021
115th Fighter Wing awards first building contract for F-35 flight simulator facility in Madison
MADISON, Wis. — The 115th Fighter Wing awarded the first of 19 military construction contracts to a local building company ahead of the F-35 conversion in Madison. According to a news release, J...
Apr 16, 2021
Jury finds 2 men guilty in connection with 2019 shooting that killed 1, injured 2 others
MADISON, Wis. — A Rock County jury has found two men guilty of endangering safety tied to their involvement in a shooting that killed a 21-year-old in March 2019. Gregory A. Carter Jr. was found...
Apr 16, 2021
Four hospitalized following head-on crash in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit police are investigating a head-on collision that hospitalized four people Friday morning. Authorities said the driver of a GMC Yukon was traveling southbound on Prairie Av...
Apr 16, 2021
Madison Fire Department investigating fire at former pub
MADISON, Wis. — An investigation is underway after a fire at a vacant business near the campus of Madison College and Dane County Regional Airport Friday morning. Fire crews were called to the l...
Apr 16, 2021
