Category Archives: Local News
Medical examiner confirms body found in water was missing hiker
JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Rock County Medical Examiner says the body found in a lake last week is the man who was reported missing after hiking. The medical examiner’s office confirmed Tuesda...
Mar 23, 2021
Silver Alert issued for missing Rock County man
MILTON, Wis. — A Silver Alert has been issued for a Rock County man who went missing Tuesday. The Wisconsin Crime Alert Network said Dean Birkeness, 87, went to a restaurant at 100 Front Street ...
Mar 23, 2021
Two facing tentative child neglect, drug charges following Adams County drug bust
QUINCY, Wis. — Two people are facing tentative child neglect and drug charges after police seized drugs from an Adams County home while executing a search warrant late last week. Authorities wit...
Mar 23, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly to vote on election investigation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly planned to pass a resolution Tuesday that would authorize an investigation into the 2020 presidential election that President Jo...
Mar 23, 2021
More than 10,000 vaccine doses given at UW-Madison so far
MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and other UW System officials toured the COVID-19 vaccine clinic on campus Tuesday as the university says it has now given out almost 10,500 d...
Mar 23, 2021
Grizzly bears wake up from hibernation at Henry Vilas Zoo
MADISON, Wis. — It’s another sign of spring in Madison. Ash and Lexi, the two grizzly bears that call Henry Vilas Zoo home, woke up from their winter torpor. The pair will slowly get up an...
Mar 23, 2021
Michelle Swader shares info about National Nutrition Month
Michelle Swader, a registered dietician with UW Health, joins News 3 Now at Noon to talk about National Nutrition Month. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE P...
Mar 23, 2021
Dane County deputy hit in face by man waiting to be booked into jail
MADISON, Wis. — A deputy suffered minor injuries after he was hit by a man waiting to be booked into the Dane County Jail. The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, according to a relea...
Mar 23, 2021
Wisconsin lawmakers claim $555K in expenses during pandemic
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators claimed more than $555,000 for traveling to and working in Madison in 2020, even though they never convened for a floor session over the last eight mon...
Mar 23, 2021
Madison mayor plans to review safety procedures at homeless shelters following shooting
MADISON, Wis. — The mayor of Madison is addressing a shooting at the city’s temporary homeless shelter for men following a shooting at the facility Monday night. “While the investiga...
Mar 23, 2021
