Category Archives: Local News
City of Madison lays groundwork for fairs, festivals to return as soon as this summer
MADISON, Wis.– Under Dane County’s new public health order starting March 10, outdoor gatherings will be expanded to 500 people. That has many locals optimistic much larger events could re...
Mar 09, 2021
Madison doctor to pay $110,000 settlement in opioid distribution case
MADISON, Wis. — A Madison doctor is reaching a settlement after facing allegations he improperly prescribed opioids, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The federal government accused D...
Mar 09, 2021
Rock Co. authorities identify teen killed in rollover crash
PLYMOUTH, Wis. — The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department has identified the teen killed in a fatal rollover crash last week. The victim has been identified as Paige L. Wilson. Wilson...
Mar 09, 2021
30-year sentence given for fatal stabbing of retired captain
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to fatally stabbing a retired police captain in Oshkosh has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Ian Suzuki was also given...
Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Morning Sprint
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Mar 09, 2021
In the 608: How golf courses, ranges are finding success
MADISON, Wis. – Over the last year, a lot of folks have been doing whatever it takes to spend some time outdoors. Golf quickly became a hit sport for many even during the winter. Unlike sports l...
Mar 09, 2021
Bids to alter Wisconsin elections fall mostly along partisan lines
By Anya van Wagtendonk For Wisconsin Watch Proposals to change Wisconsin’s voting system could determine how one of America’s top swing states picks congressional candidates, how it awards...
Mar 09, 2021
Relief for Restaurants: What’s being done to keep our food scene alive
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County’s restaurants are preparing to increase capacity limits to 50 percent this week, per new public health rules – but the local spots we talked to say much m...
Mar 08, 2021
‘Extreme loosening or dissolving’ of pandemic restrictions possible by summer as vaccines guide reopening decisions in Dane County
MADISON, Wis. – As more people are vaccinated, Dane County public health officials say we’re entering “a new era of hope and possibility,” and that means focusing on new metric...
Mar 08, 2021
Bond set for man accused in Sun Prairie homicide
A Dane County judge has set a $100,000 cash bond for the man accused in a deadly Sun Prairie shooting. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAS...
Mar 08, 2021
