Category Archives: Local News

Amber Alert issued for missing 3-year-old Milwaukee girl
MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Police department is asking for the public’s help in finding a critically-missing 3-year-old girl. The Department of Justice issued an Amber Alert just before...
Ariana Baldassano Mar 08, 2021

As available homes in Rock County continue to dwindle, prices rise – what you need to know about the market
JANESVILLE, Wis. – While the Coronavirus pandemic has closed schools, taken away jobs and altered the last year in a myriad of ways, it has not slowed the housing market in Rock County. Since 20...
Adam Duxter Mar 07, 2021

Firefighter taken to hospital after battling Fall River garage fire
FALL RIVER, Wis. — One firefighter was taken to UW Hospital after a garage fire Saturday night. According to a news release, the Fall River Fire Department responded to a garage fire attached to...
Stephen Cohn Mar 07, 2021

Seniors fight pandemic fatigue by playing pickleball
MONONA, Wis. — A group of senior citizens get together everyday at 7 a.m. to play the game that has made them a family, pickleball. Since June, these players have been meeting at Winnequah Park ...
Grace Houdek Mar 07, 2021

Photos of Lake Mendota party, its aftermath spark attention on social media
MADISON, Wis.– Two photos of a gathering and its aftermath are grabbing attention this weekend. The first photo shows hundreds of people gathering on a melting Lake Mendota on March 6. It doesn&...
Gabriella Bachara Mar 07, 2021

Pen and Purpose
MADISON, Wis. — A local artist has a passion for drawing life around Madison. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR RED...
Taylor Lasenby Mar 07, 2021

Woman booted from bar drives her car into crowd, injuring 1
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who got kicked out of a Mount Pleasant bar drove her car into a crowd and seriously injured a pedestrian. The crash happened about 2 a.m Sunda...
Associated Press Mar 07, 2021

Over 600K Wisconsinites full vaccinated; 329 new COVID-19 cases
MADISON, Wis. – Over 600,000 people have received both vaccine doses in Wisconsin. Health officials confirmed 329 new cases Sunday, an increase from Saturday’s case count of 206. The seven...
Shelby Evans Mar 07, 2021

With Chauvin’s trial set to begin, Urban Triage asks Madison’s white community, ‘What have you done lately?’
MADISON, Wis. — It’s not often we begin news articles with dictionary definitions, but this one is important to understand before reading any further: Merriam Webster defines ‘conspi...
Christina Lorey Mar 07, 2021

Police: Middleton man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child
MIDDLETON, Wis. — Police arrested a man after receiving claims of sexually assaulting a child over the course of eight months. According to a news release, Middleton detectives received informat...
Shelby Evans Mar 07, 2021