Category Archives: Local News
UW Health urges people to continue with cancer screenings
UW Health is urging people to continue with their cancer screenings, even as the pandemic continues. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST,...
Mar 05, 2021
‘Obviously it’s a loss’: WIAA tournament moving to La Crosse carries economic impact
MADISON, Wis. – The WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament, normally held over a three-day span in Madison, won’t be for just the second time since 1920. Due to concerns about the spread of Coron...
Mar 05, 2021
Covid-19 cases, deaths on the decline in long term care facilities across Wisconsin
Nancy Mueller, 91, took her time in the sun Friday afternoon when stepping outside for an interview. Hailing originally from New York but a transplant to Wisconsin when her husband’s job took he...
Mar 05, 2021
Some newly eligible public facing employees wait for vaccine from PHMDC, some search in other counties
MADISON, Wis. — Although the focus has been on educators these first few days, teachers aren’t the only people who became eligible on Monday. All of the people in group 1B can get vaccinat...
Mar 05, 2021
Zoo using cutouts for carousel social distancing
The carousel at the Henry Vilas Zoo is officially back open and running — with some new riders. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST...
Mar 05, 2021
‘Madison Makes’ event features creative pandemic projects
In the past year, many families have spent a lot of time at home with their family taking time to discover and find new things to do. Now they can showcase their ideas to the rest of the area. COPYRIG...
Mar 05, 2021
Sun Prairie teachers receive vaccine
Educators and staff at the Sun Prairie Area School District are being vaccinated today. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR...
Mar 05, 2021
‘More and earlier’: Dane County receives first Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipment for educators
MADISON, Wis. – For Public Health Madison & Dane County, Wisconsin’s first shipment of Johnson & Johnson vaccines came early Friday, with more doses than they had originally antici...
Mar 05, 2021
As more Wisconsinties get COVID-19 vaccine, fewer are getting tested for virus
MADISON, Wis. — More Wisconsinites are receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and completing their series, but fewer are getting tested for the disease each day. At its peak in November, nearly 51,000 tes...
Mar 05, 2021
DHS confirms South Africa variant of COVID-19 found in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — A second variant strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been confirmed in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services said the South Africa variant, also known as B....
Mar 05, 2021
