Category Archives: Local News

United States feels relief from influenza infections as COVID-19 pandemic rages on
MADISON, Wis.– While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage through the United States, the country is feeling relief from another popular respiratory illness. The Centers for Disease Control an...
Gabriella Bachara Feb 06, 2021

Watertown police searching for missing 14-year-old
WATERTOWN, Wis. — Authorities with the Watertown Police Department are asking the public for help with finding a missing 14-year-old who was last seen at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Police said 14-year-ol...
Logan Rude Feb 06, 2021

State patrol trooper arrests 43-year-old for OWI
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper arrested a 43-year-old early Saturday morning for driving under the influence on I-39/90 in Rock County. State Troopers said they smelled mari...
Grace Houdek Feb 06, 2021

Super Bowl LV will be unlike any other (except, of course, for Tom Brady)
(CNN) — Super Bowl LV will be more than a battle between two of the premier quarterbacks in the National Football League. The crown jewel of American sports will be played Sunday at Raymond Jame...
CNN Feb 06, 2021

Madison police respond to alleged burglary at eastside Blain’s Farm & Fleet
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police responded Friday night to an alleged burglary at the Blain’s Farm & Fleet on Stoughton Road. According to police, an employee saw a male inside the store...
Grace Houdek Feb 06, 2021

Teen charged in fatal mall shooting extradited to Wisconsin
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (AP) — A teenager charged in a fatal shooting at a shopping mall in eastern Wisconsin has been extradited from Iowa, where he was arrested days after the slaying. Law enforceme...
Associated Press Feb 06, 2021

Report: Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard turns down Packers offer
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard has turned down Matt LaFleur’s offer to be the Packers’ next defensive coordinator, according to a report from To...
Logan Rude Feb 06, 2021

MPD: Silver Alert issued for missing Dane County man
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a Dane County man who was last seen Wednesday afternoon. Authorities said 78-year-old Cyril M. Hetsko was last seen at...
Grace Houdek Feb 06, 2021

A Beloit restaurant worker died in a Covid-19 outbreak. Throughout the pandemic, worker protections often left behind
Airing Sunday, Feb 27 at 10pm on News 3 Now and Channel 3000. Loved by all who knew him, James “Yoda” Fisher of Beloit was just weeks away from his 42nd birthday when he died on November 2...
Naomi Kowles Feb 06, 2021

Public health officials release new COVID-19 data for Dane County
MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison & Dane County has released an assortment of new COVID-19 data Friday as part of its weekly update. The data was compiled over a two-week period from Jan...
Brandon Arbuckle Feb 05, 2021