Category Archives: Local News

In the 608: Sugar River Pizza preparing for high takeout sales on Super Bowl Sunday
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Pizza is the number one food consumed by football fans on Super Bowl Sunday, according to CBS. Market Watch reports that pizza sales on Thanksgiving Eve are up there with New...
Josh Spreiter Feb 05, 2021

Lesson asking how students would punish slaves removed from national website
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The assignment asking students how they would punish slaves has been removed from the national marketplace that sells educational resources to teachers. The integrity team be...
Site staff Feb 04, 2021

Winter weather leads to 40-car pile-up in Iowa, people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin
Thursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no signs of abating in the Midwest. Whiteout conditions a...
CNN Feb 04, 2021

Super Bowl ads will look different this year
We’re about 72 hours away from the kickoff for Super Bowl 55. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Site staff Feb 04, 2021

Local hardware stores prepare for snow, bitter cold temperatures
Local stores are busy as people are buying supplies to treat their sidewalks and driveways today and prepare for the bitter cold this weekend. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS...
Site staff Feb 04, 2021

Rock Haven down nearly 30 staff since mandate
There’s a new, private fundraiser to help the nearly 30 public employees who have quit, retired or been laid off from a county-run nursing home in Janesville. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL...
Site staff Feb 04, 2021

Partnership fixes transportation roadblock in cancer care
The American Cancer Society has partnered with the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center to help make getting to and from cancer treatment easier and more affordable. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL...
Site staff Feb 04, 2021

Officials arrest 17-year-old suspect in Fox River Mall shooting
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Police in northeastern Wisconsin have arrested a 17-year-old boy wanted in connection with Sunday’s fatal shooting at Fox River Mall. Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Pete...
Brandon Arbuckle Feb 04, 2021

Town of Washington home total loss after fire
TOWN OF WASHINGTON, Wis. — A Town of Washington home is considered a total loss after a fire Thursday afternoon. According to a news release, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office and Hillpoint...
Stephen Cohn Feb 04, 2021

‘We’re all in the same boat’: Urban, rural health officials strive to deliver vaccines equitably
MADISON, Wis. – The pandemic has a way of making things feel far away, including loved ones, neighbors and a return to normalcy. “We want to get out there and we want to vaccinate people,&...
Madalyn O'Neill Feb 04, 2021