Category Archives: Local News

Fitchburg Family Pharmacy offers drive thru COVID vaccinations
It’s not just the big pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens helping vaccinate people. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR...
Site staff Jan 15, 2021

Community meal for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
There’s an opportunity to support a community meal in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAS...
Site staff Jan 15, 2021

Metcalfe’s raising money for ‘the gift of mobility’
Metcalfe’s Market is working with community members to provide the gift of mobility. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN...
Site staff Jan 15, 2021

Authorities search for missing elderly man last seen in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Ozaukee County officials are searching for a 66-year-old man who went missing Friday night. A message from the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network said Eric Ede, 66, of Thiensville, w...
Site staff Jan 15, 2021

Vaccinations underway at Alliant Energy Center as PHMDC prepares for expansion
MADISON, Wis. – In addition to testing for COVID-19 at the Alliant Energy Center, Public Health Madison & Dane County is offering select groups protection from the virus. PHMDC is vaccinatin...
Madalyn O'Neill Jan 15, 2021

‘Help us end this pandemic’: Midwestern governors urge Trump administration to purchase more vaccine doses
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and other Midwestern governors are sharing their frustrations with the Trump administration’s handling of coronavirus vaccine distribution in a letter...
Brandon Arbuckle Jan 15, 2021

Madison teens team up for ‘Her Drive’ to collect hygiene products
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Madison students are helping out under-resourced people in Dane County. Brenna Butler, Crystal Ni and Charlotte Thomas are hosting a “Her Drive” right now....
Site staff Jan 15, 2021

‘We’ve asked people to follow the same rules’: DHS says Mercyhealth should not have made plans to vaccinate Janesville teachers
JANESVILLE, Wis. — On Thursday night the Janesville School District announced that there would be no school next Friday to allow 1,300 district staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine through Mercyhealt...
Amanda Quintana Jan 15, 2021

Evers calls lack of second vaccine doses “slap in the face”
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is blasting federal officials for promising to release the remainder of their COVID-19 vaccine stockpile when it apparently had already been exhausted. Evers...
Associated Press Jan 15, 2021

A tribute to Lola of the Newshounds
While Fridays usually end with the Newshounds Now Update with Lola and Lui, but this week, the Newshounds are taking the week off in honor of Lola. Sadly, Lola crossed the rainbow bridge on Sunday. Sh...
Site staff Jan 15, 2021