Category Archives: Local News

Local restaurant owners react to COVID relief bill
Brady Mallory shows us what the COVID relief bill means for local restaurant owners and has reaction from one of them. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUB...
Site staff Dec 22, 2020

Rio man one of first to receive antibody treatment at SSM Health
A Columbia County man is back at work tonight with a lingering cough but is glad to not be in the hospital. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BRO...
Site staff Dec 22, 2020

Merrimac Ferry to close for season
MERRIMAC, Wis. — The Merrimac Ferry will close for the 2020 season starting Christmas Eve. The ferry will finish its final crossing Thursday at noon, according to the state Department of Tr...
Brandon Arbuckle Dec 22, 2020

Authorities searching for Loyal woman missing since October
LOYAL, Wis. — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a Clark County woman who has been missing since early October. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a relea...
Logan Rude Dec 22, 2020

Women deliver 300 gift packages to local ER nurses
MADISON, Wis. — Two women are doing something good for Madison-area ER nurses while working through the grieving process themselves. Cindy Jaggi and Laura Konopacki made 300 self-care box...
Site staff Dec 22, 2020

Vaccination efforts at Mercyhealth start hours after first shipment
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Mercyhealth started vaccinating its frontline workers Tuesday afternoon, just hours after receiving its first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The Janesville-based...
Logan Rude Dec 22, 2020

Dane Co. Board asks residents to celebrate holiday season with household, explore area parks
MADISON, Wis. — Members of the Dane County Board are asking area residents to celebrate the holiday season only with members of their households as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Despite a ...
Logan Rude Dec 22, 2020

Driver in stolen Toyota Prius totals car during Madison street race, police say
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police found a wrecked Toyota Prius after a report of a street race early Monday morning. Officials said a witness saw the Prius and a blue SUV racing at high speeds on M...
Brandon Arbuckle Dec 22, 2020

UW Health doctor answers “man-on-the-street” questions about COVID-19 vaccine
MADISON, Wis. — UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof is hoping this will be the last of our State Street Doctor series. In the first segment we did back in March, Pothof answered any questions peop...
Jamie Perez Dec 22, 2020

Wisconsin health officials report highest single-day total of COVID-19 deaths
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has reported a record-breaking number of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. State and county health officials have confirmed 123* new deaths, the highest single-day total to date...
Brandon Arbuckle Dec 22, 2020