Category Archives: Local News
Several more COVID-19 deaths confirmed in Wisconsin; all but one county ranked ‘critically high’ for disease spread
MADISON, Wis. — More than 70 Wisconsinites have died of coronavirus complications since Wednesday afternoon, according to the latest data from state and county health officials. There were 71 ne...
Nov 19, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers, Republican legislative leaders to meet Friday
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders plan to meet Friday as thousands of Wisconsinites continue to test positive for COVID-19 on a daily basis. Representatives from...
Nov 19, 2020
Twenty-two additional Dane Co. Jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. — An additional 22 inmates in the Dane County Public Safety Building have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the jail’s total number of confirmed cases to 38. On Wednesda...
Nov 19, 2020
Wisconsin unemployment increases to 5.7% in October
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7% in October from 5.4% in September as the coronavirus continues to rage across the state. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce De...
Nov 19, 2020
Meet the Pet of the Week: Drake
Drake is a 10-year-old boxer mix. Our friends at the Dane County Humane Society say he loves attention and being petted. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE P...
Nov 19, 2020
UW researchers participate in clinical trial for new treatment to combat neuroblastoma
MADISON, Wis. — Researchers at American Family Children’s Hospital are participating in a new first-in-humans clinical trial for children with relapsed or refectory neuroblastoma. The new ...
Nov 19, 2020
Trial ordered for accused gun supplier in Kenosha killings
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin court commissioner has decided the man charged with buying the rifle that police say an Illinois teen used to kill two people during a Wisconsin protest over police b...
Nov 19, 2020
Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks
MINNEAPOLIS — More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks. Dr. Amy Williams is executive dean of Mayo Cl...
Nov 19, 2020
Sun Prairie police: Gun that 16-year-old accidentally shot himself with was stolen from vehicle
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The gun used in an accidental shooting that hospitalized a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head was stolen from a vehicle, according to the Sun Prairie Police Departm...
Nov 19, 2020
Deputies find shell casings, evidence of rounds hitting apartment buildings
WINDSOR, Wis. — Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputies found several shell casings after responding to reports of shots fired Thursday at 12:33 a.m. in the 6600 block of Scattergood Lane in...
Nov 19, 2020
