Category Archives: Local News
Missouri woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for Walmart fraud scheme
MADISON, Wis. — A Missouri woman is now the fourth person sentenced in connection to a nationwide fraud scheme. According to a news release, Heather Bishop, 31, was sentenced Thursday to 30 mont...
Nov 12, 2020
Angelo’s Pizza in Monona planning to close Dec. 19
MONONA, Wis. — A Monona pizza parlor is planning to close next month. According to a Facebook post, Angelo’s will have its last night Dec. 19. The post said the restaurant’s lease wa...
Nov 12, 2020
Madison construction worker injured in scaffolding fall
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Fire Department responded to a construction site after a worker suffered injuries Thursday morning, according to an incident report. Crews were sent to Lake Point Dri...
Nov 12, 2020
‘What you’re doing is not enough’: White House Coronavirus Task Force doctor addresses Wisconsin’s COVID situation
MADISON, Wis. — White House Coronavirus Task Force Dr. Deborah Birx spoke to News 3 Now’s Jamie Perez about her deep concern for Wisconsin’s rapidly increasing COVID cases. “Yo...
Nov 12, 2020
7-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day surpasses 6,000 in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s lifetime total of COVID-19 cases is quickly approaching the 300,000 mark, with nearly 7,000 new cases recorded Thursday. State and county health officials confi...
Nov 12, 2020
Detectives receive more than a dozen new tips since updating public on Devil’s Lake homicide case
BARABOO, Wis. — The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a dozen new tips in the Devil’s Lake homicide investigation, a day after stressing how important community tips will ...
Nov 12, 2020
As Rock County COVID-19 Hospitalizations skyrocket, more school districts make choice to play winter sports
MILTON, Wis. – School board members at the School District of Milton voted 6-1 in support of the district moving forward with a plan to bring back winter sports during a meeting earlier this wee...
Nov 12, 2020
MPD investigating armed robbery on city’s east side
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police are investigating an armed robbery on the city’s east side that happened Tuesday afternoon. According to an incident report, a 39-year-old man told police he...
Nov 12, 2020
Wisconsin Historical Society making budget cuts, changes to 2021 operations
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Historical Society is making several changes to its operation for 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to a letter from Director Christian W. Overland sent...
Nov 12, 2020
Former Madison polar bear Nuniq makes public debut in Kansas City
MADISON, Wis. — The male polar bear that recently left the Henry Vilas Zoo is officially making his public debut in Kansas City. Nuniq has spent the last 30 days in quarantine since leaving Madi...
Nov 12, 2020
