Category Archives: Local News

UW-Madison students set up blood drive in effort to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison students and the American Red Cross are partnering for a blood drive in an effort to help those fighting COVID-19. The Badgers Give Back Blood Dri...
Logan Rude Oct 22, 2020

Wisconsin man accused of killing man over stolen reptiles
WAUPACA, Wis. — A Wisconsin man accused of killing a young man in a dispute over stolen reptiles has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Forty-four-year-old Bill Zelenski, of Wa...
Associated Press Oct 22, 2020

Liberal legal group formed ahead of election in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — A new legal group has been created just days before the election by Wisconsin attorneys who have represented Democrats and others opposed to Republicans on issues ranging f...
Associated Press Oct 22, 2020

Most polling sites in Wisconsin will be open Nov. 3, but a few gaps remain
By Nora Eckert For Wisconsin Watch After a chaotic April primary in which just five voting places were open in Milwaukee, and voters waited for hours in long lines, the city is operating nearly all of...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Oct 22, 2020

Culinary students serving kindness for Thanksgiving
Nearly 90 turkeys, 11,000 pounds of potatoes and almost 50 gallons of gravy. Clearly this isn’t Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS M...
Site staff Oct 21, 2020

Jacob Blake makes virtual court appearance
KENOSHA, Wis. — The man who was seven times by Kenosha police in August made a virtual appearance in court Wednesday. The police shooting sparked weeks of protests and unrest, but Wednesday&rsqu...
Site staff Oct 21, 2020

‘Dust ourselves off and we start over’: Search for men’s homeless shelter site begins again
MADISON, Wis. – Just one day after city and county leaders announced the location for a permanent men’s homeless shelter in Madison, they’re on the hunt for a different site. Th...
Madalyn O'Neill Oct 21, 2020

2 charged with tearing down Wisconsin Capitol statutes
MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors have charged two more men with damaging property for allegedly helping tear down two statues on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds during a June protest over police brutal...
Associated Press Oct 21, 2020

Middleton students collect food for Trick Or Treat So Others Can Eat
Students in Middleton are learning how to be a part of the change by collecting food for those in need. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCA...
Site staff Oct 21, 2020

Study finds drop in COVID-19 mortality rate
Total cases are still on the rise, but so are the number of people surviving COVID-19. COPYRIGHT 2020 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR ...
Site staff Oct 21, 2020