Category Archives: Local News
Evers signs executive order banning TikTok on state-issued devices
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday signed an executive order banning the social media app TikTok from state-issued devices amid cybersecurity concerns related to the app’s parent ...
Jan 12, 2023
All lanes reopened after crash causes delays on westbound Beltline
MADISON, Wis. — All lanes of the westbound Beltline have reopened after a crash caused significant traffic delays near Old Sauk Road. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation sa...
Jan 12, 2023
Madison police arrest 25-year-old on tentative child pornography charges
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say they arrested a man on the city’s west side Thursday morning on possible child pornography charges as part of an ongoing investigation. Police say the 25...
Jan 12, 2023
Convenience store door smashed overnight, cigars and vape cartridges stolen
MADISON, Wis. — An east side convenience store had its front door shattered as someone stole cigars and vaping cartridges overnight, Madison police said Thursday morning. Officers were called to...
Jan 12, 2023
Wisconsin Republicans look to undo ‘conversion therapy’ ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans planned to vote Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change their LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sex...
Jan 12, 2023
‘Apologizing doesn’t really do anything for your pocketbook’: Monroe taxpayers exploring options after school referendum costs them hundreds
MONROE, Wis. — Taxpayers in Monroe say it’s not over after the school district told them there’s nothing they could do to fix the hundreds of dollars in increased property taxes they...
Jan 12, 2023
Why are there concerns about TikTok’s security? A local expert explains
Steve Noll from Madison College joins News 3 Now This Morning to talk about why there has been so much discussion about banning TikTok in the United States, including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers saying ...
Jan 12, 2023
WATCH: What’s going on In the 608 this weekend?
Looking for something to do with the family this weekend? Here are some of the events happening in southern Wisconsin over the next few days. To see a list of events happening in your area or to submi...
Jan 12, 2023
School District of Beloit to offer AP African American Studies class starting in fall
BELOIT, Wis. — Starting this fall, students in the School District of Beloit will be able to enroll in what the district bills as the first AP African American Studies class in Rock County. The ...
Jan 11, 2023
Beloit man sentenced to 6 years in prison for crack cocaine distribution
BELOIT, Wis. — A Beloit man was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western ...
Jan 11, 2023
