Category Archives: Local News

Madison East High School drag show canceled amid safety concerns
MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Metropolitan School District has postponed a student-led drag show organized by East High School students after receiving messages about the event that raised concern...
McKenna Alexander Jan 09, 2023

How WISC-TV/Channel 3000 names suspects in crime stories
In late 2021, the News 3 Now/Channel 3000 newsroom adopted a policy where we do not name suspects in crime stories until they are formally charged with a crime. There are a few editorial exceptions ou...
Naomi Kowles Jan 09, 2023

High radon levels in one of every two Dane County homes, PHMDC says
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly half of Dane County homes tested for radon in the past three years had high levels of the gas, according to Public Health Madison & Dane County. Radon is a radioactive...
Andrew Bandstra Jan 09, 2023

WATCH: Gary Cannalte thanks community for support following wife’s death
MADISON, Wis. — News 3 Now’s Gary Cannalte returns to the airwaves following the death of his wife Jean. He thanked viewers and the News 3 Now family for their support during the incredibl...
Gary Cannalte Jan 09, 2023

Search continues for man charged in November State Street shooting
MADISON, Wis. — Police in Madison continue to search for a man who they say shot another man on State Street in late November. Lamar Jefferson, 40, is charged with attempted first-degree intenti...
Logan Reigstad Jan 09, 2023

Damage from fire at Whitewater disposal center estimated at ‘millions’
WHITEWATER, Wis. — An overnight fire at a waste disposal center in Whitewater likely caused millions of dollars in damage, fire officials said during a Monday press conference. In total, roughly...
Logan Rude Jan 09, 2023

Remains found in 1997 in Lake Michigan ID’d as Chicago woman
MANISTEE COUNTY, Mich. (AP) — Human remains found in 1997 along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in western Michigan have been identified as those of a Chicago woman last seen weeks earlier at a ...
Rayos Syndication User Jan 09, 2023

Missing Chippewa Falls man found safe; Silver Alert canceled
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — A 76-year-old Chippewa Falls man who hadn’t been seen since Monday morning has been found safe. Officials said David Smith left his home early Monday without talking...
Logan Reigstad Jan 09, 2023

Dubuque Regional Airport Postpones First Avelo Flight
The Dubuque Regional Airport is postponing the debut of Avelo Airlines. Airport officials said the airport wasn't able to obtain the Transportation Security Administration's approval of the airport's ...
Mark Evenstad Jan 09, 2023

Woman Sentenced For Participating in Large Fight
A woman was sentenced to probation for her role in a large fight in Dubuque during which three women were slashed by a knife. 22 year old Mycal Hall of Davenport was sentenced in Iowa District Court o...
Mark Evenstad Jan 09, 2023