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New, clean, up-to-date: Sheriff's office moves into long-awaited space
JANESVILLE — A month after they began moving into their new building, Rock County Sheriff’s Office staff say they’re settling in and enjoying the abundance of windows that flood offices and common areas with natural light, and the improved working conditions provided by clean and functional office, common and meeting areas. On June 12, they began moving out of the century-old Pinehurst building, that’s still visible through some windows. It will eventually be torn down to make way for a new staff parking lot. Sheriff’s...
Dr. Muhammed Murtaza Named the Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine
Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was named the Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine (CHGPM). His appointment began on June 30, 2024. Dr. Murtaza joined the Department of Surgery in 2020 to serve as leader of the Novel Diagnostics...
Poll: Trump leading Biden in Midwest swing states
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden by 3 points in Michigan and 5 points in Wisconsin, according to the results of a new Emerson College poll. The poll, conducted July 15-16, surveyed about 1,000 likely voters per swing state. Democrats for the Next Generation sponsored the poll, which has a +/-3% margin of error. It was released Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. ...
Upcoming Madison area events as great weather stays for the weekend
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Temperatures in the upper 70s and clear skies continue, making for a fantastic summer weekend. WMTV sat down with Sarah Warner of Destination Madison to highlight some fun happenings around Madison. Downtown Middleton is home to sales, restaurant deals and live music. Middleton’s Summer Shop &...
Key Reads – Friday, July 19, 2024
Milwaukee looked fantastic on the world stage this week. Congratulations to the host committee, employees, volunteers, civic and political leaders of all partisan stripes who worked together to pull of the Republican National Convention. Whether you watched all, some or none of the convention last night, we were hard at...
Five local students graduate UW-Madison
A total of 8,586 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 10 and 11, including six students from Hamilton County. They are:. Asha Coy, Fishers, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Science in Biology. Adam Katz, Carmel, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Arts in...
RNC breakdown with Brandon Scholz and Dave Cieslewicz
We welcome Brandon Scholz, political analyst and longtime Republican strategist, and former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz to discuss the third day of the RNC. COPYRIGHT 2024 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Meet Firefighter/EMT Connor Kowalke
I’ve always had a passion to serve and help people, and I knew there wouldn’t be a better way to do that than through serving the community on the fire department. Why did you want to work for the Madison Fire Department?. The Madison Fire Department does a...
President of Marquette Law School Poll makes predictions on potential voter shift
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Most recent polling from Marquette Law School at the end of June showed numbers shortly after Former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty in the New York criminal trial. However, following the assassination attempt July 13, polling results might be subject to change. WMTV sat...
EF-0 tornado in southern WI from July 16 storms: National Weather Service
SULLIVAN, Wis. - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sullivan identified on Friday, July 19 another tornado rated EF-0 from the storms that passed through southern Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16. Officials say the tornado passed through the southwest side of Evansville – a little more than 20 miles south...
Wisconsin football has one of lightest travel schedules of any Big Ten team in 2024
Wisconsin has one of the easier travel schedules of any Big Ten football team in 2024. It lands at No. 13 of 18 teams in the new-look conference in total travel miles for the 2024 season. The Badgers are scheduled to travel 6,245.9 miles during their 2024 slate with an...
Abnormal recruiting process helps speed up learning curve for Wisconsin women's basketball walk-on
Attending a big school was at the top of Reese Jaramillo’s checklist for her college experience. The Racine Prairie School standout never dreamed it would also mean realizing her goal of playing women’s basketball at the Division I level. Both came true for Jaramillo when she signed as a walk-on with the University of Wisconsin on June 19.
Viterbo to honor famed UW coach Dick Bennett and son, UVA national championship winning coach Tony Bennett
Two famed coaches will be honored by Viterbo next month. Dick Bennett put the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team back on the map in the mid-1990s, leading the Badgers to four NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance. His son, Tony Bennett, currently coaches at the University of...
Global technology outage hits Northeast Wisconsin
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The global technology outage affecting airports, airlines, banks, hospitals, and other industries is being felt here in Northeast Wisconsin. Aurora BayCare is the only one reporting computer issues, but a dispatcher with the hospital tells us they don’t believe the issues are impacting patient care. Bellin Green Bay, HSHS Saint Vincent’s, and ThedaCare in Neenah all told us they are unaware of any issues currently.
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