CBS for Madison, Wisconsin since 1956. Home of News 3 Now & Channel3000.com Email: tips@channel3000.com Newsroom: (608) 277-5241https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx7ieeevb72hThe Halloween tradition continues for a Sun Prairie family this spooky season. The Vokoun's have a brand-new theme for their yard decorations for 2026: Harry Potter. https://www.channel3000.com/features/in-the-608-annual-halloween-display-drawing-a-crowd-in-sun-prairie/article_ccfdf06f-9d14-4a17-9bee-aa221fdac5ff.html06 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7ieeevb72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx7goxqalb24The Packers will try to win another game — this Sunday against the Chicago Bear sat Lambeau Field — without Edgerrin Cooper, who’ll likely be placed on season-ending injured reserve sometime before kickoff. https://www.channel3000.com/news/top-stories/next-men-up-while-matt-lafleur-s-heart-hurts-for-injured-edgerrin-cooper-packers-know/article_231e48ba-b5ee-41e7-8247-a13a24bd8246.html06 Oct 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7goxqalb24https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx7efn2fir22A Dane County judge on Monday scheduled a new trial for a man accused of killing a 27-year-old Sun Prairie woman last year. https://www.channel3000.com/news/new-trial-scheduled-for-man-accused-of-killing-sun-prairie-woman-hiding-body-in-field/article_5bff10b5-8104-4831-89f0-068844b9af98.html06 Oct 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7efn2fir22https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx7ddd2q5b2kPackers head coach Matt LaFleur made it clear Monday that he won’t be engaging in any verbal tête-à-têtes with Bears coach Ben Johnson if they do come up. https://www.channel3000.com/news/top-stories/this-game-is-about-players-why-packers-coach-matt-lafleur-says-he-won-t-verbally/article_9943950d-11eb-4de2-ac7c-004879056789.html06 Oct 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7ddd2q5b2khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx6gcdwdgz24Madison is seeking public feedback on four finalist proposals for a public art installation planned as part of the Madison Lakeway project. https://www.channel3000.com/news/madison-seeks-feedback-on-lakeway-public-art-finalists/article_8ac93043-8c2b-4d87-8804-38c022cb1e8f.html06 Oct 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6gcdwdgz24https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx6fleshyj2gThe Milwaukee Brewers' walkoff victory against the San Diego Padres is doing more than thrilling fans at American Family Field. https://www.channel3000.com/news/brewers-playoff-run-inspires-next-generation-of-young-baseball-players/article_3151bc5d-d308-473c-a726-5bf79becd2bb.html06 Oct 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6fleshyj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx6fd6o3z62kMadison Magazine celebrated winners of its annual Best of Madison competition Monday night with an event featuring local businesses, food and drink samples, live music and dancing. https://www.channel3000.com/news/madison-magazine-honors-best-of-madison-winners/article_891a7730-b293-4f67-8aa2-8b44b09b1649.html06 Oct 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6fd6o3z62khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx6eulk3652fThe Madison Metropolitan School District has identified 10 roads and intersections as unusually hazardous for students walking to school, making about 100 students eligible for free bus service. https://www.channel3000.com/news/madison-schools-expand-free-busing-near-hazardous-crossings/article_5c1eef4e-de4f-42f3-9353-671263d27986.html06 Oct 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6eulk3652fhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx6a4yiger2hFrom Madison Magazine: Three Madison non-profits partnered to create the 10,000-square-foot space, with hopes of getting locally grown food to restaurants, food pantries and cafeterias across the city — and that's just the beginning. https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/this-new-eastside-facility-helps-local-produce-reach-community-plates/article_d90f0553-90a3-415f-b2c8-05d893d51fd8.html06 Oct 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6a4yiger2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx66hddbon2gFinishing breast cancer treatment does not always mean the challenges are over. https://www.channel3000.com/news/carbone-oncologist-encourages-exercise-after-breast-cancer-treatment/article_216f05d2-0177-470c-a5fd-295219e7843d.html06 Oct 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx66hddbon2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx64ri5nbv2iDozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. https://www.channel3000.com/news/dozens-quarantined-after-researcher-at-russian-plague-laboratory-dies-of-unknown-infection/article_31a897f7-10c2-54fe-a45f-d61a63680882.html06 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx64ri5nbv2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx646xc3i72kIn a conversation with News 3 Now, Interim Independent Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass said she did not think the 42-page employment review of her by the city attorney's office was legitimate. https://www.channel3000.com/news/independent-police-monitor-calls-city-attorneys-employment-review-illegitimate/article_0deb4905-d4c1-4c62-af09-37913b67120e.html05 Oct 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx646xc3i72khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx633jnazj24The alleged hijacker of the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv likely wanted to target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international gateway, according to an Israeli official and an Israeli source familiar with the matter. https://www.channel3000.com/news/alleged-flydubai-hijacker-likely-wanted-to-target-israel-s-ben-gurion-airport-sources-say/article_2adc3e10-0c34-5b54-ae72-df903be37298.html05 Oct 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx633jnazj24https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5zhfxr7k24The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – for their work developing a technique to decode the inner workings of the brain. https://www.channel3000.com/news/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-trio-for-technique-that-helps-decode-mysteries-of-the/article_5c198260-9957-58c6-a5f5-36cc351e4e6d.html05 Oct 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5zhfxr7k24https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5xqg2svf2hFall is the time to tackle small home projects before cold, snow and ice turn them into costly repairs. https://www.channel3000.com/news/prepare-your-home-for-winter-before-cold-weather-arrives/article_ce6dbfe7-51bf-4863-9c2e-35a7725df828.html05 Oct 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5xqg2svf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5w2luuc72hA tropical depression or storm has a high chance to form in the Gulf this week and breathe life into the tail end of an Atlantic hurricane season squashed by El Niño. https://www.channel3000.com/news/a-tropical-system-is-likely-in-the-gulf-this-week-despite-el-ni-o-here/article_6ebc3c6f-6177-52b7-b4ff-431affd9e8dc.html05 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5w2luuc72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5uf4tcir2hCornell’s main administration building was splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken overnight as the university faces anger over allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house. https://www.channel3000.com/news/cornell-building-is-sprayed-with-graffiti-blasting-schools-response-to-gang-rape-complaint/article_69b0f85a-7c29-5106-971b-0196c195dc6e.html05 Oct 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5uf4tcir2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5tdhdmun26Highland Avenue will close at the railroad tracks between Campus Drive and the VA driveway beginning at 5 a.m. on Friday. https://www.channel3000.com/news/highland-avenue-railroad-crossing-closing-friday-for-replacement-project/article_f0ab419c-8b83-4584-afeb-715e19ff70e4.html05 Oct 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5tdhdmun26https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5spntrnm26A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was set to be sentenced Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. https://www.channel3000.com/news/former-american-idol-singer-caleb-flynn-awaits-sentencing-for-wifes-murder/article_ca30dc2f-ee2b-593c-99eb-1ad1779af248.html05 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5spntrnm26https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5rqxtywp2iA crash involving three commercial vehicles on westbound I-90/94 near Portage injured a man Monday, the Wisconsin State Patrol’s DeForest Post said. https://www.channel3000.com/news/man-injured-in-crash-that-closed-i-90-94-near-portage/article_a850f8e0-f896-475b-a478-012a50841a07.html05 Oct 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5rqxtywp2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5r23vv7422Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. https://www.channel3000.com/news/dennis-hastert-longtime-republican-house-speaker-who-went-to-prison-dies-at-age-84/article_758eee4e-6446-5343-902f-5a27be26e406.html05 Oct 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5r23vv7422https://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5pnumtsn2hWisconsin Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph was one of five players who received Big Ten Conference Player of the Week honors. https://www.channel3000.com/sports/badgers-joseph-named-big-ten-offensive-player-of-the-week/article_d7bd6f13-2f3b-48f2-bb93-6e3287b1178d.html05 Oct 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5pnumtsn2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5pesflgf2hAs if this weekend's series couldn't get any bigger for Wisconsin women's hockey, Monday's new USCHO poll laid out the stakes. https://www.channel3000.com/news/top-stories/badgers-keep-top-ranking-ahead-of-clash-of-womens-hockey-titans/article_43085e04-2549-4236-ac25-9faa0f636631.html05 Oct 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5pesflgf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5oqqn5ip2uWisconsin voters will decide in November whether to approve three proposed amendments to the state Constitution. https://www.channel3000.com/news/what-to-know-about-wisconsins-3-constitutional-amendments-on-the-ballot-this-november/article_bc8d5118-b8fc-4847-a0d6-f7159646e2f9.html05 Oct 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5oqqn5ip2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5oczh4y62uOfficers found a Fitchburg man accused of hitting a bicyclist with his car Sunday night hiding in a closet, Madison police said. https://www.channel3000.com/news/suspect-in-hit-and-run-crash-with-bicycle-found-hiding-in-closet/article_5a8234b6-d0d9-4ab8-8f28-884c22021191.html05 Oct 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5oczh4y62uhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5nounrfo2uMillions of new cancer cases around the world may be caused by infections that are either treatable or preventable, suggesting that the cancer could have been avoided altogether. https://www.channel3000.com/news/about-1-in-8-cancer-cases-worldwide-are-tied-to-these-infections-most-of-them/article_8ebdee37-1cc9-5c75-9c93-b37ebbadba09.html05 Oct 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5nounrfo2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5m2srl7k2kFormer President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month, lending his support to the progressive nominee after a bruising Democratic primary exposed divisions within the party. https://www.channel3000.com/news/obama-is-to-appear-with-el-sayed-in-detroit-as-the-ex-president-gets-more/article_8ec5f1e3-6ed9-5fa4-aad7-c961627ea1cc.html05 Oct 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5m2srl7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5kd2s7fn2kThe Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. https://www.channel3000.com/news/nobel-medicine-prize-goes-to-3-scientists-for-shining-light-on-brain-activity/article_906e3666-1f5a-5ea6-99f0-a25570c99daf.html05 Oct 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5kd2s7fn2khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5inhoduf2kThe wait is almost over. The Milwaukee Bucks will return to the court Monday night to start the preseason, and the game will air for free, over-the-air, on Television Wisconsin. https://www.channel3000.com/news/top-stories/bucks-tip-off-preseason-on-television-wisconsin-monday-night/article_71d8398b-1b7e-48ce-850a-026e01e49340.html05 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5inhoduf2khttps://bsky.app/profile/channel3000.com/post/3mx5gxvulef2hIn 2024, software engineer Laura Housh began using AI as a helper for coding and other tasks. Two years later, Housh says she has a love-hate relationship with AI. https://www.channel3000.com/news/consumer/their-jobs-were-among-the-first-to-be-changed-by-ai-now-some-are-trying/article_611d876a-9689-566b-9779-eb0a11106ce0.html05 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:lvcs7ffkwlksfks5xd7sbene/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5gxvulef2h