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The Poppy Seed feels like visiting your coolest grandma's house
When Jessica Zander started The Poppy Seed in 2018, she sprouted the business out of a century-old DeForest house into a thriving coffee shop-meets-boutique retail business. At the time, her daughters were four and six years old, and there was a room upstairs with a couch and a TV where the girls would hang out while Zander worked.
Literacy on Wheels: Madison Reading Project launches ‘Book Bus 2.0′
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - After a year and a half of fundraising, the Madison Reading Project launched the first, all-accessible free book bus in Wisconsin on Saturday. The free family-friendly event was held at the Kohl Center for the public to come tour the new bus, Bucky Badger and other mobile partners. Free books were also available to children.
UW hosts rowing championships at Devil’s Lake State Park
BARABOO, Wis. (WMTV) - Colligate women’s rowing teams converged on the waters of Devil’s Lake State Park Sunday morning for the Big Ten Rowing Championships. Michigan took first place and their second consecutive title while Wisconsin finished sixth in the championship. The Badgers said it was the first...
Stormy weather to start the new workweek
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Thanks to the cold front that moved through yesterday evening, the second half of the weekend won’t be quite as hot as the first half. High temperatures yesterday were near 90° in some spots - Madison reached 87° which was our warmest temp of the year so far!
Opinion | Madison Metro redesign highlights equity problems
In June of 2023, Madison area bus riders faced major changes when Metro Transit implemented a complete redesign of its bus routes in an effort to streamline service, improve travel times and increase ridership. This came after a recognition that those living on the outskirts of the city, which disproportionately consisted of people of color, suffered longer routes and wait times.
Former Wisconsin quarterback transfer commits to Utah Tech
Former Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill committed to Utah Tech on Saturday. Hill re-entered the transfer portal on April 23 after spending the 2023 season with the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Santa Barbara, California native originally joined the Badgers as a three-star recruit in the class of 2021. He was ranked as...
Badgerland Girl Scouts
Hundreds of Badgerland Girl Scouts came to Camp Brandenburg for a VIP Camp Cookie day to celebrate their successful entrepreneurial cookie businesses. COPYRIGHT 2024 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Wisconsin boasts one of PFF's highest-graded returning Big Ten running backs
Wisconsin’s Tawee Walker is one of PFF’s highest-graded returning Big Ten running backs entering 2024. The former Oklahoma Sooner was one of Luke Fickell’s big-ticket transfer acquisitions this offseason. He wasn’t on the Badgers’ roster in 2023, but today’s definition of ‘returning’ must translate to ‘returning from any college program’ given the significance of the transfer portal.
Madison Country Day School students soar to success in team's first national rocketry competition
MADISON, Wis. — A group of students from Dane County embarked on an exciting journey into the world of rocketry this year. Madison Country Day School's newly formed rocketry club achieves remarkable success in its first year. Out of 900 participating teams, the club landed in the top 200...
Cardinals compete at Capitol Conference meet
The 2024 regular season came to a close for the Marshall track & field program on Tuesday, May 14. The Cardinals took the trip over to Lake Mills High School on that day for the Capitol Conference meet, where they fared well. The boys turned in the highest finish, placing fifth of the 10 teams in attendance with a team score of 48.5. The girls placed seventh with a score of 63. No Marshall athlete claimed an individual conference title. ...
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