Why Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry drew a staggering 17 million viewers
CBS, citing Nielsen data, said the two-hour special averaged 17.1 million viewers on Sunday night in the United States.
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Dane County Farmers' Market expected to announce plans for 2021 season this week
We know when it will start... but where?
MADISON, Wis.-- This week's weather reminds us spring, and farmers' market season, are right around the corner. We already know when the Dane County Farmers' Market will return (April 10th), and we soon will learn where. Dane County Market Manager…
Jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. Here's what to expect
The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom on Monday as jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd.
Meghan reveals 'concerns' within royal family about her baby's skin color
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said there was concern within the royal family about her baby's skin tone, and her husband Prince Harry condemned his relatives for failing to criticize colonial undertones in media coverage, in a series of damning and disturbing claims that threaten to spark a racism scandal around Buckingham Palace.
Seniors fight pandemic fatigue by playing pickleball
A group of senior citizens get together everyday at 7 a.m. to play the game that has made them a family, pickleball.
Pen and Purpose
MADISON, Wis. -- A local artist has a passion for drawing life around Madison.
Why sweeping police reform over the last year has largely been elusive
(CNN) -- In the year since Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor in an overnight drug raid, the Democratic-led US House of Representatives has passed a bill overhauling policing, twice. President Joe Biden took office in a city protected by a…
This teen was offered over $1 million in scholarships when she applied to colleges
(CNN) -- After applying to more than 20 colleges, one high school senior from Philadelphia has been offered a total of over $1 million in scholarship money. Shanya Robinson-Owens, 17, applied to somewhere between 25 to 30 different colleges, hoping…
California says Disneyland and other amusement parks can reopen April 1
(CNN) -- Disneyland Resort in Southern California will be allowed to reopen with capacity limits starting April 1, state Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly announced Friday. While Walt Disney World Resort in Florida reopened with capacity limits back…
Wall Street Journal: Third female former staffer accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct
(CNN) -- A third female former staffer has come forward with accusations of inappropriate conduct by embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday night. The Democratic governor already stands accused of…
Do we really need pants? And other lessons from a pandemic year
(CNN) -- We're one year, or roughly 31,536,000 seconds, into this new, strange pandemic life. We've missed loved ones and weddings and funerals, dance recitals and baseball playoffs, more "firsts" and simple pleasures than we can even count at this…
Thousands of students have dropped out of school due to Covid-19. These are the educators trying to track them down
(CNN) -- The first thing you need to know about dropping out of school is that it doesn't happen all at once. Educators say students don't just wake up one day and decide that's it, no more school. It happens…
The legendary Iditarod sled dog race is going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic
(CNN) -- The Iditarod, Alaska's legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually almost 1,000 miles, has been modified to avoid most communities and will be roughly 100 miles shorter…
Mark Pavelich, member of 'Miracle on Ice' 1980 Olympic hockey team, dies at 63
(CNN) -- Mark Pavelich, a member of the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 Olympics US men's hockey team, has died at age 63. He died in North Sauk Centre, Minnesota, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, which…
Federal judge says deadline to ratify ERA 'expired long ago' in setback to advocates' efforts
(CNN) -- A federal district judge on Friday dealt a blow to advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment in ruling that the deadline to ratify the ERA "expired long ago" and three states' recent ratifications of the amendment arrived "too…
50 people sue Wisconsin city over handling of protests
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Fifty people are suing a Wisconsin city over the way it handled protests last fall after authorities announced that a police officer would face no charges for the fatal shooting of a Black teenager. The Milwaukee…
Tom Brady rookie card sells for record $1.32 million
(CNN) -- The most expensive trading card in football history, a Tom Brady rookie card, has sold for $1.32 million. FitBit CEO and co-founder James Park made the purchase. "I lived in Boston for 10 years and so am a…
Fall River starts GoFundMe for a police k9 program
FALL RIVER, Wis. -- Police are asking community members in Columbia County for donations to cover the start up costs for a K9 program. The Village of Fall River Police Department started a GoFundMe Saturday to fundraise. They are asking…
Three dads, a baby and the legal battle to get their names added to a birth certificate
(CNN) -- Meet Ian Jenkins and his partners, Alan and Jeremy. They're a "throuple": a committed polyamorous relationship involving three people. And after a complicated and expensive court battle to all become legal parents, the trio are raising two toddlers…
University of South Alabama professors on leave – but some students say that’s not enough
MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) -- Responding to a growing controversy over 7-year-old Halloween photos the recently resurfaced, the University of South Alabama on Friday put three professors on leave and launched an internal investigation. But several dozen angry students who gathered…
Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet, 'tailed' by security guard on her walk home
(CNN) -- Amanda Gorman, the nation's first youth poet laureate, said she was "tailed" and told "you look suspicious" by a security guard as she walked home Friday night. "A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He…
NFL picks its first Black female game official
Maia Chaka will make history when the new National Football League season starts this year.
Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together
Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven't been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations.
The unsung hero behind St. Dennis School's successful reopening
As more Madison schools begin reopening for in-person learning, News 3 Now's Jamie Perez revisited St. Dennis School to see how its school year has gone ever since it reopened in August.
