| | | | | | Wisconsin's legislators are calling it quits in near-record numbers ahead of the November elections. About one-fourth of the 118 incumbents up for reelection have announced their retirement. That's the most incumbents to retire since 2014 and the third-highest since 1940. Democratic Rep. Gary Hebl, who is not seeking reelection after 17 years in the body, says the ugly political environment in Madison is driving people out. The large number of open seats likely won't change the balance of power in the Legislature. | | | | | | | FITCHBURG, Wis. — A seventeen-year-old was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a crash. Fitchburg police said the incident occurred around 2 a.m. along Highway 14, south of County Highway MM. The teen was the only person involved in the crash. Police said the teen crossed into the median of the highway and struck a tree. The Wisconsin State... | | | | | | | Watch News 3 Now This Morning from May 1, 2022. COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. | | | | | | For travelers going to southern Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier. Italy and Greece have relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions before Europe's peak summer tourist season as life increasingly returns to normal after the pandemic. Greece's civil aviation authority announced Sunday it was lifting all COVID-19 rules for international and domestic flights except for wearing face masks during flights and at airports. Air travelers were previously required to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or a recent recovery. Italy did away with the health pass that had been required to enter restaurants, cinemas, gyms and other venues. Visitors to Italy also no longer have to fill out the EU passenger locator form, a complicated ordeal. | | | | | | | MADISON, Wis. — Madison police arrested a suspect who they said refused to leave a home Sunday, after an hours-long standoff. Police were called to a home in the 1900 block of Baird Street just before 1 a.m. for a report of a domestic disturbance. The suspect had allegedly threatened a woman and young children in the house. Officers... | | | | | | The United Nations confirms that an operation to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is underway. A U.N. humanitarian spokespeson told The Associated Press on Sunday that the effort to bring people out of the sprawling Azovstal steel plant was being done with the International Committee for the Red Cross and in coordination with Ukrainian and Russian officials. He called the situation "very complex" and would not give further details. Up to 1,000 civilians are believed to be hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant that is the only part of the city not occupied by the Russians. | | | | | | | Eric Lauer kept up his strikeout success, fanning 11 in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Christian Yelich and Hunter Renfroe connected for consecutive home runs in the eighth. The Cubs are 2-9 in the last 11 games after winning six of 10 to start the season. Lauer, who struck out a career-high 13 last weekend against Philadelphia, reached double digits in strikeouts in consecutive games for the first time in his career. | | | | | | After Dr. Dare Adewumi was hired to lead the neurosurgery practice at an Atlanta-area hospital, he says he quickly faced racial discrimination that ultimately led to his firing. His lawyers and other advocates say he's not alone, that Black doctors across the country commonly experience discrimination. That can range from microaggressions to career-threatening disciplinary actions. Biases can become magnified in the fiercely competitive hospital environment, they say, and the underrepresentation of Black doctors can discourage them from speaking up. Some, including Adewumi, are fighting back. He has filed a lawsuit against the hospital system where he worked alleging employment discrimination based on race. | | | | | | |
