Madison WI

MEQUON, Wis. (WMTV) - Ariel Spillner, the DeForest High School graduate and pharmacy student at Concordia University, who was killed in Milwaukee last November, was awarded a posthumous degree at the university’s commencement Friday. Spillner’s nieces, Kayleigh and Addison, were invited onstage to accept the doctoral degree on their...

Aoife Fritz leads chants at Madison West High school on May 1, 2026. Aoife Fritz, a senior at West High school, leads chants on a megaphone at Madison West, including, 'Up, up education, down, down, deportation' and 'si se puede' (translation: yes, we can). Fritz says that 'everyone’s here today because we’re supporting the MTI strike and we’re supporting our very fervent labor history...

The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a critically missing person, Tiffany Rutecki.

MONONA, Wis. (WMTV) - The Monona Police Department is searching for a suspect who fled from police Tuesday evening. Monona Police state a driver entered Monona traveling at high speeds, had fraudulent temporary registration and heavily tinted windows on his vehicle. According to police, the driver continued to drive away...

A curious child crawled into a claw machine at Milin’s Ice Cream in Madison — and firefighters had to step in.

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MADISON, Wis. -- Madison added 338 new homes in the month of April, according to the City of Madison Housing Tracker dashboard.

What Wisconsin Badger fans can expect out of 22-year-old Australian guard Owen Foxwell

As a proud University of Wisconsin Class of 1991 graduate and lifelong Badger, I have watched my alma mater with a mix of pride and increasing concern. A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by publisher Brian Fraley. Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced in late January 2026 that she would be leaving UW-Madison...

Forget the hard sell. The spaghetti is doing all the work here. This Italian restaurant is getting serious attention because one classic dish keeps winning people over, and in Wisconsin, that is no small thing. Comfort food has to deliver, and this place clearly does. People are not showing up...