Wisconsin Huddle: Austin Rapp believes the Badgers will be more consistent with time
To hear more from Austin and News 3 Now sports director Andrew Bandstra, tune into the Wisconsin Huddle at 6:30 on Friday right here on News 8 Now.
Madison students explore coding in after-school program at Randall Elementary
The school hosts a weekly “Scratch Club,” where fourth and fifth graders use beginner-friendly coding tools to build simple games and animations.
In the 608: It’s the final day for the Community Book Drive at Madison...
MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Reading Project's Community Book Drive is coming to an end Wednesday. The event is the organization’s largest giving initiative of the year.
City Approves $14 Million for 425 New Affordable Rental Homes Across Madison
The City of Madison’s Common Council has approved nearly $14 million from its Affordable Housing Fund. The funding will support the development of about 425 new rental homes across the city. More than 260 of these units will be permanently affordable for lower-income households. The funding is part of the city’s...
Rule changes, staff put on leave after Slender Man stabber escape investigation
MADISON, Wis. -- Three staff members were placed on administrative leave after an investigation into Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser leaving a group home on Nov. 22.
‘Love Island USA’ seeks Madison-area singles to compete on dating show
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Could you be the next bombshell to enter the “Love Island USA” villa?. The casting team for the hit Peacock dating show is looking for Madison singles who are ready to shoot their shot and find love. The casting team said it wants to...
MFD: Seven people, one dog forced to leave home after fire
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Seven people and their dog have been displaced after a fire on Madison’s east side, the Madison Fire Department said Wednesday. A call came in around 1:55 a.m. Wednesday from the 1900 block of Beld Street reporting a fire in the back of a house.
3 DOC employees on leave as agency probes response to Morgan Geyser’s escape
MADISON – The state Department of Corrections is investigating the agency's response to Morgan Geyser's escape from a Madison group home last month and has implemented changes to the notification process when an offender on GPS monitoring triggers an alert, according to a letter sent by DOC Secretary Jared Hoy in...
December 10, 1967- Soul legend Otis Redding dies in plane crash
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Dec. 10, 1967, soul legend Otis Redding died along with six others in a plane crash on Lake Monona. Redding was on his way to a concert in Madison, when the plane went down because of bad weather in the area. He was 26 at the time of the plane crash.
Luke Fickell fires 1st Wisconsin coach in offseason move that needed to be done
Wisconsin has made the first major coaching change this offseason and it's an expected one as the unit underperformed and was underdeveloped.
