Madison WI

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A longtime Dane County detox program that has served thousands of people in crisis may close at the end of the year, causing concern among law enforcement, county officials, and health leaders. On Wednesday, the Dane County Health and Human Needs Committee heard directly from Tellurian...

University of Wisconsin’s disbandment of its Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement department this past summer has invited a wave of displacement for a variety of services that students in underrepresented communities have grown to rely on. One of these programs is the Academic Coaching to Thrive...

MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Common Council was one vote short of extending the Dairy Drive's contract after Tuesday's meeting that went into the early hours of Wednesday.

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. -- Jennifer Ploeger, the Sun Prairie West High School principal who was removed from her position amid an investigation into how allegations of child sex crimes against a former school staff were handled, now faces scrutiny from state licensors.

MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Police Department has a new equine member.

There are 29 tiny-house style shelters at the homeless encampment on 3202 Dairy Drive. Madison city alders who wanted to keep the Dairy Drive homeless encampment open were short one vote early Wednesday morning. The facility, where 22 people currently live, is set to close on Sept. 30. Nine alders...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 13-year-old and 14-year-old were taken into custody Sunday night after a large fight, the Madison Police Department reported on Monday. MPD said the fight broke out at fast-food business near S. Gammon Road and Mineral Point Road, not far from the Memorial High School campus.

When Kaj Myklatun opened a food truck, called Pota Madre , in his home country of Norway in 2024, he could only dream of one day expanding to seven locations — including one, most recently, in the United States.

Madison common council votes on the future of funding for Dairy Drive homeless campground. The future of the Dairy Drive homeless campground on Madison’s eastside was decided at the Madison common council meeting Tuesday night. Portage ‘guitar guru’ slays on the instruments he builds from scratch. Updated:...

BARABOO, Wis.  — The Sauk County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the name of the 24-year-old man who died Saturday evening after he crashed while attempting to exit Devil's Lake State Park.