Madison WI

Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms. The woman had suffered multiple blows to her head and falls at the hands of her husband over the years. He had wanted to disable her, to make it more […]

Madison’s proposed budget for 2026 highlights the city’s recent financial turnaround, as it would increase staffing and service levels while limiting the city’s property tax increase to roughly the rate of inflation. A key contributor to this newfound stability is an infusion of new revenue, including property...

MADISON - As darkness fell over the state capital Oct. 25, Makeela Magomolla, Tayah Dean and George Whitney led a group of more than 40 people on the winding paths of UW-Madison's Lakeshore Nature Preserve. They were on the hunt for something they knew they wouldn't be able to see. In fact, they'd be able to pick up...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Many Madisonians make a stop at the seasonal Dane County Farmer’s Market to indulge in a loaf of Hot & Spicy Cheesbread from Stella’s Bakery. Fans of their signature bread can now satisfy their cravings year-round, at their new bakery on Regent St. They also serve coffee, sandwiches, empanadas,...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get himself removed from the presidential ballot. At the time,...

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison Starbucks baristas are set to hold a rally downtown on Saturday afternoon.

MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident on the city's west side early Saturday morning.

MADISON, Wis. — UW Health encourages lung cancer screenings, as it is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer in the U.S. excluding skin cancer.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department arrested two people after breaking up a fight Thursday morning, officials reported. According to MPD, officers were patrolling just before 2 a.m. on the 400 block of State Street when a person waved them down and reported a fight. Police separated the...

In October 2025, local entomologist Edgar Spalding reported a new finding at Grassman Ponds on Old Middleton Road in Dane County. During his regular surveys of damselflies and dragonflies, Spalding identified the black-tipped darner (Aeshna tuberculifera). This was the first confirmed record of the species in the...