Madison WI

In the 2010s, video stores in Madison — and across the country — were closing en masse, following the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Record stores also began to fall out of favor with customers as Pandora and Spotify emerged as cheap, on-demand music sources. Now, the tide seems to be reversing:...

By the time you walk into Your Gym Bestie, it’s clear this isn’t a typical fitness space. Music from different cultures fills the room, conversations flow between English and Spanish, and individuals of all backgrounds lift weights side by side. At the center of it all is Robbi Dominguez, a Latina personal trainer...

For over a decade, Sarah Elmore has encouraged students at Madison’s East High School to reach for the stars as a counselor for AVID, a college and career readiness program that stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The AVID framework is used at thousands of schools across the country...

MONONA, Wis. -- Monona police arrested a woman early Wednesday morning who they said led officers on a high-speed chase and smoked crack cocaine from a pipe after being stopped.

RINGLE – Fourth-grade students at Riverside Elementary School had a one-of-a-kind learning experience to supplement their studies of archaeology and Wisconsin’s First People — a visit from two researchers involved in the discovery of Native American dugout canoes around the state, according to the D.C. Everest Area...

DEFOREST, Wis. (WMTV) - More than 1,000 DeForest residents signed a petition looking to give them more power when it comes to annexing land. That petition was introduced at a village board meeting Tuesday night. The move comes after a newly proposed data center from QTS which would require the...

A sandwich is essentially a delivery system. Instead of inviting you to pick at cheese, meat and other bites on a charcuterie board, it delivers all the flavors to your mouth between slices of bread, a bun or something else. It’s a sensible and convenient solution, to be sure — which explains why sandwiches are so...

STOUGHTON, Wis. — The City of Stoughton police chief is retiring next month, and officials are looking for candidates .

Dane County’s bid to renovate the aging Veterans Memorial Coliseum is estimated to cost 150 million dollars – a hefty price tag considering the county’s recent 31 million dollar deficit. Seeking capital investment in the project, the county sent out a request for proposals this fall for...

Somehow it seemed fitting that Jerry Apps left us on Dec. 23, as snow blanketed much of central Wisconsin, where he was born some 91 years ago. Apps was truly the godfather of Wisconsin writers and storytellers, an elder sage and historian with more than 50 books on a remarkable range of topics. He wrote most often...