LIST: Mike’s Miracle Minute times for Share Your Holidays Phone-A-Thon
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The WMTV Share Your Holidays Phone-A-Thon and Sort-A-Thon will be underway Wednesday- and there are two ways you can give. During Phone-A-Thon, all donations made that day will be matched, thanks to generous sponsors. You can visit WMTV15News.com/SYH to donate anytime online, or call...
Madison mayor to propose one-year moratorium on data center construction
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and 10 alders are moving to place a year-long moratorium on zoning certificates for data centers. If adopted, the moratorium would be a first-of-its-kind move for the state. Rhodes-Conway tells Isthmus that the proposed moratorium, which she plans to introduce tonight at the city...
Two of Madison mayor’s housing proposals advance to City Council
Two proposals to increase the supply and variety of housing in Madison are close to passing after several tweaks. New regulations that would promote density within the city’s Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District and allow for cottage courts will head to the City Council Tuesday night after the Plan...
Madison, Wisconsin Named Top 10 Most Caring City For 2026
This is great news for the Cheesehead State. Hint: it's not Superior.
Man convicted of attempted homicide in 2006 arrested in Madison for violating probation
MADISON, Wis. -- A man who was convicted in 2006 of three counts of attempted homicide was arrested in Madison on Saturday after reportedly violating his probation.
Look inside the doors of Flying Low Skateshop
A city’s skate community is only as good as its support, not only by product, but by authenticity. Madison has one of the tightest skate communities in the Midwest, with a huge part of that intimacy stemming from a small, yet largely appreciated skate shop called Flying Low. Flying...
‘Just don’t kill it’: Wisconsin land trusts face 2026 expiration of Knowles-Nelson stewardship fund
The looming shutdown of Wisconsin’s decades old Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant program has put conservation projects across Wisconsin at risk as land trusts attempt to muddle on without the program that has protected more than 700,000 acres of land in the state. Without the stewardship fund, projects to conserve...
News 3 Now at Noon: December 8, 2025
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Recent Police Activity: Over 1,100 Calls Handled Across City Districts December 5-8
Between the morning of December 5 and December 8, 2025, local law enforcement responded to 1,103 calls for service across city districts. This number does not include parking complaints or 911 misdials. The calls were distributed among the Central, East, Midtown, North, South, and West districts. The East district...
Share Your Holidays barrels picked up from local drop-off sites
Our 30th annual Share Your Holidays event is coming to a close, and the barrels have been picked up!

















