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MADISON, Wis. — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75. Schumacher’s daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed Monday that her father...

TOWN OF COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. — Wedding barns venues across the state are facing new restrictions on alcohol at their events, thanks to legislation that took effect Jan. 1. The law, passed in 2023 as Act 73, requires wedding barn venues either to obtain a liquor license or limit the number of events where guests bring...

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The Badgers have landed their 11th transfer of the portal period, securing a commitment from a former four-star cornerback on Monday. According to Evan Flood a

The Wisconsin Book Festival took place between October 23 to October 26, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin. The event celebrates authors from across the country (and even the world) as they partake in panel discussions with moderators and room for audience questions. Last year, The Badger Herald reported on the Wisconsin...

A ​​restaurant’s decor often reflects its menu. This is true at downtown restaurant The Globe — where Suzy Karki and Ashim Malla serve dishes inspired by 18 different countries — but not in the way you might think. With that kind of cultural and culinary variety, it would have been easy for Karki and Malla to design...

While Madison has resisted installing license plate reading surveillance cameras, Dane County and most of the city’s neighbors have embraced the technology — with varying degrees of support. More than 200 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies use license plate reading technology made by Atlanta-based Flock Safety, which...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a detached garage on the city’s north side Friday night. The fire occurred in the 1600 block of Wyoming Way. Crews arrived on scene just after 8:30 p.m. and controlled the fire in less than 15 minutes.

The National Weather Service has backed off from earlier forecasts warning of freezing rain and drizzle, but is still sounding a cautious note this morning. Forecasters said that the only area at risk for any glazing would be south and west of Madison, but for the Sheboygan area that risk is slight, and only clear...

MADISON, Wis. — A Madison-based medical transport company is expanding hiring efforts as demand for non-emergency medical transportation continues to grow across Wisconsin. NMotion Medical Transportation Owner and CEO Joe Durruthy said his team completes hundreds of trips each month, helping patients safely reach...