Madison WI

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man killed in a shooting over the weekend. The agency said Wednesday that the cause and manner of death for Luis Sotero Herrera are still being determined. Officials completed the 34-year-old Madison man’s autopsy on Monday.

MADISON, Wis. — A 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened staff at a campus area apartment with a razor blade-type weapon on Monday, Madison police said. Officers were dispatched to Lark at Kohl on Bedford Street at around 2:30 p.m. Police said the man exited the building...

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police arrested an 18-year-old man Sunday night after they said he shot at a woman on the city's north side.

Today on “Stuff Yer Face,” feature producer Emily Tucker sits down with Nar Topcu of Nar Turkish Halal. Nar and her husband, Cagri Topcu opened their Northside Madison restaurant nearly a year ago, balancing chef Cagri’s longtime dream with Nar’s graduate studies at UW–Madison. With help from their cousin Erkan...

After six decades of dedicated service, a beloved custodian is saying goodbye. Referred to as “Mr. Peanuts” by children and colleagues for 61 years, Rodney Esser is retiring as head custodian at Park Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. Esser leaves behind a legacy of steadfast...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - One of the suspects that was arrested in connection with a homicide that happened over the weekend in Madison appeared in Dane County court on Tuesday. Jorge Eleodoro Baez, 67, is accused of first-degree intentional homicide. The judge set Baez’s bail at $2 million cash. He...

This is where Madison turns the lights low and lets dinner make the noise. Tornado Steakhouse brings big steakhouse confidence wrapped in the cozy spirit of a classic supper club. From the moment you step inside, the room hums with energy—dark wood, tight tables, and a sense that something serious is about to land on...

Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry opened in 1974 when Jeff Stanley realized the world needed hamburgers more than jewelry throughout Madison. The family-owned restaurant serves award-winning burgers with endless horizon of good times treating friends like family throughout 47 years. This Frances Street location became Madison...

MADISON, Wis. — Following the execution of American citizen Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, thousands of Wisconsinites took to the streets to protest the GOP’s dangerous and un-American militant campaign. From La Crosse to Green Bay, communities across Wisconsin rallied...

Milwaukee-based theater artist Marcella Kearns comes from a proud Polish family. She remembers well what her maternal grandmother used to tell her, either while frying pierogi or rooting for the fall of the Iron Curtain:. “It takes a Pole to hold up the American flag.”. Now, Kearns is directing a...