Madison WI

The children of a Wisconsin couple who died after a fiery crash in the Town of Verona last November have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla. Michelle Bauer, 55, and Jeffrey Bauer, 54, of Crandon, were killed alongside three others in a November 2024 crash on Range Trail. Initial police reports state the...

MONONA, Wis. -- A Madison man was arrested Thursday afternoon after Monona police said he was found driving a stolen vehicle.

Between 6:00 a.m. on November 11 and 6:00 a.m. on November 12, 2025, local law enforcement responded to 424 calls for service. This number does not include parking complaints or accidental 911 calls. The calls were distributed as follows: East district (94), North (74), Midtown (72), Central (68), South (54), West...

At approximately 12:22 a.m., MPD officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Axel Ave. for a report of a suspicious person walking in driveways and pulling on car door handles. Officers contacted a caller who gave a detailed description of the suspect in this incident. Officers remained in the...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A wrong-way driver in central Wisconsin was cited early Wednesday morning for his second OWI offense after nearly hitting a squad car. According to a release from the Madison Police Department, 27-year-old Sendy Flores was heading the wrong way just before 1:30 a.m. on East Washington Avenue....

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 23-year-old Madison resident was arrested after allegedly shooting at and puncturing a water pipe in an east side apartment complex. Madison Police were called at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of South Fair Oaks Avenue. Officials say that Madison Fire and EMS...

A Madison police oversight agency survived another year on the chopping block after City Council members rejected a proposal to defund the Office of the Independent Monitor and redirect its funding to the Police Department. Alds. Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Isadore Knox and Joann Pritchett cosponsored the floor...

The Madison Police Department is investigating an alleged armed robbery that happened on the city’s east side early Wednesday morning.

For artist and educator Emily Nott, who has had chronic migraines since she was 7 years old, learning about disability justice concepts was “life-affirming.”. “Having ideas at my fingertips like spoon theory and bed activism were ways to not fold those experiences in on myself and hide them and feel shame about...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison Police Department officers used a drone to help find a suspect accused of pulling on car doors in a southside neighborhood. A caller told MPD that someone was walking up driveways and pulling on car door handles around 12:20 a.m. Friday in the 1900 block of Axel Avenue. The person who...