Madison WI

Congratulations to Honey Barrel for being voted the winner of Madison Old Fashioned Week 2025!. With nearly 550 votes cast, the race to crown Madison's best old fashioned was fiercer than ever before. Ultimately, the Smoked Cherry Chocolate Old Fashioned from Honey Barrel (a first-time participant) took home the win...

When people ask me what selfless leadership looks like, I don’t want to just give theory. I want to point to real names and real faces. Because leadership isn’t an idea—it’s a life lived out in front of others. The world celebrates leaders who are loud,...

7:56 a.m., E. Verona Ave. and Horizon Drive, accident (no injury) – Police cited a 54-year-old woman for Failure to Yield Right of Way From Stop Sign. 9:08 a.m., E. Verona Ave., traffic stop – Police gave a warning to a 21-year-old woman on Operating Without Stopping Lights.

Wisconsin law requires open records requests to be fulfilled “as soon as practicable and without delay.” Custodians can deny a request, but have to explain why in writing. So what happens when a government entity ignores a request completely? That dilemma became a reality for Isthmus newspaper this summer, when their...

BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. (WMTV) - Newly released regulatory and inspection records detail more than 300 alleged violations at Ridglan Farms, a Blue Mounds dog breeder that supplies beagles for medical research. The documents show the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has cited...

The Streets Division’s final curbside brush collection will soon get underway. The last date when you should set out brush for pickup varies by neighborhood. For some, the last set-out date for brush for the year is Sunday, September 7, 2025. For others, it will be a different Sunday in September.

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – We see them quite often on the roads, especially on highways, but how often is it that you spot four people driving one down a random street mid-day? The Madison Police Department reported that officers were sent to the 500 block of West Main Street for a report that four men […]

(WTAQ-WLUK) — A 23-year-old man who was fatally shot by police in Marinette County on Friday was a squatter who had killed the owner of the cabin in southwestern Wisconsin where he was staying, Dane County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. The body of Thomas Muckler, 70, was found...

Good evening, Wisconsin. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Clouds and showers exit tonight while the colder air remains. Patchy frost is likely across northern Wisconsin as lows dip into the 30s and 40s. Thursday is mainly sunny yet stays...

The City of Madison is looking for applicants for a public art project at the new State Street Campus Garage at 415 N. Lake Street. The Ad Hoc State Street Campus Garage/Hawthorne Court Public Art Committee and the Madison Arts Commission are specifically asking for “a vibrant artwork that uses, incorporates, or...