Madison WI

The Madison Common Council approved nearly $14 million for the Affordable Housing Fund in December to build 422 rental housing units for lower-income residents. The funding will support four new projects across Madison: United Residence Senior Apartments, Yellowstone Apartments, Ridgeway Senior Apartments and Fair...

WATERLOO, Wis. (WMTV) - Four people were displaced after a house fire Sunday morning in Waterloo, according to the Waterloo Fire Department. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday, firefighters were called to 205 Frances Lane for reports of a fire. When crews got to the home, they found a three-bedroom mobile...

FORT ATKINSON, Wis. -- A fire damaged a home south of Fort Atkinson Sunday evening, fire department officials said. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. at a home in the N1700 block of Lena Lane in the Town of Koshkonong. First-arriving crews found a garage was on fire and flames had extended to the adjacent home.

Cassandra Johnson and her husband, Donald, both PADI Master Instructors, own Breezeway Bubbles Scuba in Verona, Wisconsin, just outside of Madison. One of their favorite local dive spots, Devil’s Lake, is about an hour's drive northwest in Baraboo, in a state park that’s home to one of Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes.

MADISON, Wis. — Two people were arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning on Madison's south side, police said.

Roger Maes knows he’ll recognize his grandfather’s nearly century-old trophy buck whether it’s in online photo galleries, hanging in a Northwoods tavern, or fully restored and displayed at a giant hunting/fishing store. But the Madison resident hasn’t seen the buck for over 30 years, not since his grandfather sold it...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – No arrests have been made and one person is dead following a shooting in Wisconsin early Sunday morning. According to a release from the Madison Police Department, officers responded at 3:32 a.m. to a home on the 400 block of Primrose Lane for reports of a shooting. Upon arriving at the […]

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison-based meal delivery service is offering a different approach to weeknight dinners, focusing on advance planning, locally sourced ingredients and fully cooked meals designed to be reheated at home. Lovely’s Take Home Chef delivers heat-and-enjoy meals to homes and businesses across...

How did a $1 billion, 520-acre data center proposed by one of the world’s richest companies go unnoticed in tiny Beaver Dam, Wisconsin?. A key reason: In a city that lists “communication matters” atop its core values, officials took steps to keep the project hidden for more than a year.

Dear Editor: This is to compliment Paul Fanlund's column, "A New Year's appeal to Madison's ruling 'uniparty.'" Fanlund was speaking for the silent majority of Dane County residents and a sizeable silent minority of Madison city residents. Former Gov. Lee Dreyfus coined the phrase, "Madison is 30 square miles...