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Waterloo, Wis. – Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese earned seven Top 10 finishes at the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest, one of the global dairy industry’s most prestigious technical competitions. Hosted by the Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association in Madison, Wisconsin, the biennial World Championship Cheese...

Blue Mounds, Wisconsin – Dozens of animal rights protesters stormed Ridglan Farms on March 15, 2026, cutting fences and prying open doors to free beagles bred for biomedical research. The ... Read more The post 27 Activists Arrested in Daring Break-In at Wisconsin Beagle Research Facility appeared first on...

Dozens of B&G Foods workers in Stoughton have voted to strike as the employer is “refusing to agree to a fair deal” amid contract negotiations, a union spokesperson said. Teamsters Local 120 yesterday announced members voted to go on strike as they “fight for fair wages, affordable health care, and improved working...

On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is in conversation with District Attorney Ismael Ozanne about his office and the new community court that will help reduce racial disparities and recidivism in Dane County. DA Ozanne has a long history in Madison, from playing soccer at UW-Madison to overseeing the...

When Diane Endres Ballweg talks about Endres Manufacturing Company, she measures its legacy not just in steel beams and construction contracts, but in the community that grew alongside the business her grandfather started a century ago. “We are trying to build Madison,” Endres Ballweg said in an interview for the...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday identified a woman who was shot and killed at a downtown Madison parking ramp Sunday morning. Christine A. Jones, 61, of Cottage Grove was found dead at a parking ramp in the 300 block of West Washington Ave. just before 8 a.m. An autopsy was...

MADISON, Wis. — A Madison father accused of killing his daughter's ex-boyfriend in January pleaded not guilty during a court appearance on Tuesday, online court records show. Jorge Baez, 68, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide stemming from a shooting on Jan. 25. Baez's daughter, Melissa Basilio-Ruiz,...

MADISON, Wis. — An outside fire on the isthmus from Monday night was traced to a bag of sawdust, a spokesperson from Madison fire said.

DANE COUNTY, Wis. — The numbers are now in for last month's traffic enforcement efforts in Dane County. During two short seatbelt deployments, officers wrote 130 tickets, issued 28 warnings, and made two felony arrests, along with one arrest on an outstanding warrant. Additionally, there were eight operating while...

MONONA, Wis. (WMTV) - Multiple people are hurt after a crash involving several cars Tuesday in Monona. Monona Police Department confirmed at least six cars were involved in the crash, which was reported after 12:10 p.m. Tuesday. Monona Police Chief Brian Chaney said investigators believe speed is a factor in...