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Pictured (L-R): Osteria Papavero, Far Breton Bakery, Graze. When your server asks, “Do you have room for dessert?” Your answer should be, “Absolutely!” at these six noteworthy restaurants. THE LEGENDARY FUDGE-BOTTOM PIE. In the 1950s, the University of Wisconsin-Madison dining chef and cookbook author Carson Gulley...

MADISON, Wis. — A fire on Madison's west side Wednesday evening caused an estimated $50,000 in damages.

Himal Chuli, the first fully Nepali restaurant in the United States, will close Jan. 1 after nearly 40 years in business at 318 State St. "With full hearts, we are sad to share that Himal Chuli is closing its doors," the business posted on Facebook, credited to owner Krishna Pradhan and his family.

A small business in Mount Horeb recently launched a new cream liqueur that’s already in more than 50 locations across the state. Matt Raboin, co-owner of Brix Cider in Mount Horeb, says Bailey’s Irish Cream has been the top selling cream liqueur in the Badger state for more than 50 years. Raboin and his wife and...

Rose Bowl, Playoffs & Grilled Cheese on New Year’s Day

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The first birth of 2026 has arrived at Meriter Hospital!. Meriter’s first 2026 baby came into the world at 12:21 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Meriter holds the state’s busiest Birthing Center, welcoming over 5,200 babies in 2025. Welcome to the world, Ezariah!

The Textile Arts Center of Madison 's inaugural artists-in-residence program starts in January 2026. Dakota Mace and Ireri Andrea Muñiz Ortega , both textile artists, will be the first two local artists to take part in the program.

Each year, Cap Times photographers document the big moments — the protests, celebrations and concerts that define life in Madison and beyond. But this year’s most memorable images also encompass quiet moments, in the homes of people who lost someone to tragedy or had a family member detained by ICE.

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wausau woman who was flown to Madison for treatment after a house fire died Monday, police said. Julia Thompson, 68, died as a result of burn injuries suffered during a fire early on the morning of Dec. 27. Thompson called 911 just after 1 a.m. to report that her couch was on fire and she couldn't...

TOWN OF FULTON – A man is hospitalized with a gunshot wound in a call Rock County sheriff’s deputies and other local emergency agencies responded to early Thursday morning. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, deputies responded around 2 a.m. Thursday to the 300 block of E. Samuelson Dr. in the town of...