Teen who stabbed friend in ‘Slender Man’ attack set to be released in coming...
Morgan Geyser, one of two people convicted in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing , is expected to be released in the coming days. A Waukesha County judge approved a revised conditional release plan Thursday, allowing Geyser to be transferred from a psychiatric hospital to a group home in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The...
Fatal crash closes State Highway 19 near Marshall for 6 hours
MEDINA, Wis. -- One person died after a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 19 in the Town of Medina near Marshall overnight, which left the highway closed for six hours. The Dane County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday afternoon that sheriff's deputies were dispatched to State Highway 19 and Weidemann Drive at...
Suspect accused of undressing in front of about 100 church goers at Madison event
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A woman was arrested on Monday after she allegedly took off her clothes in front of nearly 100 church goers attending a musical event on Madison’s southwest side. The Madison Police Department stated the incident happened at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday in the 5700...
Sheriff says driver in fatal OWI crash should face justice, not deportation
The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Dane County Sheriff’s Office to hold a woman charged with homicide by drunken driving and other crimes for deportation. But Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett called the request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement unconstitutional and said deporting the woman...
ICE wants to deport Wisconsin driver charged with killing two western Minnesota teens
MADISON, Wisc.–ICE wants to deport a Wisconsin driver charged with being drunk and causing a crash that killed two Minnesota teens. Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila is charged in Dane County Circuit Court with two counts of homicide by use of a vehicle. Martinez-Avila allegedly was driving drunk the wrong way...
Goose adopted by crane family adapts to life in Madison. ‘They’re kind to each...
MADISON – A new family is making waves in Wisconsin's capital city, and it's a pretty unconventional one: Two long-legged sandhill cranes, along with their colt — a baby sandhill — and a tiny yellow Canadian gosling in tow. The pair of cranes adopted the gosling this spring, and no one is really sure how it happened....
MMSD, MSCR to replace cabins at Madison School Forest
MADISON, Wis. -- A major upgrade is coming to the Madison School Forest campground in Verona this fall.
New town homes in Theresa Terrace neighborhood create more affordable housing options
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - City of Madison officials are celebrating the completion of multiple town homes that were built in the Theresa Terrace neighborhood, which officials said creates more affordable housing options. The new homes replace a couple of 50-year-old duplexes that had not been used for years because of...
Movies and TV shows casting in Madison
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a...
New and returning eateries gear up for 10th Madison Black Restaurant Week
The 10th annual Madison Black Restaurant Week, scheduled for August 10-17, will feature more than 40 restaurants, food trucks, caterers and other providers, several of whom are new on the roster this year. One of those is Rasta Barista, a coffee shop that just opened in May on the first...