The Fish Fry At This Unfussy Restaurant In Wisconsin Is So Good, You’ll Dream...
In Madison, Wisconsin, there’s a place where alchemy happens – not the medieval kind where lead turns to gold, but the culinary kind where simple ingredients transform into dishes that make your taste buds do the happy dance. Alchemy Cafe, tucked away in the Atwood neighborhood, might just...
No cause for concern in downstream waters after sewer overflow near Nine Springs Creek
MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District said there was no cause for concern downstream after a sewer overflow last week.
Health officials confirm first human case of West Nile virus in Dane Co.
DANE COUNTY, Wis. — The first West Nile virus human case in Dane County was confirmed Thursday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Public Health Madison and Dane County .
Atwood Barbershop to host annual back-to-school haircut/backpack day on Labor Day
Atwood Barbershop on Madison’s East Side will host its annual back-to-school party on Monday, Sept. 1, where it will provide free haircuts for students along with backpacks full of supplies as the new school year kicks off for many young people in the area next week. “What we try...
Madison’s independent police monitor ignores records requests, city attorney intervention
The Police Civilian Oversight Board tapped Robin Copley, above, as Madison's Independent Police Monitor in October 2022. Madison’s police oversight agency has failed to fulfill records requests submitted by Isthmus and ignored attempts by the city attorney’s office to intervene. The Office of the Independent Police...
Man arrested after breaking emergency brake on Madison Metro bus downtown
MADISON, Wis. — A 31-year-old man was arrested late Thursday after he allegedly broke an emergency-brake box on a Madison Metro bus downtown, triggering the bus's emergency brake and causing some passengers to fall from their seats, Madison police said.
Shell casings found near apartment building after shots-fired call on Madison’s south side
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police said shell casings were found outside an apartment building on the city's south side following reports of shots fired Thursday night.
Dane Co. Sheriff investigating suspicious death in Mazomanie
MAZOMANIE, Wis. (WMTV) An investigation into a suspicious death in Mazomanie is underway, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were sent to a home in the 9800 Block of Dunlap Hollow Road in the Town of Mazomanie at 11:45 p.m. Thursday for an EMS Assist. When they...
Madison police search for man who fled trial before verdict
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police are searching for a man who they said fled from a trial at the Dane County Courthouse before a jury could read its verdict convicting him.
One of two suspects in Wisconsin poisoning plot plead not guilty in Rock County
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) - One of the suspects in a Wisconsin poisoning plot pleaded not guilty in Rock County Court on Thursday. Along with pleading not guilty, Andrea Whitaker,42, waived her preliminary hearing and the court accepted it. A criminal complaint filed against Whitaker and Paul VanDuyne alleges...