Madison WI

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison man has made it his mission to spread joy as “Joe the Leprechaun” on St. Patrick’s Day. Joe Herr has dressed up as “Sean Patrick” for the last 23 years, visiting St. Mary’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Child Care to bring joy within the hospital walls.

OREGON, Wis. (WMTV) - A new supper club is coming to downtown Oregon, with a soft opening scheduled for April 22. Kerry Enger, who previously owned and operated the Lake House Inn in Edgerton, is opening Doc’s Place in a building that dates to the 19th century. The concept draws on Enger’s lifelong connection to...

MADISON — A nonprofit that focuses on climate change, has singled-out Madison as a city that’s proving electric buses can successfully run all winter long. This follows a study by Cornell University last year, which found that the range of electric buses can plummet by about half when temperatures dip below freezing.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Dogs used in animal testing are now in safe hands after multiple animal advocates made illegal moves to rescue them. Multiple people broke the doors down of a facility in Wisconsin, with the help of an Ann Arbor man who was arrested during it all. Animal rights activist Doug Moeller said...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — A Mosinee man has been sentenced to just over four years in prison for distributing cocaine and other drug-related charges. WAOW TV reports that Travis L. Ingram was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine, maintaining a drug trafficking premises, and money...

Madison turned its frozen lakes into a stage this month as crowds gathered for the city’s 14th Frozen Assets Festival. The event celebrated ice culture, local recreation and the water bodies that define the downtown isthmus. Attendees enjoyed old-fashioned winter pastimes while organizers and scientists flagged how...

Madison’s west side would gain two mixed-use buildings with 227 new housing units under a proposal that took hours to work through at the Plan Commission’s meeting on Monday. Located just north of the Beltline off of South Whitney Way, the project would require the demolition of an...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Snowfall totals are in after our historic March blizzard. Overall, a widespread 6-12 inches fell across southern Wisconsin. Locally heavier totals were observed across the far north as central and northern Wisconsin experienced the heaviest snowfall with this system. Totals were especially...

SPRINGDALE, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed by a Verona Police Department officer over the weekend in Town of Springdale. On Tuesday, the medical examiner identified the person who died as Eric Pottinger. The 44-year-old Madison man died...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A driver accused in a deadly pedestrian crash in Madison earlier this year pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, online court records show. Jordan Killerlain, 30, appeared in Dane County Court, where a not guilty plea was entered for him. He is accused of operating after revocation-causing...