Wisconsin Natural Resources Board to consider walleye, wild rice waters rules at May meeting
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the May meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27 in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madiso
Firefighters use 140,000 gallons of water to extinguish scrap pile fire in Town of...
TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (WMTV) - Firefighters used about 140,000 gallons of water to put out a large scrap pile fire, DeForest Windsor Fire & EMS said Wednesday. The fire department responded just before midnight Monday to the fire in the 5400 block of Norway Grove School Road, in the Town of Vienna.
Dumpling Haus at Hilldale announces plan to close
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The owners of Dumpling Haus announced Thursday that the Hilldale restaurant will close its doors at the end of the month. The owners of Dumpling Haus, located at 540 N. Midvale Boulevard, explained in a Facebook post that it is time for them to retire. “I...
Wisconsin school districts put cellphone bans to the test
There’s some new lingo at Middleton High School: Get caught using your phone during class and you might get “green-slipped.”. “It’s kind of a running joke among students and staff,” Principal Bobbie Reinhart told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”. “The green slip is not meant to...
Wisconsin Brewing Co. is brewing up a final batch of Schlitz
Now that it's clear that Pabst Brewing Company has ceased making Schlitz, the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous appears kaput after 177 years. But Wisconsin brewing legend Kirby Nelson is giving it a send-off it deserves. Now that it's clear – after a lot of confusion about whether it was...
Madison school district eyes building new east side elementary school
The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. The Madison school district’s first draft of new attendance area maps proposes changes for 20 elementary schools and floats constructing another elementary school to allevia
Monona Grove teacher pay raise
The Monona Grove School Board approved an initiative to raise teacher salaries in hopes to improve staff retention and student achievement.
Bunad bonanza: 52nd Bunad Style Show set for May 16
Ready for some serious Norwegian drip? The 52nd Bunad Style Show will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St. Admission to the event is by festival booster button. As for the past 15 years, Sarah Barnes and Marg Listug will be...
Two area plans in Madison aim for redevelopment, transportation fixes
The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Plans that would guide the growth and development of Madison’s southwest and southeast areas are headed toward potential approval next month. Following rounds of...
Solar installation company founders charged with theft
Dane County prosecutors charged Sun Badger Solar founders Trevor Sumner and Kristopher Sipe after customers reported paying thousands for unfinished solar panel projects.

















