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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Police officers spent hours on Saturday negotiating with an armed man barricaded inside a home on Madison’s near east side, the Madison Police Department said. Police were sent at about 4:10 p.m. to a house on Bay Ridge Drive after a man threatened his father...

MADISON, Wis. -- No injuries were reported after a fire inside a detached garage on Madison's north side Friday night.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Madison gyms and bookstores are experiencing a surge in customers as people commit to their 2026 New Year’s resolutions. At Supreme Health and Fitness in Madison, the beginning of January is bringing increased memberships. Group Exercise Director Luanne Vogel said the busy atmosphere creates...

JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. - A 41-year-old Waterloo woman was arrested by Wisconsin State Patrol on Saturday, Jan. 3, for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with four children in the vehicle under the age of 16. Drunk driving arrest. What we know:. Officials said around 3:15 p.m. Saturday...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Four teenagers were arrested Wednesday night after police say they stole a vehicle and ran from officers in Wisconsin. The Madison Police Department said an officer noticed a vehicle run a red light while responding to an unrelated call. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle...

Plans for a new family life center aimed at expanding youth and family services in Madison are moving forward after MTZ Charitable Organization Inc. received a $1 million donation from Ascendium Education Group.

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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - As winter cold hits southern Wisconsin, a Madison outreach group says homelessness is increasingly happening outside the downtown core, pushing teams to expand where they deliver help. The Friends of the State Street Family operates mobile outreach routes year-round, with teams going out every...

A Wisconsin woman who was a beloved greenhouse owner and local news contributor was killed in an attack while on a horseback ride in the Caribbean last month, officials say. Karen Johannsen, 66, was attacked while on a horseback riding tour in Antigua and Barbuda on Dec. 19, according to the Royal Police Force of...

JANESVILLE — Two people found dead in a town of Magnolia home on Dec. 26 have been identified by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department. Tamie M. Borgwardt, 53, and Jeffery A. Borgwardt, 54, both of Evansville, were found dead in a home in the 2300 block of N. Marsh Road about five miles northwest of...