Madison WI

MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison St. Patrick's Day Parade will not run this year, with expected winter weather prompting organizers to cancel the event.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Porchlight’s temporary overnight homeless shelter on Zeier Road is preparing to close, making way for a new men’s shelter on Bartillon Drive this spring — but the transition could leave hundreds of people without a place to sleep. A city memo shows Porchlight’s...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A large tree fell on top of a home on Madison’s west side amid strong wind Friday morning, the city’s fire department said. Firefighters heard a report that a tree had fell on top of a home around 8 a.m. in the 5300 block of Milward Drive and that someone was possibly trapped inside.

Wisconsin police officers can now administer roadside saliva drug tests during impaired driving traffic stops, with a new law approved almost a decade after Dane County sheriff’s deputies piloted such screenings. Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law Friday, making Wisconsin one of 28 other states that permit...

A winter storm warning is in effect Friday morning across much of northern Wisconsin with possible record-breaking snowfall coming this weekend to some parts of the state. Here's what to know across Wisconsin as the winter storm approaches. Green Bay, Fox Cities could be slammed with 'record-breaking' snowfall The...

Madison’s Community Alternative Response Emergency Services team has new vans on the road, giving people experiencing behavioral health crises a private space to receive care outside of a hospital or jail setting.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Public Health Madison & Dane County are calling on the public to help them find a cat that bit a child on Madison’s east side. Officials said the bite happened around 6 p.m. Monday evening on the 3700 block of Morning Road. The cat, described...

Wisconsin in March can be unpredictable between heavy snowfall and 70-degree days, but the state transportation department anticipates continuing some heavy road projects after experiencing the brunt of winter. A Hazardous Weather Outlook was announced for southeast, east central and south-central Wisconsin starting...

Engine 12 responded to a complex at 601 Junction Road for a natural gas smell reported by an employee of one of the businesses. The employee stated there was a faint smell of gas in the common foyer. Firefighters traced the smell to the kitchen of an adjacent restaurant that...

DANE COUNTY, Wis. — Dane County law enforcement agencies launched an effort to make Dane County roads safer for both drivers and pedestrians. Starting on Thursday, officers teamed up to look for drivers running red lights or stop signs. The county reported five deaths and 115 injuries last year...