Madison WI

Dane County recently experienced a spike in drug overdoses. From July 13 to 14, in the span of 24 hours, there were 5 confirmed overdose response calls. Public Health Madison and Dane County, or PHMDC, issued a public health alert regarding the spike. At the moment, the cause of the...

Safety is a big part of being comfortable in your own home. But how safe is your city? A list has been compiled of the top 100 safest cities in the United States. Three Wisconsin towns show up on the list because of their low crime rates. Let's break it down.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a...

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - Wisconsin’s State Historical Society recently discovered 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in Madison, sparking many questions. On July 16, Bill Quackenbush, the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, and Amy Rosebrough, State Archeologist, hosted “Wisconsin’s...

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police are looking to identify a group of women who they said attacked a woman at a downtown Raising Cane's restaurant last month.

Disability Pride Festival — taking place this year on July 26 at Warner Park — is an annual celebration of Madison’s disabled community. This year, as the nation marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law prohibiting discrimination based on disability, the...

The rock band Spooner, which includes members Duke Erikson and Butch Vig of Garbage, formed in Madison and celebrated their 50th anniversary with a show at Atwood Music Hall. In 1985, Cap Times weekender rock columnist John Kovalic wrote, “For those of you who are new to Madison, let me just start by asserting —...

Eddie Chen’s trajectory has largely been inspired by community and the people he admired growing up, culminating in his graduation this May from the United States Military Academy at West Point. His older brother, David, now a medical student, took science and math courses that captured Chen’s curiosity. At...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – A man is riding his wheelchair from Neenah to Madison to advocate for a group of people who help him out every single day. Carl Schulze told Local 5 News he became a quadriplegic about 18 years ago after a terrible accident at Oktoberfest in Appleton. He relies on his home […]

Dexter Patterson has always loved birds. But for a long time, he felt out of place at bird-watching events. “I was always the only person of color,” he said. The stereotype of a bird-watcher is someone white, retired, dressed in head-to-toe khaki. Patterson, who is Black, sometimes struggled to find his place in the...