Madison WI

As the Madison Police Department’s traffic enforcement rebounded following COVID-19 disruptions, a familiar concern also returned to the agency’s annual traffic reports. Officers are once again pulling over thousands of Black and Hispanic drivers in the city at disproportionately high rates and issuing many of them citations for speeding, failure to yield or other traffic infractions.

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention 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 big part of that journey.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, May 6, 2006, the series finale of the hit sitcom “Friends” aired on NBC. The show debuted on Sep. 22, 1994, and ran for 236 episodes. The series followed the lives of six friends living in New York City. The iconic friends were played by Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and the late...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison teacher has been honored with Wisconsin’s Teacher of the Year award. Five teachers throughout the state will receive the award for the 2026-2027 school year. Kirsten Scott, a teacher at Nuestro Mundo Community School in Madison, was the second recipient of the award...

Thaddeus Sykora, left, consults a palliative care doctor played by Colleen Madden in 'Winter Hymns." It’s a success story born out of the Wisconsin Film Festival’s devotion to its Wisconsin’s Own programming. Nathan Deming’s film Winter Hymns was originally booked for one showing at the festival; demand...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer asking politicians in Dane County not to release Julio Cesar Morales Jarquin from jail. The United States Department of Homeland Security says Morales Jarquin is in the country illegally. Morales Jarquin, from Nicaragua, is the Fitchburg caretaker...

MADISON, Wis. — A man was deemed competent to stand trial on Wednesday for a 2024 homicide in Sun Prairie, online court records show.

DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Wisconsin DNR are warning of the potential incidental taking of two state-endangered animals due to an expansion project in southern Wisconsin. Due to the Tim Andrews Horticulture Expansion Project in Dane County, the Wisconsin DNR has proposed to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a […]

MADISON, Wis. — Due to the grand opening of The Center for Black Excellence and Culture on Madison's south side on Wednesday, the City of Madison announced street closures.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department confirmed that shots were fired near Elver Park on Wednesday afternoon. According to MPD, a call came in at 3:51 p.m. from Morraine View Drive reporting shots fired. Officers were sent to the 1100 Block of Morraine View Drive. Officers arrived to...