Madison WI

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat “Fiero” is a robust outdoor cat who loves being outside all day and comes in at night. Recently, he came in limping a bit. I couldn’t see any damage to his paws, but the pads felt really cold and he didn’t like me touching them. Can cats’ paws freeze in the cold? — Fred S., Madison, Wisconsin.

Amy Robertson keeps a pretty close eye on the Madison school district. She is part of a group of parents who have raised concerns about the performance of Van Hise principal Rebecca Stein and she tries to keep up with school board meetings. She rates the board’s performance “fine, but...

MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) - A local cancer awareness nonprofit marked a new chapter on Thursday with a name change designed to reflect its expanded mission. Gilda’s Club Madison is now Gilda’s Club Wisconsin. The organization held a symbolic ribbon cutting at its Middleton headquarters to celebrate the rebrand, bringing...

Alliant Energy is going to move forward with its proposed $730 million Columbia Wind Project in Columbia County. The project entails a large-scale wind farm just outside of Madison that the utility says will play a major role in meeting Wisconsin’s future energy needs, according to the press release from Alliant...

Free and publicly available University of Wisconsin-Madison Wonders of Physics shows will continue a 43-year legacy of lively physics demonstrations attended by children and adults alike this year on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15. The program will feature two shows each day, one at 1:00 p.m. and one at...

PORTAGE, Wis. (WFRV) – A 43-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested for OWI and drug charges after he became ‘uncooperative’ during a traffic stop and sped away, prompting a pursuit. The incident began around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, when a deputy with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle...

MADISON, Wis. -- Nobody was hurt after a car drove through the garage of an apartment on Madison's far west side Thursday evening.

For 50 years, we have ascribed to a style of policing that is “community-oriented” in Madison. We have cited Sir Robert Peel’s dictum that "the police are the people and the people are the police." But today, that principle is facing its ultimate test. In an era...

The City of Madison is requiring the Social Justice Center to remove an outdoor food pantry and benches outside its building after denying a request to allow the items to remain in the public right-of-way.

Health officials confirmed a second measles case in Wisconsin earlier this week — this time in Madison — and one local expert says there's a reason to be concerned but clear ways to stay safe and healthy. The Cap Times spoke with Dr. Joseph McBride, an infectious disease...