Madison WI

Starting January 5, 2026, the Oregon School District in Wisconsin will change the Monday start time for all K-12 students. Classes will begin one hour later every Monday. The School Board approved this change to give educators time for collaboration and planning. School end times will stay the same.

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Fifty Years of WORT Weirdness. On December 1, 1975, an FM radio station was born. Broadcasting originally at 89.7 megahertz from a now-demolished ramshackle studio on Winnebago Street, WORT first hit the airwaves 50 years ago, to the day. The project was the result of tireless planning and...

Hundreds of University of Wisconsin students gathered on Bascom Hall for the first time since 2020 to participate in a schoolwide snowball fight called the Battle for Bascom on the evening of Dec. 1 after the City of Madison declared a snow emergency. The reintroduction of the beloved student tradition...

MADISON, Wis. -- The News 3 Now Call for Action team recovered over $142,000 for consumers in the month of November.

The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person who died last week after a crash in Town of Cottage Grove.

In a remarkable sighting, hundreds of Trumpeter Swans, the largest native North American waterfowl, have been spotted in Lake Mendota. This event has attracted considerable attention, with many locals and bird enthusiasts flocking to the lake to catch a glimpse of these majestic creatures. The Trumpeter Swan is a...

Given the choice between going out to eat breakfast at a fancy, white-tablecloth restaurant or an old-school, hole-in-the-wall place, I bet most people in Wisconsin would happily choose the latter. I think even most foodies would agree with this because the best breakfasts don't have to be complicated, and every...

In a generous act of community service, a local resident has taken to social media to announce the availability of free pastries at 933 Spaight Street. The pastries were reportedly gleaned from Metcalfe's, a well-known grocery store, and are currently without a home. The post, which was shared on Reddit, has sparked...

Between 6:00 a.m. on December 1 and 6:00 a.m. on December 2, 2025, local police responded to 423 calls for service in several city districts. This number does not include parking complaints or 911 misdials. The calls were distributed as follows: Central (66), East (95), Midtown (70), North (83), South (47), West...

Dear Editor: The sad history of publicly subsidized low-income housing is construction of poorly designed and located buildings. The city of Madison insists upon marching down this path with a horrendous development of 93 units at 4506-4514 Verona Road that will house some of the most vulnerable families in Dane...