Art of Cheese Festival 2025 in Madison
2025's Art of Cheese Festival kicks off in Madison today (Sept. 25). James Beard Award-winning sommelier Belinda Chang joins us now to give us a taste of what we can expect during the three-day event.
Wisconsin dog breeder rejects $55K fine; disputes animal welfare violations
A controversial Dane County dog breeder says it did not allow unlicensed employees to perform painful surgeries on beagles – or if they did, regulations allowed for it.
COVID-19 vaccine; Wisconsin issues order to expand access without prescription
Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services issued a statewide standing medical order allowing most residents, ages six months and older, to get the COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription.
Wisconsin Republican leader says he doesn't want to 'fortify' state Capitol
The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday, that he doesn't want to “fortify" the state Capitol, but that lawmakers are looking at ways to bolster safety in other areas.
Wisconsin dog breeding farm faces violations, supervisors split on shutdown
Dane County supervisors toured Ridglan Farms, a controversial Wisconsin dog breeding farm used for scientific experiments, with no photos or video allowed, and described what they saw.
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Deshawn Toombs sought, off grid since March
U.S. Marshals are looking for a man accused of threatening a woman while he was on supervised release. Investigators say Deshawn Toombs has a history of gun charges.
Wisconsin Badgers football, nonstop Madison flights for select games
It's easier to attend select Wisconsin football away games this fall with non-stop service to and from Dane County Regional Airport.
Madison school shooting; father of shooter to stand trial
The father of a Wisconsin school shooter must stand trial on charges he allowed her access to the guns she used in the deadly attack, a court commissioner ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments that he didn't know she was considering violence and didn't physically hand her the weapons at the school.
Uncounted ballots: Madison clerk broke laws, elections officials find
Wisconsin elections officials declared the former Madison clerk broke several laws related to not counting nearly 200 absentee ballots in November.
UW-Madison DEI division to close; move programs to other divisions
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA) will close.
Video: Woodman's roof collapses during Madison downpour
The roof of a Woodman's grocery store partially collapsed in Madison on Monday night, June 23.
Wisconsin poisoning attempted homicide investigation, 2 charged
Prosecutors in both Dane and Rock counties charged two people with attempted homicide after investigators said they conspired to poison women.
WI bipartisan health care bill for nurses
A bipartisan bill that's likely to get signed into law would allow advanced nurses with four years of practice to work independently of a physician.
Lawmaker security at Wisconsin Capitol, no metal detectors installed
Security is beefed up at the Wisconsin Capitol, days after a shooter killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.
Wisconsin Capitol security, metal detector debate
Security is beefed up at the Wisconsin Capitol, days after a shooter killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. But there's one thing you won't see there: metal detectors.
Minnesota shootings; Wisconsin lawmakers on edge, statehouse security tightens
Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol.
Minnesota lawmaker attack, what about WI?
Several Wisconsin Democrats say they were on the accused shooter's list. Now -- police are beefing up security.
UW-Madison student attacked, sexually assaulted; man sentenced
The man convicted of "brutally" attacking and sexually assaulting a University of Wisconsin student in downtown Madison was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Push for missing Black women task force
On Friday, June 6, 2025, a jury found Maxwell Anderson guilty of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson. Her mother now looks to the state legislature for help.
Madison school shooting: Father of teen in court, bond set at $20K
The father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year appeared in court on Friday, May 9, 2025.