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At about 1:55 a.m. Wednesday, officers were sent to the 500 block of Northport Drive after numerous reports of gunshots in the area, Madison police said.

A group of 50 Harry Styles fans and their plus ones will kick off his album’s release in Madison on Wednesday at an invite-only listening party.

The Madison area will be well represented at this week's 102nd annual WIAA state championships. Here's who qualified from area schools.

Bobsled races are always some of the most exciting events to watch during the Winter Olympics.

The Madison School District has determined that Park Street qualifies as an Unusually Hazardous Transportation location, spokesperson Ian Folger said in an email.

The Badgers men's hockey team is 15th in the NCAA Power Index, which keeps them in a projected NCAA Tournament bracket but barely. Here's how things look.

Chris McIntosh and Co. have asked the state for help as they try to play catch-up in the fast-moving world of college athletics. What the Badgers won't provide is transparency.

I recently read something startling: Nearly half of all private school students in Wisconsin now receive a taxpayer-funded school voucher, according to Wisconsin Watch. And almost all voucher schools in Wisconsin are religiously affiliated, according to the state Department of…

The WIAA released re-seeded brackets in 17 of 42 weight classes after encountering a human error that affected the seeding formula. Here’s which area wrestlers were affected.

Storms throughout the south in late January disrupted shipping. But now Kwik Trip has more bananas than will fit in its ripening rooms.

The restaurant's two remaining owners talk about their time running two of Madison's most beloved Italian restaurants and what they're going to do now.

Voters have narrowed the slate of candidates in some of the hundreds of nonpartisan local elections this spring, including seven races in Dane County.

District 12 incumbent Tommy Rylander had a 2-1 lead over each of his challengers, while District 28 incumbent Michele Doolan had a more than 4-1 lead over the second-place finisher.

The winner in April 7 general election will be seated for a six-year term. Branch 1 currently handles civil litigation.

The Assembly is expected to hold its final floor period on Thursday, while the Senate will hold a session on Wednesday and plans to convene again in March.

Notably absent from the GOP proposal is Evers’ request for $450 million for general school aid by the end of the 2027 fiscal year.

There will be a new leader of a unit that saw its miscues play an important role in Green Bay's disappointing season.

After a long life of love and labor, LuAnn Krahenbuhl (92) was welcomed into a well-deserved eternal rest on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe.

February 10, 2026