Concerns are mounting in DeForest over a proposed 1,600-acre data center. Residents are voicing opposition, citing risks to the community’s environment and economy.

The WedPlan Madison wedding show made its annual return this Sunday, offering couples and wedding vendors a unique opportunity for planning and inspiration.

The Smithsonian has taken down details about President Donald Trump’s impeachments from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

The new year kicks off with safer roads as the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign wraps up.

Robina Aminian, a 23-year-old studying at university in Tehran, had dreams of moving to Milan to pursue a career in fashion. Her Instagram account showed her proudly displaying various traditional Kurdish outfits.

A fire tore through Beth Israel, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes — again.

A structure fire on West Broadway Street in Stoughton prompted a swift response from local fire and EMS teams on Saturday.

In four short videos on an electronic device found with his body, the suspect in last month’s fatal shootings at Brown University and of an MIT professor laid out a patchwork of details about the attacks.

Nearly eight months after Brendan Banfield’s wife and a stranger were killed in the Banfields’ Virginia home in February 2023, police returned to the scene of the killings.

Becky Pepper-Jackson, the high school sophomore at the center of the Supreme Court appeal on transgender sports, flashes a grin when asked to describe the basic technique of the shot put, one of her favorite track and field events.

Actress and comedian Ms. Pat is returning to Comedy on State from Jan. 16-17. Check out the full interview with her before her show here

Nationwide outcry over the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent spilled into the streets of cities across the US on Saturday.

Take a look inside an emotional locker room as the Green Bay Packers 2025-26 season comes to a close in Chicago

Monona police are searching for a person of interest after a high-speed chase early Saturday ended with an abandoned vehicle containing illegal drugs.

PACKERS FALL TO BEARS IN WILD CARD ROUND 🏈 Caleb Williams came through in his playoff debut, throwing a go-ahead, 25-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore with 1:43 remaining, and the Bears rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Packers 31-27 in a wild-card playoff game on Saturday night.

The US carried out large-scale strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Saturday tied to an ongoing retaliatory campaign dubbed “Operation Hawkeye Strike.”

People around the world — especially Venezuelans — are still processing the events that took place in Caracas a little over a week ago.

Can a single red carpet look turn you into a style icon? If it’s a Giorgio Armani suit and you’re Julia Roberts, yes, it can.

The rare Swiss New Year’s tradition of Sylvester Clausen has returned to New Glarus on Saturday.

A 42-minute video from a conservative content creator in Minnesota has provided the Trump administration with yet another opportunity to argue that federal safety net programs are plagued by widespread fraud.

Families gathered at the DeForest Public Safety building on Saturday for the eighth annual Winter Wonderland event.

John Blackwell had 26 points, Nick Boyd scored 22 and Aleksas Bieliauskas set a career high with 17 points to lead Wisconsin to a 91-88 win over previously unbeaten, second-ranked Michigan on Saturday.

The game is streaming on Amazon Prime, with coverage starting at 7 p.m.

President Donald Trump continued his threats towards Greenland on Friday, as he insisted that if the United States did not act Russia or China could occupy it in the future.

A new restaurant is opening its doors in Verona. Yeeshan Asian Eatery welcomed its first customers Friday morning.

After recent renovations at Madison East High School, students and staff wanted a way to welcome everyone entering the building. Now, a new mural in the school's lobby does just that.

North Lake Street will be closed from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 as Mortenson Construction dismantles a tower crane.

Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol for a vigil and demonstration Friday night, following the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump said early Friday that he had cancelled a “previously expected” second wave of attacks on Venezuela due to the country’s cooperation with the United States.

Spring Valley Holsteins, Inc., a dairy farm in Norwalk, and its operator, Alan Ferries, have agreed to a $120,000 settlement. This resolves alleged violations linked to a 2024 fish kill in Moore Creek.

Lorraine Mueller, who passed away last month, was a passionate Packers fan. She was named a finalist for the Packers Fan Hall of Fame.

The Children's Theater of Madison is using a new grant to make performances more accessible for visually impaired audiences.

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is comprised of over a million acres of woodland across the Northwoods, but a looming Federal rule change is threatening its most remote portion.

Wisconsin faces No. 2 Michigan after Nicholas Boyd scored 20 points in Wisconsin's 80-72 win over the UCLA Bruins. The Wolverines are 7-0 in home games.

Gubernatorial Candidate Mandela Barnes was in the Chippewa Valley area for a campaign stop Friday afternoon.

Fans are buzzing with excitement as the Packers kick off their postseason journey with the hope of a deep playoff run.

Multiple fire departments responded Thursday evening to a house fire in the Town of Fulton, near Edgerton.

Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by LeBron James and stole the ball from him on consecutive possessions in the final minute, and the Bucks blew a fourth-quarter lead before rallying for a 105-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily paused the Trump administration’s freeze of $10 billion in social assistance and child care funding in five Democrat-led states in the wake of a widespread probe into alleged federal funding fraud in Minnesota.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited Hinchley Dairy Farm to highlight how President Trump’s tariffs are impacting farmers while also warning that the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies could hurt rural communities.

Medical experts across Wisconsin are reaffirming their support for the CDC's long-standing childhood vaccine schedule after the federal government modified it earlier this week.

After 21 years, Eno Vino on Madison's west side is closing its doors.

Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District was among 17 Republicans who joined Democrats Thursday to pass a bill extending Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years.

Leaders and employees at the Overture Center for the Arts are mourning the death of Jerry Frautschi, the philanthropist whose generosity helped transform Madison's cultural landscape.

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on to develop a drinking problem.

League One Madison, Wisconsin's professional volleyball team, is one sleep away from opening its second season

Madison police arrested two men and have developed probable cause to arrest a woman after the three of them were involved in a robbery on the city's east side.

The City of Verona is celebrating the opening of its new Community Center.

After a record week of flu activity in the US, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise.

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