1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (189+ words) The following candidates have filed to be on the ballot in the April 7 election. The filing deadline was 5 p.m. Tuesday. Where necessary, a primary will be held Feb. 17. (I) denotes incumbent. Javascript is required to use this website. The following candidates have…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) Cranes are a common sight in the Madison area as new developments pop up across the region. Here are the most-read development stories on Madison.com. An aging Near West Side building, originally a YMCA, is being demolished to make…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) A record 202.9 million Americans shopped from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, driven by a hunt for deep discounts during a time of economic uncertainty. For some, the snow has already lost its charm, offering less winter magic and more manual labor…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (176+ words) Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Library Director Tana Elias and the Forward Marching Band led an energetic crowd to the Central Library to celebrate 150 years of Madison Public Libraries on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Madison, Wi. Attendees of the free celebration were…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (124+ words) Shelby Ellison, assistant professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW-Madison, talks about research being done on hemp plants grown in a greenhouse on campus. UW-Madison is seeking to break its computer school out into a separate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (468+ words) Madison got 11.7 inches of snow Saturday, which set a record for Nov. 29, and was also the new all-time monthly level for the entire month of November, according to the National Weather Service. Mina McNultly, 5, makes a snow angle in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (245+ words) Madison seems to have run out of its allotted 50-degree fall days, and winter seems to arrived in earnest, with no delays or layovers. Dash through the flakes and keep warm between activities this weekend, from a pigeon's Christmas journey…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (141+ words) Exact Sciences, one of Madison's largest biotech companies, has agreed to be acquired by Abbott Laboratories for $23 billion, the Illinois-based company announced Thursday. A deal could be announced in the coming days, Bloomberg reported. While the order from a Dane…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (244+ words) Thanksgiving is peak nap season, with the ideal holiday snooze beginning at 2:57 pm and lasting 42 minutes, according to a survey by Avocado Green Mattress. Americans are more likely to nap during the holiday season, and Thanksgiving's combination of hearty meals,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (223+ words) Picture this: A passenger train chugs into Downtown Madison. The train stops at a station that opens onto Wilson Street, where it drops off a mix of locals and tourists and picks up a new batch of passengers bound for…...