A group of Madison voters is suing the city after nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in the November 2024 election.
Madison Curling Club members Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer are making history in the first wheelchair curling mixed doubles competition in the 2026 Paralympic Games.
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Former MMSD teacher and incumbent Mosner Feltham faces UW-Madison researcher Molle in the Madison School Board's Seat 6 election on April 7.
After 58 years, the iconic Madison restaurant, known for a romantic vibe and ornate interior, closed Feb. 28. The Cap Times got a table on its last night.
Carol “Orange” Schroeder and her late husband, Dean, founded the specialty shop for kitchenware and more on the site of a former Madison furniture store.
A Georgia developer wants to demolish Master Hall, a brutalist building, to make way for hundreds of new student apartments in downtown Madison.
Juvenile attorney and incumbent Vander Meulen faces information technology manager Colussi-Lynde in the Madison School Board’s Seat 7 race on April 7.
Joining the World Health Organizations’ Global Health Alert and Response Network will benefit Wisconsin and its public health departments, experts say.
From a documentary about the “Exorcist” sequel to an action flick set in Minnesota, the Madison-based festival shows off a range of cinema.
This week around Madison, see folk rock band The Lone Bellow, celebrate women in music, shop Midwest Vintage Flea’s winter market and more.
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is reviewing feedback about the candidates for provost — the No. 2 administrator — and will share updates this month.
Paul Fanlund: Former NBC News Chair Andy Lack founded the nonprofit Mississippi Today and is spreading the gospel of journalism’s benefit to society.
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John Nichols: The Constitution allows the commander in chief to defend the country, but not wage a kingly war of whim — as Trump has done in Iran.
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Dave Zweifel: In his 15 years as Assembly speaker, Robin Vos has used his pettiness, blackmail tactics and partisan vitriol to impede progress in Wisconsin.
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Editorial: A bill working its way through the Wisconsin Legislature seeks to define antisemitism, but critics warn it infringes free-speech rights.
Candidates Blair Mosner Feltham, Daniella Molle, Dana Colussi-Lynde and Nicki Vander Meulen will debate at the March 11, forum at La Follette High School.
Telisa Yancy never saw herself as a leader in corporate America until she made it. She now leads the 12th largest insurance company in the U.S.
The two-time "Top Chef" star was the guest on the Nov. 12 edition of Cooking with the Cap Times in Madison.
Middleton-based Raven Software is led by Brian Raffel, who discussed his 35-year career in game development at Cap Times Power Hour this week.
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Post-9/11 veterans returned to Wisconsin with different damage than older generations, and are seeking out non-traditional forms of support.
Schools like McFarland’s Wisconsin Virtual Academies gained popularity after COVID-19. But researchers question virtual charter schools' academic outcomes.
Madison Dr. Nathan Rudin estimates roughly 12,000 people in the state are living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, the most common type of EDS.
As criminal charges and resignations roil the Madison suburb, researchers and attorneys say the district fell short investigating student complaints.
The Evjue Foundation has provided $70 million to charitable, cultural and educational organizations in the Dane County area since Cap Times founder William T. Evjue died in 1970.
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The Kids Fund is an annual reader-supported fund drive for charities that help Madison-area children.