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Remembering Oregon softball's nine seniors prior to their final games at the Jane
EUGENE, Ore – There's a natural cycle of players coming and going in college sports. It's been heightened by the rise of the transfer portal, NIL and the immediacy of seemingly greener grass. So it becomes rare to see a team cling on to players for four or five years.
Madison police investigating shots fired near northside school
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department is looking for two men after shots were allegedly fired near an elementary school over the weekend. MPD says officers responded around 4 p.m. on Saturday to Mendota Elementary School. Witnesses told police they saw two men allegedly running away from the...
Sunshine with gusty winds tomorrow
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The clouds and rain stuck around for most of the day, but in terms of any real accumulation, much of it was less than .1″ across the area. Rain will begin to ease later this evening, and then the clouds will begin to move out overnight.
MPD pulls horses from Midwest Horse Fair after equine virus found in WI
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - An equine virus has been reported in five Wisconsin counties, the announcement coming just days ahead of the Midwest Horse Fair. Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopthy (EHM), a highly contagious virus found in horses, has been reported in Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
Eric Hovde’s company exposed workers to dangerous chemicals, OSHA reports say
A Madison-based real estate company run by Wisconsin US Senate candidate Eric Hovde settled with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2018 after three employees were exposed to a hazardous chemical called ozone. The Republican candidate serves as CEO of real estate development firm Hovde Properties, which manages...
Madison duplex fire displaces seven
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Seven people have been displaced after a fire ripped through a duplex on Madison’s west side. According to the Madison Fire Department, the fire broke out at a home on Cimmaron Trail Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to the duplex just before 10 p.m. and...
Felon with handgun arrested after threatening to kill a person, police say
WAUTOMA, Wis. (WBAY) - A Madison man was arrested by Wautoma police and Waushara County deputies Wednesday after they say he made a deadly threat. Police were called for a domestic disturbance on the 400-block of W. Grove St. just before 7:30 in the morning. With police present, Marquise Williams threatened to kill the person who called police.
Wisconsin fans react to Chucky Hepburn entering the transfer portal
This is not your older brother or sister's college basketball era. The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away. Wisconsin fans were not pleased to learn that junior point guard Chucky Hepburn is likely leaving Wisconsin for a larger NIL contract at another school. Hepburn is the second...
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