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Suspect charged in Sun Prairie bank robbery
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A suspect in the robbery of a Sun Prairie bank last month was charged on Monday, police confirmed. The Sun Prairie Police Department explained that officers arrested Isaiah Freeman on April 29, the day of the robbery, on a probation hold. He was also a person of interest.
Things to do in Madison: Humbird, Syttende Mai, WORTstock and more
Humbird is the name of a very small town in Clark County, Wisconsin. It’s also the name of a three-piece Americana band from the Twin Cities that has drawn comparisons to Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega. Humbird plays the High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $15 ($20 at the door), and Creekbed Carter Hogan (which is not a town in Wisconsin) opens the show.
Wisconsin HC Luke Fickell plummets in CBSSports' annual college football head coach ranking
CBSSports released its annual college football head coach ranking this week. The service went through all 68 Power Four coaches throughout the week, finally releasing its top 25 on Wednesday afternoon. The bottom of the ranking was full of familiar names — mostly unproven former assistants. It includes UCLA HC...
Wisconsin football offers class of 2026 running back
Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 running back Kaleb Woods on Tuesday. Woods is yet to receive a ranking from any of 247Sports, Rivals, or On3. His reported offers at this stage in the process are from Appalachian State, Florida A&M, USF and now Wisconsin. The running back’s first gridiron offers arrived from Florida A&M and USF in December of 2023. His other offers arrived in January and May 2024.
‘No Greater Love’: Families, colleagues remembering fallen officers in Madison, D.C.
The impact of the loss of two Barron County police officers slain in the line of duty last year continues to resonate in their communities as family, friends and colleagues journeyed to Madison and Washington, D.C., to participate in memorial ceremonies. Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Day, held Friday in Madison, commemorated Chetek Police Officer Emily Breidenbach and Cameron Police Officer Hunter Scheel, who gave their lives to protect the public during a traffic stop on April 8, 2023. ...
Badgers to play Northwestern at temporary lakeside facility amid Ryan Field rebuild
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Badger football team's Oct. 19 game against Northwestern will be played at a smaller venue this season, as the Wildcats' normal home undergoes reconstruction.
'Chimney Doe,' Whose Remains Were Found in Wisconsin Music Store Chimney, Gets Identity Back After 34 Years
Ronnie Joe Kirk's remains were found on Sept. 3, 1989, after the owners of a music store discovered a skull visible through a pipe connecting the boiler to the chimney, the DNA Doe Project said.
A Black church and white church formed an alliance. It crumbled.
Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, a predominantly Black church in Madison, is looking for a new home after an alliance it formed with the mostly white Lake Edge United Church of Christ fell apart. Christ the Solid Rock has a congregation of about 300 total members, with approximately 150...
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