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Helbachs Coffee has decided to close its Middleton location, after the business was launched into controversy for hanging a “Mask-Free Zone” sign as well as a legal battle with the public health department over not enforcing the mask mandate.

Madison Police Chief Vic Wahl is warning residents that one of the most effective ways to stem rising gun violence in our community - is by locking their homes and cars.

Two Beaver Dam residents managed to escaped through a bedroom window unharmed after their mobile home became engulfed in flames Thursday morning.

A former Madison East High teacher accused of secretly recording female students during a Minneapolis field trip is facing new federal charges.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released its guidelines for K-12 schools as they reopen for the 2020-21 school year Wednesday.

“They won’t stop shooting. They won’t stop killing. They won’t stop. God, can you make it better... please?” a young girl says as she prays for gun violence to end in Chicago, in a video published four years ago. The young girl in that video turns out to be Anisa Scott, the 11-year-old girl shot and killed in a heartbreaking incident of gun violence in Madison last week.

Prosecutors charged two people with first degree intentional homicide in the death of 11-year-old Anisa Scott, who was fatally shot in the head while riding in a car last Tuesday.

A 19-year-old called two Black police officers the N-word and threatened to kill a third officer before being arrested in downtown Madison last Friday.

The UW-Madison is the 32nd best university in the world, a new study found.

Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Beloit has officially opened.

Festival Foods Drive-In Fireworks show will take place on Sept. 5 at 8:30 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center.

During a recorded phone call posted to his Facebook page, Trump said he will arrive in the Badger State, just as the Democrats kick off their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee.

A Madison man was sentenced to four years behind bars for dealing crack cocaine, heroin and other drugs in the Madison area.

About $65 million in projects have been approved by the Wisconsin Building Commission Wednesday.

Operation Legend in Milwaukee has seized nearly $163,000 of suspected drug money, FBI Milwaukee announced Wednesday.

Family and friends of 11-year-old Anisa Scott, who was shot in the head while in a car on Madison’s east side Tuesday, will be taken off life support on Thursday, at 11:11 a.m.

Rumors are swirling whether or not President Donald Trump will attend a re-election rally scheduled in Oshkosh, Wis. on Aug. 17.

The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County will be providing updates on the 11-year-old girl who was shot in the head after gunmen opened fire on the car she was in on Madison’s east side Tuesday morning.

Madison police released new details after a driver struck a squad car parked on the shoulder of the Beltline and then flipped onto its roof - just feet from where a Madison police officer was standing.

Nine people in Wisconsin have been granted a pardon from Gov. Tony Evers, arguing the inmates deserve to be released because "Pardons are more than just a signature on paper, they offer new opportunities, second chances, and forgiveness."

A 11-year-old girl was shot in the head after suspects in a vehicle opened fire in the car she was in Tuesday morning.

State Senate Majority leader Scott Fitzgerald is moving forward in the race for U.S. House's District 5 in the Milwaukee suburbs.

We have compiled the most important Aug. 11 primaries in the State Senate and Assembly in our area.

Helbachs Coffee in Middleton is suing the City of Madison and Dane County over the mask mandate, which the business owner argues is unlawful and not in the public's interest.

The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday that the fall season is officially postponed, saying that the league is now evaluating the possibility of teams playing in the spring.

A vehicle - which MPD says was not involved in the incident - was struck by a bullet that entered the front windshield, only two inches from hitting the driver.

Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre is responding to flack he got after he played golf with President Donald Trump last week.

At least two challenges have been filed against rapper Kayne West’s bid to be on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November.

Madison police are investigating after at least five homes were burglarized overnight Friday.

Military aircraft out of Volk Field in Juneau County will once again be conducting training flights, starting Aug. 10.

City of Beloit Police Chief David Zibolski has made the cut to become a finalist for the new police chief of Fargo, North Dakota.

Madison police need your helping finding multiple people they say are connected to vandalism and looting during unrest in the city’s downtown this summer.

The percent of positive new cases and confirmed cases of COVID-19 jumped on Friday even as the Wisconsin DHS processed 3,800 fewer tests.

Middleton police are asking for the public’s help after a 64-year-old woman walking her dog was hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon. The driver of that vehicle then took off.

A resident on Madison’s north side called 911 after hearing a loud crash, seeing a neighbor’s dog run loose and then spotting a man running by with a bag Tuesday evening, police say.

UW-Madison student-athletes are back on campus this summer for voluntary workouts. But this season, they are subject to taking COVID-19 tests, and some are coming back positive.

Three men have been charged with burglary after prosecutors say they participated in looting at a Madison clothing store during unrest in late May.

UW-Madison researchers believe a new COVID-19 test that uses spit could prove to be a faster, cheaper and less complicated method compared to other tests.

A Madison Metro bus driver was cited after making a U-turn, clipping a van and causing the vehicle to flip over Wednesday, police say.

The Dane County Regional Airport has completed its three-year-long project that adds a parallel taxiway on one of the airport’s runways.

The average number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continued a downward trend Thursday, when the Wisconsin DHS reported a seven-day average of 810 cases over the past week - a significant drop from an average of 930 almost two weeks ago.

Public Health Madison & Dane County’s Board of Health has rejected a petition that called for a far stricter response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the county.

About 100 Wisconsin Army National Guard soldiers returned to the U.S. after a 10-month deployment to Ukraine Thursday.

A 57-year-old white man is behind bars for allegedly making racially derogatory comments towards two Black teens on Madison’s southwest side Wednesday night.

A 27-year-old man was arrested after allegedly yelling homophobic slurs and punching patrons at two LGBTQ-friendly bars in Madison early Thursday morning.

A 62-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly throwing a brick through a neighbor’s window and stealing a clock, which the victim says was going to be an anniversary gift for his wife.

The UW System and UW-Madison will receive another $32 million in CARES Act money to help the system test students when the school year begins.

Helbachs Coffee in Middleton is at risk of losing its food and drink license after it defied enforcing Dane County’s mask mandate at the business.

Noah’s Ark Waterpark has decided to close for the rest of the 2020 season, citing COVID-19 concerns.

Dane County announced on Wednesday the recipients of $125,000 in grants to help make behavioral health services more accessible to children and youth in the county.