The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Two mornings after Madison’s mayor called for the end ...

Barrett, the incumbent, and Ordman, a software engineer, are running as Democrats in the Aug. 11 election with no Republican ...

After police shot and killed a man on Williamson Street on July 22, the five Democrats running for governor struck somewhat ...

Madison's Office of Independent Police Monitor has been working, but amendments from City Council risk weakening impact.

The city’s Plan Commission approved 163 units of affordable housing near the former Oscar Mayer plant amid an increase in ...

Madison police reported they had not discharged a firearm toward any suspect in 2025 or the first three months of 2026, according to the agency’s most recent use of force figures. Over half of the ...

Corey Ruiz’s family describes a troubled man trying to turn his life around before a Madison officer shot and killed him.

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Food & Culture newsletter for exclusive weekly insight. The eighth year of Madison Comedy Week from Aug. 3-8 ...

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. As community members continue to mourn and protest ...

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. City Council leaders are withdrawing proposed changes ...

Since first meeting Mandela Barnes, I knew he was meant to lead. We met after we had both been elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in the fall of 2012. We were two new legislators coming from ...