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Report: Wisconsin Buc-ee’s debut delayed due to cost-sharing dispute
DEFOREST, Wis. (WTVO) — The planned construction of the first Wisconsin Buc-ee’s travel center has been hit with a series of delays, according to a new report. Plans to open the first Buc-ee’s in the northern United States were announced in February 2023, in DeForest, Wisconsin, north of Madison and on the I-90 route to the Wisconsin Dells.
Madison doctor works alongside woman who he delivered as a baby decades ago
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison doctor is celebrating more than 30 years of helping bring life into this world. Dr. Fred Melius has been delivering babies at Meriter Hospital for so long, he now works alongside a woman who he delivered years ago. “Delivering babies is incredible,” said Dr....
Wisconsin home loans record, Tension over nursing schools in Madison and Milwaukee, Home kits modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright
We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits.
Californians are struggling to pay their credit card bills
Several California cities are leading the United States with residents facing a rise in credit card delinquencies. A new report from WalletHub found that Chula Vista, a suburb of San Diego, has seen the greatest increase in residents struggling to pay their credit card bills, with an 85% rise in credit card delinquencies in the […]
Our Dane County patio dining guide features 550 options
As Madison begins to (hopefully) dry out after a very rainy June, note that this year’s patio map includes many locations with excellent rain coverage. “I did want to include places like Butterbird, which has a really nice, large, covered area,” said photo director Ruthie Hauge, who collaborated with intern Ashley Rodriguez on the fourth iteration of the Cap Times Patio Guide.
Celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with upcoming events in South Central Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - With many families gathering for the July Fourth holiday, there are multiple events happening in South Central Wisconsin that you can enjoy. Sarah Warner of Destination Madison joined WMTV on Wednesday to discuss upcoming events. Catfish River Music Festival. The annual Stoughton Opera House Friends Association...
WWII veteran from Madison on a quest to have 99 new adventures before his 100th birthday
In the last year, retired Brig. Gen. Lewis Harned zoomed down a dragstrip in a racecar, tried indoor skydiving and rode on the back of a Harley Davidson. All that was in service of a big goal: the World War II veteran hopes to fulfill a bucket list of 99 new adventures in the year before his 100th birthday in August.
Developer would raze, replace housing near historic Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse
A proposal from Lafayette, Indiana-based Trinitas Development would demolish a pair of apartment buildings at 619 and 699 W. Mifflin St. and replace them with a 10-story, 239-unit apartment building, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The new construction would be adjacent to the Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse, built over a century ago and also located at 619 W. Mifflin St.
Staying fit in Fitchburg: McKee Farms Park adds FitCore Extreme Fitness Equipment
If there already wasn’t enough to see and do at McKee Farms Park, the city has just added a new feature. On June 27, City of Fitchburg Mayor Julia Arata-Fratta, along with the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce, Fitchburg Parks department and community members, held a ribbon cutting at the McKee Farms Park for the new FitCore Extreme 8 circuit fitness equipment.
WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin lands $49 million in funding for medical sciences. Baldwin says thousands of jobs possible
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senator Baldwin announced that Wisconsin businesses, colleges and economic development agencies have been awarded $49 million in federal funding through the CHIPS and Science Act to develop a biohealth tech hub in the Badger State. This critical funding—which every Wisconsin Republican in Congress voted against—will...
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