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The Dane County Farmers' Market returns to Capitol Square this weekend.


Market manager Jamie Bugel joins 15 News' Phoebe Murray to discuss the changes the community can expect this 2024 season and market history.

There’s a tiny village in northern Richland County that you’ve probably never heard of. It's Wisconsin’s smallest incorporated municipality.

WMTV 15 News' Phoebe Murray joins Tim Elliott as he describes how the phrase "small town pride" takes on a whole new meaning in Yuba.

As the demand for housing grows in the Capitol City, Regent Street is bustling with the signs of construction. From Camp Randall to West Washington Avenue, there is development currently underway or plans in the works to build on one of Madison’s iconic downtown streets.

WMTV 15 News' Phoebe Murray sat down with Gabriella Rusk as she talked about the inspiration behind the story.

One year ago, we told you about the master carpenter making the 19th century relic his final masterpiece. WMTV 15 News' Phoebe Murray sat down with Michelle Baik as she described what it was like to witness the transformation.

The effort to keep minors from drinking at bars is going high tech. In this sneak preview of our coming series where we go in depth and take you behind of the scene of some of our biggest stories, NBC15 Investigates' Elizabeth Wadas explains just what bars and law enforcement are doing.

It's a maritime tragedy that's cemented in time. With the help of folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, you've likely heard the woes of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship met its ill-fated end nearly 50 years ago in Lake Superior and remains one of the most mysterious and controversial wrecks to date.

Many details remain unknown about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, leaving experts to a range of hypotheses for that night. Of course, the harsh Nov. 10 storm was a large contributing factor, but it's hard to pinpoint exactly what caused the ship to drag to the depths of Lake Superior.

After recounting that stormy night and the theories surrounding the sinking, we site down with University of Wisconsin professor Steve Ackerman, an expert in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.