5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (962+ words) Premature birth and low birth weight are the leading causes of death for Black infants in Wisconsin. Babies born too early often require extensive neonatal intensive care. For too long, lawmakers have dragged their feet on improving outcomes for Black…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1708+ words) Rep. Margaret Arney, from left, Rep. Sequanna Taylor, Sen. Dora Drake and Rep. Shelia Stubbs are among members of the Wisconsin Legislature's Black Caucus. This is the second story in the Cap Times series Deadly Divide, investigating Wisconsin’s ongoing Black…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (220+ words) The Capital Times Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Two great women died recently. Dolly Parton worked for equality of all people of color, gender, sexuality, income, education, health and disability. Her generosity and caring called for the equal treatment…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1040+ words) Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff In her Austin days as a girl, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff turned her family’s detached garage into her own personal theater. She rigged an old curtain and rod over the garage door and invented her own…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (90+ words) The Capital Times Cap Times: Madison news, opinion and culture Whitney Mann's new album is called "Electric Heart." ‘Tips’ at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union don’t boost worker paychecks Mayoral hopeful Syed Abbas wants to reform homeownership in Madison…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) Northside Lounge is the winner of Madison Old Fashioned Week 2026. Congratulations to Northside Lounge for being voted the winner of Madison Old Fashioned Week 2026! With nearly 529 votes cast, Northside Lounge's sweet and smoky rye-based old fashioned surged to a win…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) “Inner Realms: An Arts for All Wisconsin Benefit Exhibition,” opens Sept. 4 and runs through Sept. 27. Journalist Amy Goodman is the subject of a new documentary screening, “Steal This Story, Please!” on Sept. 5. Journalist Amy Goodman, the host of “Democracy Now!...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (87+ words) Taste of Madison The Cap Times Cap Times: Madison news, opinion and culture Taste of Madison returns to the Capitol Square Sept. 5-6. ‘Tips’ at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union don’t boost worker paychecks Madison churches becoming housing, community spaces…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (685+ words) Jane Alexander, the legendary actress of “The Great White Hope” fame will speak at Cap Times Idea Fest with David Maraniss. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1967, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander debuted “The Great White…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1201+ words) Ann Garvin is the author of "Tell Two Friends," in which a woman's college pen pal comes back to stalk her. Ann Garvin, author of “Tell Two Friends,” is pictured in her writing space at home in Madison. Local author…...