A small town about an hour southwest of Madison served as Wisconsin’s first capitol. It was where the first lawmakers met to ...

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states ...

A historical marker for the “Belmont Wisconsin Territory 1836” is seen at the First Capitol Historic Site on April 17, 2025, in Belmont.© Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...

Infrastructure upgrades at the Wisconsin State Capitol and 20 other facilities throughout the state are some of the projects ...

The Journal Sentinel wrote about the history of Wisconsin's first capitol in Belmont. We want to know your favorite thing about our current capitol.

Tuesday afternoon, advocates for women’s reproductive rights and hundreds of demonstrators rallied in the rain at the Wisconsin State Capitol in light of the upcoming Wisconsin State Supreme Court ...

The Wisconsin Historical Society oversees the First Capitol, but the ownership really lies with the residents of Belmont. The First Capitol moniker graces a mini-mart, apartment building and ...