Alert Top Story WISDOT | DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES Want a blackout Wisconsin license plate? Today, it can be yours KIMBERLY WETHAL Jan 9, 2026 Jan 9, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Been dreaming of getting one of Wisconsin’s new blackout or retro yellow “butter” license plates? Your wait is officially over.kAm%96 DE2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? =2F?4965 E96 EH@ ?6H A=2E6D uC:52J[ 2?5 E96J’C6 2G2:=23=6 7@C AFC492D6 2E s:G:D:@? @7 |@E@C '69:4=6D =@42E:@?D[ @?=:?6 2?5 E9:C5\A2CEJ =@42E:@?D H96C6 (:D4@?D:? =:46?D6 A=2E6D 2C6 D@=5]k^AmkAmkDA2?m“x’> C62==J ;2KK65 7@=<D H:== DE2CE D66:?8 E96D6 ?6H A=2E6D @FE @? @FC C@25D E92E C62==J D9@H42D6 @FC AC@F5 (:D4@?D:? 96C:E286 2?5 DEJ=6 H9:=6 2=D@ 96=A:?8 FD 4@?E:?F6 @FC H@C< 7:I:?8 E96 52C? C@25D 24C@DD @FC DE2E6 — :E’D 2 H:?\H:? 7@C (:D4@?D:?[” v@G] %@?J tG6CD D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am The “blackout” license plates will start with ZAA 1001. 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Lawmakers renew push for black specialty license plate in Wisconsin State lawmakers are hoping the second time is the charm when it comes to offering Wisconsinites a new type of specialty license plate, a "blac… After record highs in Madison on Thursday and Friday, snow returning Saturday The high at the Dane County Regional Airport hit 55 at 11:59 p.m. Thursday and 56 at 12:58 a.m. Friday, breaking the old records for Jan. 8-9. Absentee voting a ‘privilege’ not a right, former Madison clerk argues in missing-ballot case By choosing to vote absentee, voters who did not have their ballots counted were the victims of human error, not a violation of their constitu… Wisconsin's 'blackout' license plate flying off the shelf The black-out license plate has brought in nearly $380,000 in revenue its first month, and a retro yellow plate has brought in just over $48,000. 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Wisconsin unveils new all-black and butter-yellow license plates Efforts to create an all-black license plate have been underway for several years in Wisconsin based on their popularity in other states.
Lawmakers renew push for black specialty license plate in Wisconsin State lawmakers are hoping the second time is the charm when it comes to offering Wisconsinites a new type of specialty license plate, a "blac…
After record highs in Madison on Thursday and Friday, snow returning Saturday The high at the Dane County Regional Airport hit 55 at 11:59 p.m. Thursday and 56 at 12:58 a.m. Friday, breaking the old records for Jan. 8-9.
Absentee voting a ‘privilege’ not a right, former Madison clerk argues in missing-ballot case By choosing to vote absentee, voters who did not have their ballots counted were the victims of human error, not a violation of their constitu…
Wisconsin's 'blackout' license plate flying off the shelf The black-out license plate has brought in nearly $380,000 in revenue its first month, and a retro yellow plate has brought in just over $48,000.
