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​A return to the basics makes ‘Halloween’ fresh, scary

The Boogeyman is back!

Man pleads guilty to homicide after hitting couple with his car

Driving 100 mph, a 20-year-old Madison man struck a pedestrian couple in April, one of whom later died from the incident. Today, the driver pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in Dane County Court.

Police arrest Madison woman for downtown parking garage murder

A Madison woman was arrested Monday for a murder that took place in the State Street parking ramp early Sunday morning.

New Greta Van Fleet album tries too hard to imitate something much older, much better

I will begin this review with a disclaimer: I’d never listened to Greta Van Fleet before I heard this album. I was going into it with an open mind — music-savvy friends had shown me snippets of singles the band had released over the past couple years, and I wasn’t interested in knowing them any better. I came upon Anthem of the Peaceful Army hoping to have my mind changed.

The Perks of Being a Mermaid

I’ve always wanted to be a mermaid. 

A letter to my neighbor and fellow Badger on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

This summer I read Yossi Klein Halevi’s book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. Each chapter is a letter directly addressed to his Palestinian neighbors, who live in the West Bank adjacent to his hometown in Jerusalem. His work is meant to show how the conflict appears through the eyes of an Israeli. He wrangles with the complex strands of faith, pride and politics that underpin the rift between Israelis and Palestinians.

Big Ten Recap: Wild upsets, unpredictable finishes in the conference

In a week characterized by wild upsets and unpredictable finishes, the Big Ten also followed the script. 

Underrated Halloween movies to see

It’s spooky season, ladies and gentlemen, you know what that means.

Immigration is an American tradition

Both my parents immigrated to the United States for the opportunity to live lives with better opportunities, not just for themselves but for their families as well. As a proud daughter of immigrants, I can confidently say that’s what most immigrants want. They want to provide for their families and oftentimes that means picking up their lives from their home countries and moving to another.

Two found dead in apparent murder-suicide over the weekend

Madison police said two people died on the east side following an apparent murder-suicide Saturday afternoon.

Voting forum discusses importance of getting to the polls

The Wisconsin Union Directorate welcomed members of campus and Madison community members to Memorial Union Tuesday for their “We Want You” voting forum.

High school students ‘die-in’ for gun reform at Capitol

More than 100 students and community members’ bodies lay crumpled across the Capitol rotunda Sunday during a die-in held in protest of last week’s gun violence nationwide.

In an act of community healing and activism, student protesters from across the Madison area staged a die-in at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass stricter gun control measures.

State officials debate gun control following Middleton shooting

In the wake of the shooting at a Middleton company Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin stressed the need for gun control policies “consistent with the Second Amendment.”

Mixing drinks with record gameday heat sends Badger fans to ‘medical cooling centers’

For some Badgers fans, a surprise loss to Brigham Young University was made worse by an emergency stint in an onsite medical cooling facility, after they spent an afternoon watching the second hottest game ever played at Camp Randall Stadium.

Suspect dead after shooting at Middleton software company

Four workers were wounded after a fellow employee opened fire in their Middleton office Wednesday morning, according to police reports.

Students and faculty confront suicide

September marks Suicide Prevention Month, a time when one of the most complicated issues facing society is brought more clearly into the public perspective.

Local Facebook mom goes viral after posting Langdon Bid Day woes

Ah, Bid Day. Hordes of sorority sisters traveling, speaking, singing and dancing in impenetrable packs — what’s so scary about that? 

Common Council to revive confederate monument debate

Madison’s Common Council debate concerning the Confederate monument in Forest Hills Cemetery will continue following an alder’s appeal to have its removal brought before the council once again.

Calls for jail renovations grow after an inmate’s suicide

In the last five years, only three Dane County Jail inmates died, none from suicide. That is until Monday, when inmate Brian Keith Rocca was found in his cell.