To combat Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic, Attorney General Josh Kaul appealed to the Department of Justice for support and funding in his investigation against opioid distributors.
As it prepares for the transition between operators for the Henry Vilas Zoo, Dane County announced it hired a national zoo consultant to help with fundraising while the county board considers a contract for a new operator.
The College Democrats hosted an early voting event with Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Lisa Neubauer to learn more about her platform before walking to Memorial Union to cast their early votes for the general election Monday.
Saying their classes could wait but the climate couldn’t, hundreds of high school students converged on the capitol Friday to call for action on climate change and demand environmental justice.
Concerns over flooding have been raised after a wave of warm weather swept through the Madison area, causing large amounts of snow to melt.
As Wisconsin experiences a shortage in mental health services, the number of suicides has spiked, influencing advocates and leaders to raise their voices together in hopes of reducing the rate and improving access to care.
Wisconsin joined 19 other states in a lawsuit challenging the national emergency President Donald Trump declared in order to fund a border wall without congressional approval.
As part of Gov. Tony Evers proposed budget, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announced a plan that could potentially help UW System graduates restructure their student loans Monday.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi made his first-ever endorsement of a political candidate Tuesday, throwing his support behind Madison mayoral candidate Satya Rhodes-Conway.
The Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls will finally see closure after Governor Tony Evers announced the two cities selected to house new facilities in hopes of creating a safer environment for the incarcerated juveniles Tuesday.
Early voting for the contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Waukesha Court of Appeals Judges Brian Hagedorn and Judge Lisa Neubauer commenced Monday.
Almost 150 days after submitting a request to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, released data showing no undocumented persons arrested during the September raids in Dane County were violent felons in a press conference on Monday afternoon at the Capitol.
Following a complaint filed against Madison Mayor Paul Soglin by a former city employee, City Assessor Michelle Drea responded with evidence that the alleged action would be impossible to execute.
For the first time since 1916, the Democratic National Convention will be held in the Midwest outside of Chicago — in our own backyard, Milwaukee.
Stolen cars and fatal heroin overdoses have been on the rise in Madison since the beginning of 2019, according to Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval.
Madison Ald. David Ahrens, District 15, will run for a vacant seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors, he told the Cap Times Thursday.
Lawyer David De Bruin and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn posed the possibility of legal action to the graduate student union during its general membership meeting Thursday night. The TAA would be the lead plaintiff in a challenge against Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Wisconsin Economic Development Council.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-WI, reintroduced the Debt Free College Act with U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, to support college students by increasing both state and federal funding for public universities Wednesday.
Legislators introduced a bipartisan bill to expand Wisconsin’s Minority Teacher Loan Program beyond Milwaukee in attempt to increase minority teacher representation in predominantly minority K-12 schools.
MeToo founder Tarana Burke told students they have the power to make a change in sexual violence at UW-Madison during her visit this week. MeToo has already found a place on campus both in and out of the classroom.
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