A Milwaukee resident was arrested Tuesday for possessing a machine gun and silencer that federal investigators say he was planning to use to attack a Masonic temple.
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold braved Monday night’s thick snowfall to preach college affordability to a receptive group of College Democrats. Feingold finds himself locked in a pivotal race with incumbent Ron Johnson, the tea party favorite who rode a conservative wave in 2010 along with Gov.
The Associated Students of Madison Equity and Inclusion Committee met Monday to update members on the committee’s plans to improve inclusion on campus.
Victims of sexual assault and bystanders who provided assistance would not receive consequences for improper alcohol consumption, state legislators and university personnel explained in a bill unveiled Monday.
A Madison driver was arrested Saturday afternoon after running his car into a parked vehicle near the intersection of Hoard Street and Oak Street, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The Madison Christian Giving Fund successfully concluded the 2015 year by raising $120,000 in grant money via payroll deductions, private donations and with the help of social media campaigning.
Madison police responded to reports of several shots fired on the city’s East Side Sunday and subsequently engaged in a standoff with an armed man that lasted nearly nine hours and ended in the man suffering a drug overdose.
College affordability has been on the lips of many state politicians in recent days, and two state Democrats continued the trend Monday by introducing a bill that would expand state financial aid programs.
Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, is proposing a bill to eliminate an outdated state statute that criminalizes abortion.
Employees at over 45 companies receive the words, “You made cool choices yesterday. Here are some new choices that you can make today,” in their e-mail inboxes. Cool Choices, a newly introduced online card game, promotes sustainability in workspaces.
Student representatives from the United Council of UW Students met with UW System President Ray Cross last Thursday to advocate for improved diversity measures and more support for students of color on campus.
After nearly 20 years with the organization, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from In Business magazine.
After more than 40 years at UW-Madison, Silver Buckle Press and the letterpress printing collections housed there will move to the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum
The Madison Central Library will display four “Racial Justice Maps” from Feb. 1-Feb. 28, each one with a different area of focus. Geographer Elsa Noterman and printmaker Anders Zanichkowsky made the maps, which focus on three racial inequity topics: indigenous land use and colonization, incarceration and homelessness.
The Madison Police Department was notified Wednesday afternoon about a speeding vehicle on Nakoma Road that contained a fake firearm.
Three UW System Regent Scholars will be honored at the Board of Regents meeting Feb. 4 for innovative project ideas concerning research, economic development and entrepreneurship.
An Assembly committee heard testimony Wednesday on six bills Legislative Republicans say would help ease the burden of student loan debt and make college more affordable, although some say the bills don’t go far enough.
A bill that would forbid local Wisconsin governments from passing laws prohibiting law enforcement from questioning crime suspects about their immigration status drew hundreds to an initial hearing Wednesday and scorn from local immigration experts.
The state Senate approved Wednesday an overhaul to the state’s century-old civil service system, as well as bills designed to defund Planned Parenthood.
Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Patrick Sims introduced plans for a campuswide institutional statement regarding diversity at the Associated Students of Madison Student Council meeting Wednesday.
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