James Martin Pedersen, the man known as the face of Madison pizza franchise Rocky Rococo’s advertisements, died at age 67 Thursday, according to franchise owner Wayne Mosley.
A Madison man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a low-speed crash near Dane County Regional Airport Friday afternoon.
As childcare costs continue to rise nationwide, the UW-Madison Child Care Tuition Assistance Program aims to increase support for student parents striving for degree completion, according to CCTAP Parent Resource Specialist Jen Templin.
UW-Madison psychology professor Markus Brauer will teach a public seminar Feb. 9 at Madison Public Library that will focus on strategies supported by extensive research to best reduce discrimination in the workplace.
UW-Madison researchers are conducting a study, funded by the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Defense, that will examine the most effective ways to educate athletes on the importance of reporting concussions.
Four Dane County cities will receive a combined total of over $600,000 to help clean area lakes as a part of the Urban Water Quality Grant Program, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced last week. Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie and Monona will receive the grants for five projects.
At the Board of Regents meeting Feb. 5, UW System President Ray Cross addressed a prior meeting with representatives from the United Council to discuss diversity on UW campuses.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Saturday repealing the prohibition on switchblades and protecting switchblades under concealed carry law, according to a press release by the governor’s office.
A UW-Madison biotech spin-off, Lytic Solutions, has earned substantial profits from producing its specialized product, correctly folded proteins.
A fifth grade class at Cooper School in Milwaukee is learning about the state Legislature firsthand by proposing a bill to make cycling the Wisconsin state exercise.
Madison officials announced Thursday the city is offering local businesses a unique opportunity to reinvest in themselves.
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Faculty and academic staff from around the UW System rallied together to submit the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin joint statement, voicing concerns against proposed tenure policies before the Board of Regents meeting Friday morning.
Former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball was arrested Friday morning on tentative charges of substantial battery, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. According to the State Journal's report, Ball was arrested at the Hampton Hotel and Suites on 440 West Johnson Street in Madison after police were called to the hotel early Friday morning.
BlackOut protested the Board of Regents meeting in Madison Friday morning, restating their previous five demands and calling for a change to the weight of standardized testing in the application process at UW System schools. Roughly 40 protesters dressed entirely in black filed quietly into Varsity Hall II at Union South about an hour into the meeting, and silently raised signs.
The Cooperative Extension division of UW-Extension will see $3.6 million in budget cuts this year, part of the $250 million in cuts delivered to the UW System.
University Health Services issued a warning to international travelers because of the Zika virus, which was recently called a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
An award-winning pair of father-son architects spoke about their work with Tiny Houses at Monona Terrace Thursday as a part of the Wright Design Series. Bill Yudchitz, who is based in Stevens Point with Revelations Architects, and his son Dan, who works at HGA in St. Paul, focused on several of their projects, including the EDGE project. EDGE stands for Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment.
Roderick A. Ferguson, esteemed author and professor of African-American and gender and women’s studies at University of Illinois at Chicago, spoke at UW-Madison Tuesday about how black radicalism can lead to change on college campuses.
Gov. Scott Walker signed 21 new bills into law Thursday at the state Capitol, covering issues ranging from children in the foster care system, criminal penalties and transportation. The most prominent bill is one allowing hunters to wear blaze pink in addition to traditional colors like hunter orange and blaze orange, authored by state Rep. Nick Milroy, D-South Range, and state Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls.
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