Spring break is often seen as a time that college students go wild, converging on warm places like Florida and Mexico, doing what could be objectively considered the opposite of healthy and productive activities.
Police are investigating reports of a sexual assault incident on the 500 block of North Lake Street, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin held a press conference Saturday at Monona Terrace to criticize state Republicans for fast-tracking the right-to-work law announced Friday that will be up for vote later this week.
Update (5:56 p.m.): Police found and arrested the suspect later in the afternoon, and are not looking for any other suspects at this point in time, Lt. Kelly Donahue wrote in an update.
State Republican leaders announced Friday that the Legislature will meet in a special session to pass right-to-work legislation. Despite urging his colleagues to delay a vote on the issue in previous statements, Gov. Scott Walker indicated Friday he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is facing a challenge from Rock County Circuit Court Judge James P. Daley as she runs for re-election in April.
State Democrats defended Chancellor Rebecca Blank Thursday after Republicans attacked her Wednesday for “playing politics” with her university.
In February 2015, America finds itself in the midst of Black History Month, nationwide racial violence controversies and its first black presidency.
UW-Madison is collaborating with Johnson Controls to create algorithms to help make more efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning control systems for large commercial buildings, according to a university release.
An unexpected open forum appearance from the UW-Madison College Republicans prompted the Associated Students of Madison Student Council to review language in its biennial budget resolution during Wednesday’s meeting.
The Alcohol License Review Committee granted The Double U, a new sports bar on the 600-block of University Avenue, its requested liquor license during a meeting Wednesday night.
Madison’s homeless population is one step closer to being protected from discrimination as a protected class after Economic Development Committee members approved a movement in a Wednesday meeting.
University community members met Wednesday in the Pyle Center for the annual Faculty of Color Reception to celebrate the hiring and promotion of professors of diverse backgrounds. This year, 40 faculty members were promoted and 26 were hired.
Wisconsin officials wrote a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Wednesday urging the secretary to reject Gov. Walker’s federal waiver for drug testing those seeking benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and Medical Assistance.
The state Joint Committee on Finance co-chairs accused UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank of prioritizing politics in the state budget debate, according to a Wednesday press release.
Protesters from the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin converged on the Capitol Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to convince Gov. Scott Walker to reconsider construction of a proposed casino in Kenosha.
In a race with limited voter participation, Madison voters chose incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, to advance to the April 7 general mayoral election.
A Madison woman phoned police after receiving a call from a man who claimed to be a California lawyer.
Gov. Scott Walker responded in a letter to Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Chairman Gary Besaw Monday, explaining his reasoning for rejecting the Menominee’s latest offer on the proposed Menominee-Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Kenosha.
State Democrats accused Gov. Scott Walker of inflating the state’s debt Tuesday after the governor decided to delay a debt repayment of $108 million.
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