Representatives from the Wisconsin Innocence Project presented before roughly 40 state legislators and staff members Wednesday, emphasizing the need for law enforcement to wear electronic surveillance devices, as well as a need for an increase in the compensation for Wisconsinites who are wrongly convicted of crimes.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson filed a lawsuit Wednesday in response to a constitutional amendment voted into law Tuesday, which would allow Wisconsin Supreme Court justices to choose who fills the chief justice position.
The 2nd District Court of Appeals upheld the conviction Wednesday of a man charged with taking pictures up a woman’s skirt, which comes at a time when legislators in the state Senate debate further action against “upskirting.”
Incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin took over 70 percent of the votes as Madison re-elected its longtime mayor for his eighth term during Tuesday’s election.
The crowd that gathered on State Street Monday night after the Wisconsin Badgers lost to the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship was one of mixed emotions, ranging from disappointment to celebration of the team’s accomplishments.
To advance the status of their current campaigns, members of the Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee collaborated with another ASM leader Tuesday.
Growing up in the 1980s as a black male in Baltimore presented many unique experiences, from being in constant fear of having to protect one’s own body to a history of hating Duke University lasting longer than most Badgers’ lifetimes.
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Following a primary election with only 12 percent turnout, current Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and challenger Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, are going head to head one final time Tuesday in the spring general elections.
Family and friends of Tony Robinson marched to the Dane County Courthouse Monday and criticized the state Department of Justice’s investigation into the death of the 19-year-old teen.
Wisconsin voters will determine the future of the state’s judicial branch Tuesday through an election for a seat on the bench and a referendum on how chief justices are chosen.
Hired by the city to explore urban development plans for a tract of land on the west side of Madison, representatives from Smart Growth America presented their findings to the Madison Plan Commission during a meeting Monday night.
In a four-against-one robbery, suspects hit a 24-year-old Madison woman in the face and stole her purse Sunday morning on the 300 block of North Henry Street, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam released a proposal Monday detailing a tuition increase for nonresident and international undergraduate students and for several graduate programs at UW-Madison.
In preparation for Monday night’s basketball game, State Street filled with cardinal-and-white-clad Badger fans waiting outside the campus’ most popular bars as early as 1:30 p.m.
Crowds of proud Badgers peacefully flooded State Street Saturday night in celebration of the men’s basketball team’s victory against the University of Kentucky, drawing praise from law enforcement.
The Madison Police Department released hundreds of pages of police procedures and records Friday in response to open records requests made after Officer Matt Kenny fatally shot 19-year-old Tony Robinson.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank supported employees’ contribution on campus in a blog post Thursday, after various statements suggested faculty increase their workload.
While many aspects of the movement for racial equity in Madison and across the country have included protests and press conferences, Jay Katelansky uses a phantom to fight the status quo in Madison, which she described as a “bubble.”
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