State Assembly Democrats voted to keep their minority leader for the next legislative session Tuesday while Democrats in the state Senate will elect a new minority leader Wednesday.
Madison police are currently investigating two telephone scams that caused two Madison women to lose more than $400 each Thursday, according to Madison Police Department reports.
Smashing windows with a fire extinguisher ended badly for one man who was arrested for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct early Sunday morning.
One man ended up in a local hospital early Sunday for head trauma after engaging in an argument with a group of men on State Street that turned violent.
In lieu of recent elections, Equal Opportunities Commission members discussed possible ways to include more diverse candidates for spring elections next year and address disparities in Dane County’s court system for youths.
Police in Dane County could be issued body cameras as soon as 2016.
The UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health received a $70 million grant, the largest to date, to benefit research of asthma and its effects on inner city children, according to a university release.
PAVE, a sexual assault awareness student group on campus, requested a slight raise in funding to help foster growing student interest when presenting its 2015-’16 budget at a Student Services Finance Committee meeting Monday.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee discussed Monday how it could reach out to state officials regarding its recent tuition affordability campaign.
State Superintendent Tony Evers submitted the first part of a proposed budget for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Monday. The budget asks for roughly $13 billion to run the state’s public education system.
State Assembly Republicans held a caucus Monday in order to introduce and welcome their 18 new members as well as vote on party leadership positions.
President Barack Obama addressed net neutrality Monday, asking the Federal Communications Commission to ensure people can equally gain full access to high-speed Internet services, according to a White House press release.
UW-Madison computer scientists and medical researchers recently collaborated to create an “unprecedented” learning simulator tool for surgical students.
Leg cramps began to set in for Brandon Jaeger at the 18-mile mark. Despite the “grueling” last six miles, Jaeger finished the Madison Marathon Sunday, a race he began training for in July.
Gov. Scott Walker beat expectations with a wide and early win over Democrat Mary Burke in Tuesday’s election, and experts say lower-than-anticipated voter turnout was the key to his victory.
UW-Madison announced the first ever master’s program solely dedicated to energy conservation set to start fall 2015.
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, addressed changes they would like to see made to the UW System budget in a Wednesday press conference.
Mayor Paul Soglin is proposing that the Madison Fire Department investigate improving emergency response efficiency by conducting a study on border dropping.
The Dane County Farmers’ Market is moving indoors Saturday for the winter as it concludes its 43rd season.
The UW System Board of Regents met Thursday to hone in on workforce demands statewide, as well as to hear a report detailing enrollment and tuition trends across the system.
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