Having offered the pretense that Blue Velvet Lounge was behind paying its bills, a telephone scammer nearly bamboozled the bar owner out of $745 Friday, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Gov. Scott Walker announced his opposition to President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration reform Wednesday by supporting governors and attorneys general from 17 states in a lawsuit.
An attorney for Gov. Scott Walker raised concerns Wednesday about the feasibility of a newly approved agreement between Wisconsin and the Potawatomi tribe over the use of state funds to compensate the Potawatomi for possible losses if a Kenosha casino is approved.
Three sets of animals will be making a new home at Henry Vilas Zoo in 2015, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi revealed in a press release Monday.
MyUW Redesign Team launched a new beta version of the MyUW portal for university students Tuesday.
Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff used his cross-cultural experience to explore medical philosophy and how doctors should interact with patients in a lecture at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Tuesday.
Madison police caught a 72-year-old male thief accused of stealing a woman’s wallet from her vehicle in an incident two weeks ago, according to a Madison Police Department incident report issued Tuesday.
Decisions on whether or not to pull the plug on the ongoing Judge Doyle Square hotel project and pet licensing ordinances faced lengthy debate at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting from alders and community members alike.
Gov. Scott Walker is in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, according to a Monday statement. The plan outlines new regulations on power plants in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The state Senate and Assembly will undergo changes with the addition of two new members to the Joint Committee On Finance and the creation of the two new state Assembly committees for the coming 2015-’16 legislative session.
UW-Madison recently started a search for a new vice chancellor to oversee all research programs and graduate education on campus.
After tracking the SUV used in three previous Madison robberies, the Madison and Middleton police departments were able to arrest former Badger cornerback Jack Ikegwuono and his twin brother William after their fourth and final robbery Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Mifflin Street may see construction begin for a new high-rise housing project as soon as April or May of 2015 if project developers continue to receive positive feedback from city groups.
While UW-Madison students finalize their housing plans for the 2015-‘16 academic year, a group of students hosted an event Monday to educate attendees about a severe problem: homelessness.
The Student Services Finance Committee met Monday to discuss adding a spring eligibility date for student services, and it heard the Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics’ budget proposal.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate followed up on an April decision by Gov. Scott Walker to allow UW System schools to conduct classified research, by clarifying procedures in a Monday meeting.
Computers are quickly catching up to, and perhaps even surpassing, humans in the field of scientific data extraction and assessment, according to a Monday university news release.
12-3-14 UPDATE: Sen. Joe Leibham is scheduled to become a public affairs director for Foley & Lardner LLP in Madison Dec. 8 and assume management of the firm’s Wisconsin government relations practice Jan. 1, according to a firm press release.
Wisconsin Right to Work officially launched a mission Monday underscored by the legislative freedom to choose to participate in labor unions.
Juggling class, homework, a job and a social life can be difficult for most students, but for Jack Ringhand, the issue becomes more complex as he attempts to balance his studies with performing music.
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