Madison man avoids potential robbery with bicycle
By Patricia Johnson | Apr. 10, 2014A Madison man reported a suspicious suspect to the Madison Police Department Wednesday who he believed was wielding a handgun.
A Madison man reported a suspicious suspect to the Madison Police Department Wednesday who he believed was wielding a handgun.
The Madison Common Council supported the Landmarks Commission’s denial of Steve Brown Apartments’ request to build three apartment buildings on the 100 block of West Gilman Street by a 12-6 vote in a Monday meeting.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved new eligibility criteria for groups trying to receive funding from student segregated fees in a first vote Wednesday.
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., a Madison construction company, will close the intersection of Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue from April 11 to May 15 to begin installing underground utilities and roadway improvements for the Edgewater Hotel project, according to a city release.
Thrill-seeking University of Wisconsin-Madison students will have an opportunity to test their limits May 3 at a skydiving event organized by Badger Aviators, a student organization aimed at offering its members access to flight training.
State Rep. Don Pridemore, R-Erin, announced Wednesday he will retire from the state Assembly and will not seek re-election this fall.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis., introduced legislation Wednesday that would provide individuals seeking higher education with an alternative to student loans.
Democratic state representatives held a press conference Wednesday and called on Gov. Scott Walker to convene a special session of the Legislature to further discuss jobs legislation.
Project Veritas released a secretly recorded video showing state Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, illegally discussing the formation of a Super PAC in order to help him win his re-election in November.
Assembly Democrats are asking a Wisconsin company be reinstated as the producer of the state’s blue highway signs. Wisconsin’s blue signs indicate the location of restaurants, hotels, gas stations and other attractions.
Four University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors will receive the 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for their work as undergraduate scholars of the sciences, according to a university press release.
City council members unanimously approved a new alcohol policy Tuesday that seeks to expand the vicinity for establishments to obtain alcohol licenses and provide clear definitions for different types of alcohol-serving businesses.
Numerous political leaders including President Barack Obama and Wisconsin Democrats discussed plans Tuesday to end pay inequalities in the workplace for women in response to Equal Pay Day.
Madison’s Affirmative Action Commission discussed future city development plans Tuesday following the release of the city’s demographic change report in January.
Tony Kurtz announced Tuesday he will run against U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., for Wisconsin’s third Congressional District.
Gov. Scott Walker signed 62 bills Tuesday that the State Legislature had approved in the final session before the end of the legislative year.
For the first time, data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is able to be visualized in three dimensions using the Living Environments Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to a news release.
An armed man robbed the Community Pharmacy on State Street Sunday morning, according to an incident report.
An argument between two groups of men on West Gilman Street turned violent early Sunday morning when a 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Three University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students advocated for reformed student government by delivering over 1,300 student petition signatures to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell’s office Friday, according to a Tuesday release from a student group.