Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola apologized to University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band Director Michael Leckrone in a telephone call Monday and indicated he would make a “significant donation” to The Marching Band Fund, a foundation supporting the UW Marching Band.
The city continued its discussion of the 2014 city budget Tuesday at a Board of Estimates meeting, which consists of Mayor Paul Soglin and city alders, who heard proposals by city departments, including Metro Transit and the City Planning Committee.
Following the fast track Landgon neighborhood officers frequently ride up the ranks of the Madison Police Department, officer Grant Humerickhouse will hand over patrol of the Greek community and surrounding area after approximately three years to up-and-coming officer Shawn Kelly in order to accept a detective promotion in November, according to MPD Lt. Dave McCaw.
The state Senate approved a package of four Republican elections bills Tuesday, drawing negative responses from Democratic members of the state legislature.
Protesters choosing to assemble in the state Capitol will no longer be bound by permit restrictions after a lawsuit regarding the controversial Capitol assembly permitting rules ended in a settlement Tuesday.
A bill that critics say would further skew the relationship between landlords and tenants passed through the state Assembly Tuesday despite adamant Democratic opposition.
The Madison Fire Department transported a man in his 50s to the University of Wisconsin Hospital Tuesday morning after he sustained non life-threatening injuries in a collision with a moped outside Lucky Apartments on University Avenue, according to MFD spokesperson Lori Wirth.
The American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday Gov. Scott Walker’s office is dropping its requirements for groups to obtain permits to protest inside the Capitol.
Amid the mixed chants of “Congo is the key to our humanity” and “Go Pack Go,” Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers joined campus organizations to raise awareness of the Congolese mineral conflict on the Memorial Union Terrace Monday.
Representatives from the Madison Police Department and Overture Center discussed their goals with Mayor Paul Soglin and city alders to determine the 2014 city operating budget at a Board of Estimates meeting Monday.
Michele Norris, a host and special correspondent for National Public Radio, said she has discovered it is the “little things” that count in the present-day discussion of race in America.
Approximately 60 people gathered on the state Capitol steps Monday to recognize victims of domestic violence in Wisconsin and to raise awareness to prevent domestic violence incidents from occurring in the future.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday he will not seek re-election after his term expires in December 2014.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank will talk with campus and community members about the future of the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the 2013 Fall Roundtable Series kick-off Wednesday.
Mary Burke, a former executive with Trek Bicycle and the state’s former commerce secretary, became the new Democratic front runner in the 2014 gubernatorial election after she officially announced her candidacy Monday.
Madison Gas and Electric responded to an accident scene Saturday, after a vehicle struck an electrical pole on West Gorham Street. Madison Fire Department spokesperson Lori Wirth confirmed the occupants fled before fire department personnel arrived.
University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Matt Hanson, co-founder of Madison-based company LowDrag Productions, helps bring artists’ talent to life by creating a variety of videos for them.
John Dean, former presidential counsel to President Richard Nixon, expressed his outlook on the Watergate scandal Friday as part of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s 2013 Kastenmeier Lecture.
State representatives unveiled a series of bills Friday seeking to curb the rise in heroin use throughout the state.
State legislators, school district representatives and Wisconsin citizens met in the state Capitol Thursday to discuss an assembly bill that hits a contentious area in state law: how the state should address controversy over the use of American Indian mascots in schools.
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