The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a body found in Warner Park lagoon on the northeast side Friday as 55-year-old Madison man Calvin Ewing, according to a press release.
At a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting Friday, several regents expressed concern over a policy that would set thresholds for the amount of money the system should hold in cash reserves.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Shanan Peters says the only way we can have any hope of determining what the future holds is by questioning past changes that have taken place on Earth.
Party on the PATH, a new event to showcase activities for students interested in UW’s Green Scene, student organizations who focus predominantly on environmental and sustainability-related topics, will be held Tuesday on the Lakeshore Trail near Lake Mendota.
A state Senate committee passed a bill Thursday that would restrict public access to parts of a proposed iron mining site in northern Wisconsin, while allowing landowners to retain most of their property tax break.
Gov. Scott Walker rescinded a $500,000 grant Thursday, which the Department of Natural Resources granted a Wisconsin sportsmen organization, in light of intentional errors made in the application process.
University of Wisconsin-Madison student arrests and citations at the Badger football game Saturday nearly doubled from the Aug. 31 game, according to a UW-Madison Police Department report.
An SUV struck an on-duty University of Wisconsin-Madison police officer riding his motorcycle at the intersection of North Charter and Regent Streets Saturday morning, according to a press release.
Steve Harms of Tri-North Builders presented the most recent reconstruction plans for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, located at 627 N. Lake St., to current fraternity members at a public hearing Thursday.
With students less than a week into the academic year, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., addressed college affordability at a press conference Tuesday at Memorial Union, where he introduced a federal bill that would allow students to refinance their federal student loans.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee has plans to form a new committee that would evaluate the eligibility criteria for funding from the General Student Services Fund, SSFC Chair David Vines said at an ASM Coordinating Council meeting Thursday.
Police are investigating the assault of a Michigan man, in Madison on business, who told police a young man kicked him in the head after a conversation about evolution and religion turned hostile early Thursday morning, according to a police report.
The Wisconsin Union Dining Services kicked off the first Campus Farmers' Market Thursday on Union South’s north lawn, an event they hope will draw together local area vendors every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Oct. 24.
Memorial Union Reinvestment Project Coordinators will present preliminary floor plans and design ideas at an open forum Monday, where the public can attend and give input, according to a university news release.
A group of state legislators, a regent and two chancellors, including University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, held a panel discussion Thursday on the UW-Madison campus about the need for communication between state government and educators on higher education funding.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students across campus received an email from campus officials Thursday titled, “Timely Warning,” which informed them of serious crimes that took place on and around campus from Sunday to Wednesday, including an armed robbery and a sexual assault.
State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, announced Thursday during a press conference he would not seek reelection to the state Senate after his term expires in January 2015.
Liv Stratman said she and her siblings were born into a “big Catholic family,” and were all named after saints but are now known by less formal names. Although the name on her birth certificate reads Olivia, it has never been her identity.
The company in charge of selling food and drinks to Badger fans has promised to make improvements for Saturday’s football game against Tennessee Tech, such as adding more than 100 beverage vendors in the stands, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
State Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, the lead author of six controversial Republican election bills and chair of the state Senate Elections and Urban Affairs Committee, held a hearing Wednesday to discuss criticisms of the proposed legislation, including the claim the bills would make elections more partisan.
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