City officials approved an apartment proposal requiring the demolition of three residence buildings Monday despite concerns about affordable housing in the area.
At an Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee meeting Monday, members announced a new university policy will officially go into effect next semester allowing students to change how their name appears in different locations around campus.
The owner of a popular late night food cart is concerned the city is not helping ensure the future of his business, but a city official said the Vending Oversight Committee is working to reach a compromise.
Police released a report Monday detailing an attempted robbery on the north side of campus in February, around the same time a similar string of muggings were reported on the south side of campus.
At an Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday, student leaders highlighted the potential penalties UW System students could face when reporting violent crimes or emergency situations while intoxicated if the Responsible Action bill is passed by the state legislature.
A state representative plans to reform and simplify Wisconsin’s tax codes later this spring in an attempt to lower income taxes.
One morning this winter, John, a resident at Porchlight’s Drop-in Shelter for men, was outside when a woman came walking down the alleyway headed straight for the back door. He said she had likely been outside all night long, and wanted something for breakfast.
Madison police arrested a man Thursday night in connection to a battery that took place outside of a bar on the 400 block of West Gilman Street, according to a Madison police report.
The lengthy John Doe investigation officially came to a close Feb. 21 with no charges filed against Gov. Scott Walker, according to a release Friday from Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm.
Police are holding a drunk driver and a pedestrian responsible for an accident that occurred near campus early Sunday, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
The Madison Police Department has reviewed 15 different complaints about an officer currently under investigation by the United States Department of Justice since hiring him in 1997, according to police records released Friday.
University, state and federal officials are investigating the cause of a Thursday fire on the fourth floor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Sciences building.
The State Street Design Project Committee will work with two Madison engineering firms as it moves forward with plans to revitalize the Library Mall area.
The Student Services Finance Committee heard the budget for the Wisconsin Union Thursday, which includes an increase in student segregated fee contribution for maintenance and building upkeep.
The country has been abuzz in recent weeks with talk of the impending sequester set to take effect Friday, but not everyone knows exactly what the sequester does or how it might affect them, if it even will at all This article describes the causes and potential effects of the sequester:
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed two bills with bipartisan support Thursday designed to increase employment in Wisconsin.
A Madison resident faces a felony charge after he drunkenly stole and crashed a vehicle into a public art sculpture on the Capitol Square Thursday, according to a police statement.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Richard Davidson published an article Thursday aiming to persuade video game designers to team up with scientists to create video games that are beneficial to consumers, contrasting traditional views that video games do not stimulate your mind.
The Wisconsin state Senate passed the controversial mining bill by a one vote margin Wednesday night after a lengthy, contentious debate, setting up a vote in the state Assembly later in the week.
The Vending Oversight Committee heard complaints from local restaurant owners about food carts operating near their locations, and discussed possible solutions Wednesday.
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