Madison police arrested a suspect for armed robbery Wednesday after they tracked a stolen MacBook to his location at a warming shelter.
Downtown establishments T. Sushi and Essen Haus faced concerns from a city alcohol policy committee Wednesday after they requested approval to alter their restaurants.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council passed legislation Wednesday to place the newly proposed ASM constitution on the spring 2013 election ballot, making it’s implementation subject to student body approval.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he would not follow a federally recommended expansion to reform BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s Medicaid system, but instead would take a different approach by shifting the demographics of Medicaid recipients, a move Democrats heavily criticized.
A year-round farmer’s market could open in Madison as early as summer 2015 to give nearby food and craft producers an opportunity to sell their goods at a new indoor facility.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley released a memo Wednesday in which she recused herself from disciplinary proceedings against Supreme Court Justice David Prosser and revealed Prosser’s allegedly aggressive office history.
Police arrested a Fitchburg man on six separate charges Tuesday after he led them on a car chase through Madison, according to a police report.
Wisconsin state senators and officials from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met Wednesday for what Senate Committee on Universities and Wisconsin Technical Colleges Chair Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, called “the beginning of a dialogue” between the two institutions.
An armed suspect robbed a man at gunpoint on the 400 block of West Main Street Tuesday night, according to a police report.
The International Academic Programs office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Wednesday it will offer a new scholarship program to encourage more students to study abroad.
The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee allocated the remaining portion of its budget meant to fund student organizations’ event grant requests Tuesday to four of 12 student organizations that originally requested funding.
President Barack Obama established a broad foundation of initiatives, ranging from education-based economic reform to gun control in his fifth State of the Union Address Tuesday, which drew mixed responses from University of Wisconsin-Madison’s two college party chairs.
The number of homeless citizens in Dane County increased nearly 14 percent over the last six months, with 718 people living in shelters and 99 people sleeping outside, according to a Jan 30 survey.
A coalition of more than 30 Wisconsin disability organizations said in a statement Tuesday it supports Gov. Scott Walker’s recently proposed $132 million education and workforce initiative, which the group said could help improve employment training for citizens with disabilities.
Madison police will continue to ban glass containers from the Mifflin Street block party at the 2013 annual celebration being held May 4, the city public safety review committee established Tuesday.
Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Tuesday Wisconsin will invest $14 million of the upcoming biennial budget in law enforcement initiatives, including services for sexual assault victims.
A red panda at the Henry Vilas Zoo died this weekend due to health issues, according to a press release from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus David Gustafson was elected into the National Academy of Engineering Thursday along with 68 other new members and 11 foreign associates.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin are suing the state Department of Administration over its requirement that demonstrators in the state Capitol obtain permits.
Penalties for Wisconsin drivers who operate a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants could become more severe if the state Legislature adopts bills a pair of Republicans introduced Monday.
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