Police: shots fired near campus drug related
By Erik Thiel | Mar. 13, 2013University of Wisconsin police revealed at a meeting Tuesday that last week’s shooting at University Houses apartments in Eagle Heights resulted from a drug deal dispute.
University of Wisconsin police revealed at a meeting Tuesday that last week’s shooting at University Houses apartments in Eagle Heights resulted from a drug deal dispute.
A voluntary, nonprofit organization representing University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty held a state budget forum Tuesday to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s new biennial budget and its effects on state and campus affairs.
The Madison Arts Commission established a subcommittee to preserve the local hip-hop community at its meeting Tuesday following backlash about local venue owners restricting the types of shows they are willing to host.
Three men sexually assaulted a 22-year-old female Madison resident on West Mifflin Street early Saturday morning, according to a police report.
Binge drinking cost the state of Wisconsin approximately $6.8 billion in 2012, including areas like motor vehicle classes and law enforcement costs, according to a report released Tuesday from the Wisconsin Public Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University officials discussed the new human resources personnel structure with the campus community at a forum Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to elicit feedback from employees about the redesign before its official implementation in July 2013.
Madison’s Public Safety Review Committee met Tuesday with domestic abuse experts to discuss issues in the community after the city Council passed a resolution seeking more funding for domestic violence programs March 5.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals unanimously ruled to deny a stay on a lower court’s ruling that some portions of Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial Act 10 legislation, which limited public workers’ collective bargaining rights, are unconstitutional.
Wisconsin had the second highest eligible voter turnout of any state in the second presidential election in a row, according to a new report released Monday.
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., renewed his call for a balanced U.S. budget Tuesday, releasing a plan that would cut $4.6 trillion in spending over the next 10 years while reducing tax rates.
An inquiry into overload payments in the University of Wisconsin System found a number of university employees received more pay for extra academic work than is currently allowed by the state.
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students won the Clean Snowmobile Challenge for the fifth time last week.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Bryan Hendricks died Friday at the age of 66.
Twelve University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate degree programs were ranked on the 2014 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list, which was released Tuesday.
Police surveillance on East Washington Avenue, University Avenue and John Nolen Drive will increase over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, according to a news release from the Madison Police Department.
The Landmarks Commission approved designs for a downtown redevelopment at a meeting Monday.
Dr. Kim Wilcox was the third candidate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor position to visit campus, emphasizing his experiences at similar institutions and ideas about how to diversify funding sources in meetings Monday.
In a meeting Monday, student leaders discussed the implications of a bill recently introduced to the state legislature that would allow bar and liquor store owners to sue underage patrons who are caught purchasing alcohol on their premises.
University administrators updated the campus community on the implementation of the new Human Resources design plan at a forum Monday, amid concerns from attendees over supervisor accountability, employee category transitions and changes to compensation and benefits.
Total campaign spending in Wisconsin tripled from the 2006 and 2008 election cycles to 2010 and 2012 largely due to a major Supreme Court decision and recall contests, according to a new report released Monday.