UW-Madison named its new lakeshore residence hall “Dejope Residence Hall” Tuesday after a Ho-Chunk American Indian word used to describe the Madison area for thousands of years.
Madison Police are investigating two separate incidents downtown, including one death and a severe injury.
Medical officials identified the body recovered in Lake Mendota Friday as that of a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate.
Madison Police Deptartment Captain Carl Gloede expressed uncertainty over the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party at a Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday night.
A woman died after she fell from the State Street Campus Garage parking ramp Friday afternoon.
A UW-Madison delegation traveled to China Monday where it opened the UW-Madison Shanghai Innovation Office, which will function as an outpost for the university’s growing commitment to enhance educational opportunities in China.
The UW System Board of Regents approved System President Kevin Reilly’s recommended 5.5 percent system-wide tuition increase for the 2012-2013 school year in a meeting June 7.
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A recent downtown shooting that left three injured in the early hours of May 19 prompted “shocked” and “outraged” city officials to increase funding for a city-wide safety program in hopes of further improving safety throughout Madison.
Madison Police Department detectives arrested the second suspect in the May 19 downtown shooting Wednesday night.
The Dane County Court charged five suspects Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the May 19 University Avenue shooting incident.
Culminating a movement months in the making, Gov. Scott Walker beat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in a much-anticipated gubernatorial recall election, making Walker the first governor in the country’s history to survive a recall election.
A group of Wisconsin students will attend Thursday’s University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting in Milwaukee following UW System President Kevin Reilly’s recommendation to push in-state tuition and fees at UW-Madison above $10,000 for the first time.
Police arrested one of two suspects Saturday who were allegedly involved in the May 19 downtown shooting incident that resulted in at least three injured people.
After being on hold for nearly three months, developers announced revised reconstruction plans for the 100 block of State Street at a press conference Friday.
The Committee on Student Organizations released a report Thursday that cited the UW-Madison Delta Upsilon fraternity for violating student organization conduct policies, prompting the committee to suspend the fraternity’s charter for two years.
[Update: 4:00 p.m., 5/24/12] Madison police have identified a second suspect in the downtown shooting that left three injured early Saturday morning near the UW-Madison campus.
City officials met with Mayor Paul Soglin at a closed meeting Wednesday to determine how the results of this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party will affect the event in the future.
The June 5 recall election between Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett may grab the most attention, but the lieutenant governor and four state Senate recall elections could also decide Wisconsin’s political leaning for years to come.
Students, faculty and staff from throughout the UW System presented to a state legislative task force on UW restructuring Wednesday, outlining their hopes for the future of the system.
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