President of Wisconsin’s firefighters union Mahlon Mitchell announced Monday he will challenge Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in her pending recall election, becoming the first person to declare candidacy in the race.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved changes to its criteria that determines whether a student group is eligible to receive funding Monday.
City planning officials reviewed a redevelopment plan for the top block of State Street Monday, recognizing merits of the project but also expressing concerns for proposed demolition.
UW-Madison Police Department officers arrested a 19-year-old Madison man they say robbed a woman early Saturday morning.
A Mifflin planning group made up of city officials, student representatives and Mifflin residents decided Sunday on “Mifflin Now, Mifflin Forever” as the theme for the 2012 Mifflin Street Block Party.
The university revealed the details of two sexual misconduct accusations against former Associate Athletic Director John Chadima in a second report
Recall target state Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau, announced her resignation Friday, an action that will result in Republicans losing absolute control of the Senate.
Wondering what ‘Boop!’ is? According to freshman Associated Students of Madison candidate Selma Aly, “That’s the reaction we’re hoping to get.”
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal ethics complaint against state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser Friday for allegedly putting his hands around state Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s neck last June.
The cities of Madison and Monona are launching World Water Week Monday in an effort to reduce unnecessary water use and contamination in Madison’s lakes.
The 2011-12 state legislative session culminated late Thursday after a contentious bill requiring a doctor to be present when administering an abortion passed despite persistent Democratic opposition.
A research report published earlier this week suggests a possible connection between the use of stem cells and a treatment for Huntington’s disease.
With hindsight being 20/20, cartoonist Mike Konopacki isn’t laughing at the fake press release he sent the Capital Times in February, now that he knows his forgery of a state representative’s official document could cost him $10,000 and three-and-a-half years in prison.
Madison residents can look forward to a number of events and an increased police presence throughout town Saturday, March 17 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
The format of this year’s Mifflin Block Party will soon take shape, according to city officials who said Thursday that the biggest variable is whether the event will find a sponsor next week’s deadline.
Members of UW-Madison’s Ballroom Dance Association are worried the new Gordon Commons will prevent the group from hosting its weekly public dances, most of which take place in the current dining hall’s basement.
The Student Transportation Program introduced its budget, which could significantly increase student fees toward SAFEride services, to the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday.
As expected, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday the Department of Justice has appealed two Dane County judges’ decisions to permanently suspend a new law requiring voters show a valid ID at polling places.
As the Badgers advanced in the NCAA basketball tournament Thursday, UW-Madison won a social media “tournament” that pits schools against each other in a competition similar to March Madness.
The Associated Students of Madison repealed legislation Wednesday passed by its Diversity Committee that alleged its finance committee and judiciary were prejudiced in denying a multicultural student group funding.
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