A city committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing taxicabs to drive with fewer restrictions on State Street, an amendment which would make it easier for downtown customers to find a cab in the evening and early morning if approved by Madison's Common Council next week.
University Health Services announced Wednesday they received a three-year $306,000 grant, which will be used for suicide prevention services.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and downtown residents may need to look for an alternative concert venue as the iconic Orpheum Theatre faces the possibility of closing its doors.
For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked tenth on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best public colleges, tying with the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Shared Governance Committee Chair Sam Seering announced the nominees for the two University of Wisconsin-Madison student positions on the Chancellor Search and Screen Commitee in a meeting Wednesday.
In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Paul Soglin said a state official who claimed charges brought against him were politically motivated owes city officials an apology.
In the midst of a contract lawsuit between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its primary licensing partner adidas, a union representing unpaid workers at an Indonesian factory contracted by adidas requested to be part of the university’s lawsuit against the apparel company, a move UW-Madison’s Labor Licensing Policy Committee supports.
Madison’s financial committee continued deliberating Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2013 capital budget at their meeting Tuesday, hearing presentations from city departments that affect areas of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
With 19 citations issued to Capitol protesters in the last week, recently appointed Capitol Police Chief Dave Erwin is sticking to his plan to crack down on protesters demonstrating in the Capitol without a permit, which he told to the Associated Press in late August.
A local court will wait a week longer than scheduled to file charges against three University of Wisconsin-Madison students who were arrested for allegedly attacking Badgers’ senior running back Montee Ball in August.
Two men allegedly stole a University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s messenger bag containing his laptop and textbooks on North Lake Street early Monday morning.
A Madison man received treatment for a possible broken nose and jaw after he engaged in a fight with a man who rudely commented on his female friend’s weight Sunday morning.
The city’s financial committee approved funding at their meeting Monday for a new initiative that could help keep cyclists off sidewalks in addition to further discussing Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2013 Executive Capital Budget.
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may not agree on much, but their campaigns made clear over the last two weeks in Tampa and Charlotte the 2012 election foes share one commonality: they both are pushing heavily to capture the youth vote that helped sweep Obama into office in 2008.
Correction: The fifth paragraph of this article originally stated "He is Libertarian, meaning he does not think government should not interfere in issues like marriage, drugs and abortion." The article has been edited to reflect Paul's view that government should not interfere in those issues. We apologize for the error.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the first openly gay non-incumbent ever elected to Congress, seemed almost overwhelmed as she stepped up to the podium to address an overflowing room of more than 250 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender caucus at the Democratic National Convention, a group that once was at the very outskirts of the party.
Future University of Wisconsin-Madison students may have an easier time registering for introductory chemistry courses and be able to conduct more experiments in new lab facilities if building project plans receive additional funding from the UW System.
When Madison celebrates Freakfest 2012 on State Street Saturday, Oct. 27, University of Wisconsin-Madison students can expect to see Pennsylvanian rap star Mac Miller and electronica collective Big Gigantic take the main stages.
City transportation officials presented a preliminary study at an informational session Monday looking into the possibility of establishing Bus Rapid Transit as a supplement to Madison’s public transportation system.
Residents in the State-Langdon Neighborhood heard a proposal Monday for a new student apartment complex, which would require the demolition of three buildings.
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