Senate committee passes wolf hunting bill
Mar. 1, 2012A wolf hunt in Wisconsin is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment passed a bill Thursday that would legalize a hunt.
A wolf hunt in Wisconsin is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment passed a bill Thursday that would legalize a hunt.
Designers and architects hosted a public meeting Thursday to present additions and address public concerns about a heating and cooling facility on the west side of campus.
Calling themselves “The Baddest Little Show on Earth,” little people emerged through plumes of smoke into a 12 by 12-foot ring as the Extreme Midget Wrestling Foundation visited Madison Wednesday. But while the rowdy Segredo’s crowd relished in the night’s entertainment, disability experts in the Madison area question the moral integrity of a performance that they say negatively exploits the disability.
Katie Cierzan’s flat on the 500 block of West Mifflin Street has been standing 110 years and shows its age with tall pillars and noisy radiators. Even though her house is in good condition, those surrounding it are slanted with crumbling foundations. But Cierzan has made her house and neighborhood her home—and she would like to keep it that way.
A new Associated Students of Madison constitution proposal was met with criticism Wednesday after a group of student council representatives presented legislation to put the consitution up for a vote this Spring.
Ian’s Pizza discussed possibly relocating from their State Street location to Capitol Square at a city Vending Oversight Committee meeting Wednesday.
Police assisted a UW-Madison student who was assaulted on University Avenue between Lake and Francis Streets early Saturday morning.
Officials reviewing signatures calling for recall elections of Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state senators said in a letter to legislators they would request more time to review the petitions.
The Wisconsin state Supreme Court voted Monday to close its discussions over administrative and procedural matters to the public, reversing an open meeting policy that had been in place for over a decade.
College Library and Wendt Commons Library, debuted $2.5 million in renovations designed to centralize technological resources for students Tuesday.
After four revisions and an ongoing debate since July, the city unanimously approved an ordinance to help reduce the number of out-of-control house parties Monday.
Police arrested a Madison man late Saturday night for allegedly punching a volunteer safety patrol officer in the face.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest described her work to uncover the immense expansion—and secrecy-- of the U.S. government following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Tuesday at the Fluno Center.
UW-Madison student and Dane County Board candidate Leland Pan announced his platform Monday designed to strengthen the student voice in local government.
Green Bay Packers star and four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver will be a contestant on Season 14 of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday he will not challenge any of the more than 1 million recall signatures filed against him, leaving it up to election officials to verify the signatures.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin released the first of what will likely be a barrage of recall-themed advertisements Monday, as the anticipated recall elections of Gov. Scott Walker and five Republican politicians loom ahead.
Children living in the Congo sleep with one eye open in fear of machete-clad rebel soldiers rushing into their homes and kidnapping them to serve as child soldiers. Living in terror of a real life Boogieman, the youth have been coined “night commuters” as they flee to the city where they find safety in numbers. There they find peace, if only for one night.
The city delayed a State Street reconstruction propsoal after a decision from the Landmarks Commission Monday included the potential demolition of two Mifflin Street buildings.
Members of a student government committee endorsed a letter Monday in opposition of a Senate Bill that would give Madison landlords additional powers over tenants.