A new alcohol policy has led to a decrease in police dispatches for alcohol-related incidents downtown, according to a yearly review conducted by city officials.
A city design commission granted final approval Wednesday for a proposed five-story apartment building, although a university planning official said it conflicts with future campus expansion plans.
The spokesman for outgoing Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, announced Wednesday he plans to run for an open Assembly seat in the next election.
The Memorial Union Theatre was abuzz Wednesday night as world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni spoke about her experiences as a writer, educator and lifelong activist.
Few students complain about the warmer than average mid-March temperatures outside, but the temperatures inside UW-Madison buildings are a different story.
The only potential sponsor for the Mifflin Street Block Party retracted its application to sponsor the event Tuesday, leaving Madison to plan the event on its own.
UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward overruled several of the Student Services Finance Committee’s rulings from this fiscal year Tuesday in a memo sent to committee Chair Sarah Neibart.
Despite her popularity with organized labor, UW-Madison’s teaching assistant’s union decided not to endorse former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk Tuesday, at least for the time being.
City officials passed a motion Tuesday supporting the continued discussion of incorporating a potential new fire station and administration facilities in a proposed building near the Overture Center.
A Dane County judge declined Tuesday to overturn his ruling that suspended the state’s law requiring a photo ID to vote ahead of the April 3 election.
A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker pleaded not guilty to four felony charges of doing campaign work on government time Tuesday.
City planning officials presented $200 million redevelopment plans for a block of city-owned property near the Capitol Tuesday, which they say would stimulate the economy and improve the block’s bike lanes and sidewalks.
A passenger allegedly robbed a taxi driver and stabbed her in the arm and ear early Tuesday morning on South Park Street.
A city official for the campus area gave his official support to the Dane County Board of Supervisors candidate UW-Madison junior John Magnino Monday.
In yet another example of Wisconsin’s contentious political atmosphere, two more state Senators—one Democrat and one Republican—may face recall efforts against them from a conservative action group.
Street lights went out Saturday night and early Sunday morning on State Street, leaving an area stretching from the Capitol to Lake Street in the dark on St. Patrick’s day.
UW-Madison has been named the 27th-best university in the world by Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, which annually recognizes the world’s top learning intuitions.
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.
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