Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold is leading in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate with just below 50 percent support, according to a poll of 500 likely Wisconsin voters by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports.
Gov. Jim Doyle's clean energy bill did not become law after the state Senate failed to vote on it Thursday, the last day of this year's legislative session.
The student group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted author and speaker Jessica Valenti Thursday as part of April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
A number of UW-Madison student groups honored the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with campus events Thursday.
Although the national economy may have begun its climb back toward prosperity, leaving the city of Madison relatively unscathed in comparison to other, far worse areas of the country, there are still signs that Madison may not be out of the woods just yet.
After pushing back the vote on the Clean Energy Jobs Act Tuesday, the state Assembly will decide the fate of the bill Thursday. Supporters from both houses are concerned about how it then will fare in the state Senate.
A 21-year old Madison woman was robbed on her walk home early Wednesday morning around 12:35 a.m.
The Associated Students of Madison voted to reduce the Campus Women's Center's operational grant at the Student Council meeting Wednesday.
Prospective tavern owners will no longer face a one-year waiting period before they can sell liquor and beer downtown if they are replacing a business that used to sell alcohol.
The state Assembly voted 73-24 Wednesday in favor of a substitute amendment ordering the censure, instead of the expulsion, of state Rep. Jeff Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, for operating while intoxicated charges that he will begin serving a 45-day jail term for next week.
UW-Madison campus and community leaders held a final meeting Tuesday to honor the accomplishments of a 14-year initiative to reduce alcohol consumption.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that a negligence claim filed by the family of former UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann will move forward, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
After spending most of the day in partisan caucus Tuesday, the state Assembly rushed to pass multiple bills early Wednesday morning before the legislative session comes to an end later this week.
UW Transportation Services officials highlighted lost parking permit and meter revenue during its Tuesday meeting which addressed its $1 million budget deficit.
As the annual Mifflin Street Block Party approaches, students were given the opportunity Tuesday to learn how to conduct themselves should they be confronted by law enforcement.
Madison's Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday supporting construction of a high-speed rail station in the Downtown area.
State Rep. Jeff Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, pled no contest to charges of operating while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia in Columbia County Monday.
The Wisconsin state Senate appears likely to pass legislation Tuesday aiming to strengthen a law that gives protection to news outlets and their confidential sources.
Early Saturday morning, an 18-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for battery and resisting arrest outside of a Spring Street house party where he assaulted three people, according to a police report.
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