Victim of fatal shooting on south side ID'd
By Maureen Backman and Ashley Davis | Mar. 9, 2010A 27-year-old Fitchburg man was found fatally shot early Monday morning on Madison's south side.
A 27-year-old Fitchburg man was found fatally shot early Monday morning on Madison's south side.
The national unemployment rate for February stayed at 9.7 percent, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
A bill that aims to restrict ticket scalping was not voted on by the state Assembly Thursday, but lawmakers did propose amendments.
In the midst of a pending lawsuit between the city of Madison and Dane County, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is continuing to push for a 311 center to handle nonemergency calls.
Crime statistics from 2009 released by the Madison Police Department last week reveal that although crime was down by 4.4 percent overall, theft increased.
The Student Activity Center Governing Board voted a second time Sunday on how to allocate office space within the student activity center.
UW-Madison hired Ian Baird last week to become a part of UW-Madison's Geography Department as its first Hmong Studies professor.
Graffiti. Is it art or vandalism? The difference of opinion can be as close as two coats of paint, literally.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday that Wisconsin will not receive first-round federal Race to the Top funding for public schools.
The Assembly passed a bill on a unanimous vote Thursday that creates a new government office for small businesses. The bill aims to give small businesses a voice in Wisconsin's business realm.
Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Thursday outlawing salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic herb.
The Alcohol License Review Subcommittee on Downtown Alcohol Issues and Ordinances repealed the 365-day limit on finding a new tenant if property owners would like to retain their liquor licenses Thursday.
Approximately 150 UW-Madison students and staff attended a panel Thursday held in response to an advertisement on the Badger Herald's website linking to a website denying the Holocaust.
President Barack Obama plans to nominate UW-Madison Sociology and Educational Policy Studies Professor Adam Gamoran to the National Board of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education.
Members of Madison's Economic Development Committee discussed possible benefits of Google's broadband Internet experiment for the city of Madison Wednesday night.
More than 100 UW-Madison students rallied at Library Mall Wednesday afternoon in response to a recent controversy surrounding a Holocaust-denying advertisement placed on The Badger Herald's website.
The city Urban Design Commission discussed signs both in and outside of a proposed Target store at Hilldale Mall Wednesday. Other issues raised were traffic lanes, the width of the sidewalk and the plaza entrance to the store.
A 22-year-old man who, according to a police report, broke into an apartment on Gilman Street Wednesday and assaulted the 47-year-old resident with a knife is being tentatively charged with second-degree attempted homicide.
State residents may face increased background checks when purchasing firearms if a bill that passed the state Senate Tuesday makes it through the Legislature.