APRIL FOOLS': Michael Johnson wows District 5 voters with speedy 200-meter run
Mar. 25, 2010District 5 candidate Michael Johnson left voters in awe at a rally Wednesday by running a 200-meter dash in a blazing 19.89 seconds.
District 5 candidate Michael Johnson left voters in awe at a rally Wednesday by running a 200-meter dash in a blazing 19.89 seconds.
OMG this week has been so exciting. I got a 93 on my Geography test, my mom let me go to Steven Jacobs' Spin the Bottle party and most importantly, Justin Bieber's new album My World 2.0 came out!!! I was texting Ashley yesterday and we were fuh-REAKING out about it! Did you know his favorite color is blue? Mine too! Pretty sure we're soulmates or something. Ugh.
Registration information for 70,000 voters in Wisconsin does not match that of other state databases, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Board.
Yesterday Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced his gubernatorial campaign's first action since staging a bone-breaking attack outside the Wisconsin State Fair last year.
Plans for a new Central Library died last week. Weeks of debate were stifled by the uncaring hand of economics, another reminder that we inhabit a cold, harsh universe that is dictated solely by chance events often occurring at what we deem to be the worst possible times.
The Edgewater Hotel redevelopment was sent back to the Edgewater Committee Wednesday, again not clearing the 17 out of 20 votes necessary to pass the Edgewater Neighborhood Commission Focus Group.
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, responded to former Gov. Tommy Thompson's potential run for Senate Tuesday in an e-mail to supporters.
A 22-year-old Madison man was robbed at knifepoint Sunday evening, according to the Madison Police Department.
Although the state Government Accountability Board will begin allowing unlimited corporate election spending in accordance with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, it announced measures to maximize campaign finance transparency at a meeting Tuesday.
An Assembly committee failed Tuesday to decide what punishment, if any, state Rep. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, should receive after he was charged three times for driving while intoxicated.
After the passage of the $940 billion health-care bill supported by President Barack Obama Sunday, the UW-Madison campus community continues to discuss the potential impacts the legislation will have on students.
Recent reports reveal that Nike, a UW-Madison licensee, violated several workers' rights laws in India and Honduras.
A drug investigation by the Madison Police Department led to the arrest Friday of a 26-year-old Madison man on charges of possession and intent to deliver marijuana and other drugs.
Residents concerned about filling out their 2010 census forms can now receive additional assistance from the city of Madison.
Following the passage of landmark health-care legislation Sunday, groups and individuals across the state are beginning to take a look at how the bill will impact Wisconsin residents, businesses and health-care providers.
In the world of Facebook, Twitter and Flikr, Polar Rose's facial recognition software seems a logical step in our currently hyper-connected and speed-obsessed reality. Created in 2004 by Jan Erik Solem, the software analyzes digital images and videos, then sorts, searches and shares digital media based on their content. More importantly, as a result of its face-detection algorithms, the computer vision technology can identify anybody in a given photo.
Chancellor Biddy Martin will travel to China this week to promote international research partnerships and increase UW-Madison's overall presence in China.
During the past few episodes of ""What's in the Fridge"" embarked on a culinary journey across sunny, southern Italy and windswept, western France, so I decided to bring my recipes for this week a little closer to home. Combining Wisconsin's three favorite food groups —beef, cheese and beer—I crafted a rather elegant sandwich.
After receiving initial approval from the Urban Design Commission, representatives of the Edgewater Hotel expansion project faced off with the Plan Commission Monday night in hopes of receiving approval for the redevelopment and construction on the Edgewater.