Supreme Court upholds law prohibiting breathalyzer results as evidence in court
By Allison Dirr | Feb. 4, 2010The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting the use of preliminary breath test results in most drunken driving cases Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting the use of preliminary breath test results in most drunken driving cases Wednesday.
More than 200 students, faculty and family members gathered Wednesday at Lathrop Hall to share memories of Neha Suri, the UW-Madison senior who passed away Tuesday.
A recent UW-Madison study found that Wisconsin voters' level of political activism on the issue of stem-cell research is more likely to be correlated to political ideology and media exposure than religion.
A typical student walking the Friday night bar scene may think the biggest decision in opening a new tavern is décor, location and staffing. However, many students may be surprised to find that the city has specific, detailed regulations about when and where new bars can open up.
Business owners proposed changes to Madison's Alcohol License Density Ordinance during a city subcommittee meeting Tuesday.
The Associated Students of Madison announced Wednesday that last week's Haiti Relief Day of Action raised over $7,700, all of which was donated to the American Red Cross to help the earthquake victims.
One day after refusing to open a Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Board meeting to the public, university officials reversed their position regarding media access Tuesday.
Former Muslim and feminist speaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali gave a controversial lecture at the Memorial Union Tuesday night as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Bicycle manufacturing, sales and tourism generate over $1.5 billion annually in Wisconsin, according to a new report conducted by UW-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
Trial dates of April 8 and 9 have been set in the longstanding battle between Brothers Bar and Grill and the UW System Board of Regents for the property on which Brothers now resides.
State Assembly members will take up online public records legislation and other bills in committee Wednesday.
Madison Common Council members voted to increase parking fines Tuesday in addition to discussing a possible new apartment building on Mendota Court.
The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee met Wednesday to continue discussing which MIU funding proposals it will recommend to Chancellor Biddy Martin later this month.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate voted Monday to support a state bill that would exempt non-state-funded university employees from state-imposed furloughs.
After recently admitting to dating a payday loan lobbyist, state Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, said his relationship with the lobbyist will not influence the strength of pending payday loan legislation.
The city's Plan Commission met Monday night to continue discussions about future renovations to the downtown area, including Broom Street and State Street.
UW-Madison will host a controversial speaker on Islam and feminism Tuesday who has stirred significant debate among students and faculty on campus.
Candidates for the 2010 election season finalized reports Monday detailing their campaign finances as of December 2009.
Officers responded to a frantic call for help from a man who was being beaten in the Equinox apartment building at approximately 8 p.m. Thursday.
A 26-year-old man was taken to the hospital early Sunday morning after being stabbed on the 100 block of State Street, just outside of Frida's Mexican Restaurant.