Democrats in the state Assembly launched their agenda for the fall session Tuesday, promising to create green energy jobs, look at home foreclosure rates and reform Supreme Court campaign financing.
The murder rate in Wisconsin plummeted 21 percent in 2008 according to a report from the Office of Justice Assistance.
CVS pharmacy will occupy the soon-to-be former space of Madison's Badger Bus Depot after final approval for the project was given at the Madison Plan Commission meeting Monday.
The decorated humanist and professor Martha Nussbaum spoke Monday on the importance of humanities in democracy, kicking off UW-Madison's ""Year of Humanities.""
Experts stressed the importance of hip-hop studies in a collegiate setting Monday as part of a lecture series aimed at outlining the future of hip-hop education.
Dane County Coroner John Stanley passed away Sunday in his DeForest home, city officials reported.
State carbon emissions will be reduced by over two metric tons annually after the Executive Residence Board approved the installation of 48 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the state Capitol Monday.
A UW Hospital physician completed a nationwide study that will help develop a treatment likely to change the way certain types of vision loss are treated, UW Health officials announced Monday.
UW-Madison junior Hannah Vakili has volunteered at UW Hospital since last winter, and was especially excited to start a more hands-on position in the Family Practice unit last week.
UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute will collaborate in a new partnership to conduct polling across Wisconsin on issues such as the economy and health care.
UW-Madison athletics officials have created a unique way to use the UW Badgers' home football season to reduce carbon emissions.
Dozens of spectators lined State Street Sunday, to support the many Ironman Triathlon participants making their way through a grueling day of high-endurance events.
UW Hospital is suspending its 350 student volunteers because of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, which is spreading quickly across the UW-Madison campus, hospital officials announced Friday.
The Alpha Lambda chapter of Sigma Chi hosted its first annual 9/11 Memorial Barbeque Friday, raising money to benefit the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.
The Wisconsin women's soccer team was in action over the weekend, earning a pair of wins against North Dakota State and DePaul.
UW-Madison students who participated in the Associated Students of Madison's textbook swap Aug 28-30 saved over twice as much as they did in past semesters, organizers of the event said Wednesday.
The UW System Board of Regents reported a 500-percent increase in the number of students eligible for the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant who will not receive funding this year.
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