A Madison resident was not seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of West Johnson and North Bassett streets early Saturday morning.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined the university’s efforts to educate students on voter ID information in a Friday blog post.
A burning smell reported in Van Hise Hall Friday caused the Madison Fire Department to return to campus for the second time in two days.
UW-Madison has begun its search for a new director of the Arts Institute, which helps organize a variety of arts programs and initiatives on campus.
At a special meeting Friday, the UW-Madison University Committee and several faculty members reviewed documents on tenure policy set to appear before the Board of Regents next week.
UW-Madison kicked off Black History Month Sunday night with a performance of “We the 350: Stories of Racism, Poverty and Incarceration” at Memorial Union. “If no racial disparities existed in Madison, there would be 350 fewer Black people in the Dane County Jail on any given day,” said its playbill.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Wiscards will not be modified for use as voter IDs in a Friday online blog post.
Hazing coyotes to ensure they keep their distance is the subject of a new video that was released by Public Health Madison & Dane County last Wednesday. The three minute clip, titled “How to Haze a Coyote”, teaches viewers how to haze, or scare, the coyotes away to make them feel uncomfortable in urban neighborhoods. “Coyotes in urban areas are not a new problem, and this video gives some concrete solutions for how we can safely co-exist with them,” said John Hausbeck, PHMDC Animal Services supervisor, in a city press release. The video comes as PHMDC has received reports of coyote attacks in Madison and Dane County.
A 36-year-old man allegedly crashed his car into a traffic signal at the corner of East Washington and North Ingersoll before driving away Saturday night, according to a Madison incident report. Joshua Reed is being charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating while suspended and hit-and-run.
A traffic stop last week resulted in the arrest of a primary suspect of a drug investigation that has been on-going since November. Horatio T.
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed an amicus brief last week in support of a 2013 Texas law regarding abortion.
A sexual assault allegedly occurred between Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 in a UW-Madison residence hall. The victim reported being at the Red Shed bar and talking to an unidentified man.
A package of college affordability bills proposed by legislative Republicans passed an Assembly committee Thursday, despite all five Democrats on the committee voting against them.
Rockefeller University announced Thursday that Sean B. Carroll, UW-Madison evolutionary biologist and author, won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science. The award was established in 1993 to honor individuals writing about science “whose voice and vision can tell us about science’s aesthetic and philosophical dimensions, providing not merely new information but cause for reflection, even revelation,” according to a university release.
Busy adults looking to go back to school can now take advantage of UW-Madison’s 20 new noncredit continuing education programs, according to a Tuesday university release.
The City of Madison Engineering Division announced Wednesday it is seeking participants for a six-month training program to prepare them for jobs in the solar energy industry.
Executive Director of University Health Services Sarah Van Orman said Thursday the campuswide smoking policy will undergo three changes in an updated version.
Two incidents add to a growing trend of car thefts in the Madison area. Sometime Monday night, thieves entered two unlocked cars on the 4800 block of Marathon Dr, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. Most of the crimes of this nature have been occurring to unlocked vehicles during the evening.
A new Marquette University Law School Poll released Thursday shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are leading their party’s primary races, while former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold maintains his lead in the Wisconsin senatorial race.
UW-Madison has many events planned to celebrate Black History Month, which range from small discussions and locales to large keynote speeches.
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