An Assembly committee heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to end the state’s 32-year-old restriction on nuclear power plants, as proponents of the bill argue it is necessary to diversify the state’s energy options.
A northern Wisconsin tribe has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for the right to cultivate industrial hemp.
Madison police arrested a homeless man Tuesday for battery after he stomped on another man’s head.
The Common Council voted to delay the implementation of body cameras Tuesday after reviewing the recommendations of a recent report on their popularity among the community.
The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the 2016 operating budget Monday by a 33-3 vote.
As conversations surrounding global warming and the environment gain more and more national attention, a student organization on campus has turned its focus to local apartment buildings and their efforts to encourage sustainability.
The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a case that could change the balance of power between the governor and the head of the state’s school system.
Legislative Republicans announced Tuesday a new bill to track crime and student safety in public schools statewide, as part of a larger effort to hold institutions accountable for violence on their campuses.
In an effort to compete with peer institutions, UW-Madison announced Tuesday plans to change the policy by which graduate assistantship stipends are set.
UW-Madison alumnus Matthew Mayrl is UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s new chief of staff, according to a Tuesday university press release.
UW-Madison student organization Sex Out Loud hopes to maintain outreach this year through campuswide events and distribution of safe sex supplies, according to its Outreach and Events Coordinator Miriam Kelberg.
Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican leaders signaled Monday that Wisconsin will not be accepting any Syrian refugees following Friday’s terrorist attacks on Paris which left 129 people dead.
The Wisconsin Bike Federation announced Monday the City of Madison has achieved Platinum status as a bicycle-friendly community.
The French House, a francophone cultural center and private residence hall located just off campus, brought members of the public together Monday in support of lives lost during recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
Amended overhauls of the state’s election system passed the state Assembly Tuesday, clearing the last hurdle on the bills’ path to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.
U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold made a statement Sunday calling for increased funding and emphasis on intelligence efforts as France prepared its retaliation for a series of terrorist attacks in Paris.
The American Physical Society named a UW-Madison electron storage ring a historic site Friday, recognizing it as an imperative tool for many scientific studies over its 20 years of operation.
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