A teenage theft ring struck Sports World shop on State Street Monday, according to a police report.
A Metro Transit driver was treated at a hospital for head trauma following an altercation with two passengers Wednesday, according to a police report.
A proposed residential development incited concerns at a community meeting Thursday from residents and University of Wisconsin-Madison students worried it would cost the Mansion Hill neighborhood some of its historic character and affordable housing options.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved the 2014-’15 budget for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán at a meeting Wednesday after a long debate from committee members.
A bill intended to increase statewide insurance coverage of orally ingested chemotherapy drugs received wide bipartisan support Wednesday during a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hosted a press conference Thursday through Twitter to give students a chance to ask her questions about national political issues.
Researchers at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which is a particle detector buried in Antarctic ice, announced they have uncovered 28 electrically neutral subatomic particles that serve as the first evidence that cosmic input from other solar systems likely exists on Earth, according to a news release.
The Research Ethics Consultation Service, a new program for scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be available for ethical dilemmas that arise during research, according to a news release.
Local policy makers and the city attorney’s office have come to an impasse about how to proceed in restructuring the city’s licensing of downtown entertainment venues, particularly those that admit audience members under the age of 21.
The 100 block of State Street will close from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday due to a crane assembly for a nearby construction project, according to a city press release.
Mary Burke, the only current Democratic candidate for the 2014 gubernatorial election, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to engage with students and explain why she is running for governor.
Kevin Hampton, a curator at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, gave a lecture on the history of the famous Badger fight song, “On Wisconsin!” as part of the Wednesday Nite at the Lab series.
The Central African Republic has been in turmoil since a military coup last March left it in political disarray. Now a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor says there is “a high risk of massive human rights violations,” which could possibly lead to genocide.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., announced Wednesday he plans to co-sponsor an immigration reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
State Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, R-South Milwaukee, won a special election against Democrat Elizabeth Coppola for the 21st Assembly District Wednesday. Rodriguez is the first Hispanic Republican woman and second Hispanic representative elected to the state Assembly.
Last week the CEO of the Dane County Boy’s and Girl’s Club went undercover on the streets of Madison to walk three days in a homeless man’s shoes.
Madison Police are currently seeking a suspect who robbed State Street Brats Monday evening, according to a Madison Police Department report.
A fight at a local grocery store Nov. 12 resulted in splattered yogurt, toppled bacon and the use of pepper spray, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a report.
Mary Burke, the only current Democratic candidate in the Wisconsin 2014 gubernatorial race, is scheduled to speak at Union South on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Wednesday night.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it will put $60,000 toward increasing highway patrols, according to a Dane County Sheriff’s Office statement.
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