Three different development companies presented separate design proposals for a future grocery store and commercial and residential complexes to be built on a currently vacant lot of the 800 block of East Washington Avenue to Madison city officials Thursday.
A woman found an injured man lying on the ground on the 600 block of State Street holding a knife after an apparent fight Thursday morning, according to a police report.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union’s budget Thursday despite criticism from many representatives over the large amount of student fees going to an organization that students have little control over.
A University of Wisconsin System official told the Board of Regents Thursday students could see the lowest increase in tuition in recent years if Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal passes through the state legislature with minimal changes.
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed the contentious mining bill in a 58-to-39 vote along party lines Thursday, meaning the bill will now go to Gov. Scott Walker for a signature.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi welcomed a new female African lion to the Henry Vilas Zoo Thursday.
A local food policy committee defined Wednesday a list of priority health goals for Madison in 2013, including increasing opportunities for residents to garden on public lands.
Church members and city officials discussed a proposal to turn the Holy Redeemer School into an apartment complex at a Mansion Hill neighborhood meeting Wednesday.
Occupy Madison and allies of the homeless community announced a rally against local government policies that make it difficult for homeless people to find shelter will take place downtown Friday, according to a press release.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council unanimously approved a resolution of suggested changes to the campus alcohol-policy recommendations recently made by a campus task force.
The state Assembly passed two separate bills Wednesday, which would allow Wisconsin employers to reduce work hours for their employees instead of resorting to lay offs as a cost-cutting measure and would eliminate the secretary of state’s role in publishing new legislation.
Revelry organizers announced the breakdown of the event’s budget plan Wednesday, which will not include funding from student segregated fees.
The Wisconsin state Assembly will take the contentious mining bill under consideration starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, marking the last step before the bill could go to Gov. Scott Walker to be signed into law.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss strategies for a campaign to make textbooks more affordable and accessible to students.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host renowned civil-rights lawyer and author Michelle Alexander on campus Thursday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Multiple state Senate Republicans have recently said they disagree with Gov. Scott Walker over how to expand private-school vouchers statewide, but would be willing to work with the governor to compromise over an expansion plan.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Multicultural Student Center and the Institute for Justice Education and Transformation will host their 2013 spring symposium March 14 and 15 to discuss racial and social justice issues.
Emergency officials will sound warning sirens in Dane County throughout March as part of a countywide severe weather alert system upgrade, according to a press release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff met Dr. Nicholas Jones, one of the four finalists for the university’s chancellor position, at a meet-and-greet Tuesday where Jones outlined his future plans for the university.
More than 80 University of Wisconsin-Madison students gathered Tuesday to listen to two Indonesian workers from an adidas-contracted factory share their struggles to get severance pay, in an event hosted by the Student Labor Action Coalition.
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