State News Editor Tyler Nickerson sat down Tuesday with David Karst, the chairman of the Republican Party of Milwaukee County and a 2012 GOP delegate, to discuss what a delegate is, the point of the political conventions and Tropical Storm/Hurricane Issac.
State News Editor Tyler Nickerson and Photo Editor Grey Satterfield will provide a daily rundown and analysis of highlights from the events surrounding the Republican National Convention in Florida Aug. 27-30. Follow the updates here.
UPDATE: The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office released the name of the student in a statement as John "Vietnam" Nguyen. Nguyen was 19 years-old from Chicago IL. The statement also confirms Nguyen's cause of death as an "accidental drowning."
Police arrested three University of Wisconsin-Madison students Tuesday afternoon for allegedly attacking Wisconsin Badgers senior running back Montee Ball earlier this month.
A man sexually assaulted a University of Wisconsin-Madison student Sunday night in a student-populated neighborhood on North Brooks Street, according to police.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students could see fewer mopeds and less congestion between classes this fall, after UW Transportation Services established a new Moped Parking system that aims to cut down intra-campus moped transportation.
The Republican Party has its historical roots firmly planted in Wisconsin, where the party was founded in 1854. Over 150 years later, a modern wave of conservative Wisconsinites have thrust the state back into the party’s national spotlight.
After a summer during which crime and violence occurred frequently throughout downtown Madison, city officials allotted an additional $50,000 to increase the number of police officers patrolling University Avenue on weekend nights.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved $20 million in additional funding requests for new system-wide initiatives at its August meeting, which includes a program aimed at helping non-traditional students and working adults earn an online UW degree.
UW-Madison ranked 19th among international universities for the second year in a row, according to a survey done by the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai.
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Madison police continue to investigate the attack against University of Wisconsin-Madison running back Montee Ball in addition to the fight preceding it on July 27 and will handle disciplinary action of those involved, although no arrests have been made.
Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community gathered in Library Mall for a candlelight vigil Wednesday to memorialize the victims of the recent Sikh temple shooting.
Madison police are investigating several suspects who may have attacked Wisconsin Badgers running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Montee Ball on University Avenue early Wednesday morning.
Madison landlords are now required to provide a voter registration form when tenants move in to their property after the Common Council passed a new ordinance Tuesday.
After years of planning, city officials approved a plan Tuesday outlining what downtown Madison will look like in the next 20 years.
Madison’s top police official said in a July 12 letter to the Wisconsin State Journal the Mifflin Street Block Party could be “eliminated” unless it is “drastically” changed.
The UW-Madison SAFEride cab program ended its services this June and will not continue next school year due to budget cuts.
Ongoing discussions between UW-Madison and adidas came to a halt Friday when the UW administration announced the university would let a court decide if adidas violated its contract with the school.
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