City assesses possibility of Google Fiber proposal
By Beth Pickhard | Mar. 4, 2010Members of Madison's Economic Development Committee discussed possible benefits of Google's broadband Internet experiment for the city of Madison Wednesday night.
Members of Madison's Economic Development Committee discussed possible benefits of Google's broadband Internet experiment for the city of Madison Wednesday night.
More than 100 UW-Madison students rallied at Library Mall Wednesday afternoon in response to a recent controversy surrounding a Holocaust-denying advertisement placed on The Badger Herald's website.
The city Urban Design Commission discussed signs both in and outside of a proposed Target store at Hilldale Mall Wednesday. Other issues raised were traffic lanes, the width of the sidewalk and the plaza entrance to the store.
A 22-year-old man who, according to a police report, broke into an apartment on Gilman Street Wednesday and assaulted the 47-year-old resident with a knife is being tentatively charged with second-degree attempted homicide.
State residents may face increased background checks when purchasing firearms if a bill that passed the state Senate Tuesday makes it through the Legislature.
The fourteenth Dalai Lama will be in Madison May 15-16 for the grand-reopening celebration of UW-Madison's Waisman Center's remodeled Center for Investigating Healthy Minds.
The decision on state Rep. Jeffrey Wood's, I-Chippewa Falls, potential expulsion from the state Assembly was delayed Wednesday after his primary critic failed to show up to the committee hearing.
The Millennium Development Goals Awareness Project held its second conference discussing hunger and poverty issues in the Red Gym Tuesday.
The Madison Police Department released findings Tuesday revealing that Madison experienced a decrease in many types of crime in 2009, despite an increase in theft.
In a surprisingly short meeting Tuesday, Madison's Common Council voted to make band members of Wilco honorary citizens in addition to granting final approval for several city projects and liquor licenses.
Spanish train company Talgo will operate from the former Tower Automotive to build the new high-speed rail lines and is expected to create 125 new jobs in Milwaukee, the company announced Tuesday.
The state Senate passed legislation Tuesday that seeks to restrict the resale of tickets outside entertainment and sporting event venues.
Congress may pass legislation Tuesday that would extend unemployment benefits for 30 days for some unemployed Wisconsin residents. Without the bill, many unemployed Wisconsinites will lose benefits in the coming weeks.
Wisconsin Covenant Scholars are each set to receive between $250 and $2,500 annually to help cover tuition costs, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Monday.
New parking meters in the Buckeye lot will allow drivers to pay with credit cards, beginning Wednesday.
UW-Madison students evacuated Grainger Hall after a small fire triggered the smoke alarms Monday afternoon.
A new proposal protecting the UW-Madison faculty's freedom to criticize UW-Madison administrators and policies was presented at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday.
Two UW students were accosted during an attempted robbery on West Mifflin St. early Sunday morning.
UW-Madison officials have confirmed the safety of all students studying in Chile this semester after the earthquake that occurred Saturday. ""For the second time this semester, we are fortunate that our students are safe, despite being in harm's way,"" Dean of Students Lori Berquam said in a release.