The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a petition to block Emergency Order #10 on the grounds that the health department should not make sweeping decisions without input from local government bodies.
Following presentations by the MPD, Madison’s Public Safety Review Committee voted to recommend legislation banning facial recognition software.
Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin’s statewide mask mandate Friday and declared a renewed public health emergency in Wisconsin as hospitals urge for action.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will pay a minimum of $32 million to a former research partner after it concealed information related to a patent for a kidney dialysis drug.
Wisconsin hospitals are in need of convalescent plasma from those who have previously had COVID-19 for use in a COVID recovery treatment.
After 95 years, UW-Madison will move forward in removing Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill, of which students of colors viewed the boulder as a representation of decades of racism and oppression seen on campus.
The Madison City Council unanimously passed ordinances to decriminalize the public use of cannabis under 28 grams at its Tuesday meeting.
UW-Madison added another rapid antigen testing facility at the Kohl Center Wednesday for surge testing available to students and employees.
The City of Madison and Dane County will be issuing fines to anyone hosting a gathering off-campus as Wisconsin’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise.
Dane County investigation concludes that Monona police officer was not at fault for the death of Elliot Johnson
More than a dozen counties and municipalities in Wisconsin voted in favor of an advisory referendum for a nonpartisan redistricting process on Nov. 3.
A lot has changed on campus this year due to the ongoing pandemic. The vast majority of classes are held virtually, residence halls have serious restrictions and there are little-to-no activities going on across campus.
Dane County is seeing its highest number of hospitalizations and a surge in case numbers with high positivity rates.
UW-Madison advised students who travel for the Thanksgiving holiday to not return to campus until the spring semester in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is stumped after a rare 25-foot tall Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain Pine Tree was cut down and taken from the UW Arboretum sometime between Nov. 5 and Nov. 9, 2020. Police
Teams from the Centers for Disease Control implemented two probes on the UW-Madison community this week, one within the UW football team and another testing the student body for COVID-19 antibodies.
Amid recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Madison and throughout the state of Wisconsin, members of the public can access free tests at UW-Madison through Dec. 23.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, local Madison businesses and their employees continue to struggle financially and are bracing for what could be a harsher winter.
The lack of safe spaces at UW-Madison is directly impacting and harming the mental health of the Black student body, according to Jasmyne Short, a junior studying welfare here on campus.
The first day of City Council’s 2021 Budget amendment talks wrapped up after five hours of testimony from registered speakers.
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