“Democrats’ policy plans have been stymied since 2010 when they lost control of state government,” said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center and political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
November 4, 2026
State news
Crime and safety
At least 8 people reportedly drugged at Madison fraternity house, university says
UW-Madison officials said at least eight people were reportedly drugged at a fraternity house on Langdon Street last week.
The druggings reportedly occurred sometime between Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30. They were reported to the university, not police, and officials said there is no active police investigation.
8 people report being drugged at fraternity house on Langdon Street
At least eight people reported being drugged at a fraternity house on Langdon Street, UW-Madison announced to students in a crime warning email on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the university, the reports happened between Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30. The university did not name the fraternity.
Eight or more people allegedly drugged at fraternity house, UW crime warning notifies students
The University of Wisconsin released a Crime Warning email to the UW student body Tuesday detailing a report of at least eight people being drugged at a fraternity house on Langdon Street between Oct. 29 and 30, according to the crime warning.
No charges for UW-Madison students arrested in fraternity hazing incident
Madison police are seeking at least eight people who were reportedly drugged at a Langdon Street fraternity house last week.
UW-Madison on Tuesday put out an alert to faculty, staff and students about the druggings, which were reported to the university anonymously and occurred either Thursday or Friday.
Athletics
Opinion: NIL drains fans of their proud Wisconsin Badger spirit
I had been a rabid UW Badgers football fan since the 1963 Rose Bowl. Our quarterback was Ron Vander Kelen, and our star receiver was Pat Richter (a Madison East High School graduate). The Badgers were trailing the University of Southern California Trojans 42-14 at the start of the fourth quarter, and the Badgers closed to 42-37 when they ran out of time. What a game.
UW-Madison Related
Longtime education advocate, UW-Madison supporter Tashia Morgridge dies at 93
Tashia Morgridge, a longtime supporter of UW-Madison and education statewide, died on Friday at the age of 93.
Morgridge’s daughter-in-law, Carrie Morgridge, said she was surrounded by family when she passed.
Dr. Ben Carson to speak at UW campus
Dr. Ben Carson will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Nov. 9.
The former U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development and renowned neurosurgeon will speak at 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall II at Union South, according to an announcement on Tuesday afternoon. The lecture, titled “The American Dream is Alive,” is hosted by the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy and Young Americans for Freedom.
Tashia Morgridge, UW-Madison supporter and Wisconsin philanthropist, dead at 93
Tashia Frankfurth Morgridge, a 1955 University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate and celebrated educator and philanthropist, died at the age of 93 on Oct. 30, according to an announcement by the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
Tashia Morgridge, UW-Madison donor and philanthropist, dies at 93
Tashia Morgridge, co-founder of the Morgridge Institute for Research and a major donor to educational institutions across Wisconsin, died Oct. 30. She was 93.