Madisonâ??s homicide count for 2008 increased to five this summer, after a man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend at their home a few miles south of the University of Wisconsin campus.
Zimmermann, Nolan homicides still unsolved
Badger Herald
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
At 78, Hoofers instructor Joe Silverberg still sails on
Capital Times
Since 1939, sailing enthusiasts have tooled around Madison lakes with the Hoofers sailing club. In that time, the club has grown to be the second-largest inland sailing club in the country.
Doyle directs state agencies to cut $270 million
Capital Times
Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration capped a drawn-out budget fix Thursday by telling state agencies to implement a total of $270 million in cuts.
Ex-UW Student Jailed On $1 Million Bail In Marino Slaying
WISC-TV 3
A suspect in a high-profile stabbing death that frightened Madison residents was ordered jailed on a $1 million bail Tuesday.
Mike Lucas: Working vacation for Bielema
Capital Times
How do you explain the shrinkage, the dropoff, the decline in numbers? Blame the economy. That was the knee-jerk reaction when the first session of the University of Wisconsin football summer camp drew far fewer participants than anticipated, far fewer than the high school camp (grades 9-12) had attracted the year before. But upon further review, UW coach Bret Bielema believes the earlier dates (June 15-17) affected the turnout. “That’s because the numbers were up for our second camp,” he said.
Antifreeze can unfreeze ice cream, UW scientist finds
Capital Times
A UW-Madison scientist has discovered an edible antifreeze that can keep ice crystals from forming inside ice cream containers, a real turnoff to late night snackers who just want their fix of Rocky Road without digging through a layer of frost.
State responds to report alleging sweatshop contracts
Capital Times
A new report has prompted the Doyle administration to ask four state contractors to look into whether their suppliers produce sweatshop goods.
Report: Suspect’s father says son not tied to other Madison murders
Capital Times
The father of the suspect in the Joel Marino murder says his son couldn’t be involved in two unsolved murders in Madison because he was out of town at the time, according to a story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Ex-UW Student Extradited To Face Charge In Marino Slaying
WISC-TV 3
A college dropout charged with killing a Madison man is being transported from Minnesota to Dane County.
Dane County changes 911 policy after student death
Associated Press
The county’s 911 center board agreed to the new policy Wednesday after a call from a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s cell phone was mishandled.
Some Wisconsin universities stress safety to parents
Associated Press
Following a slew of high-profile crimes at some of the state’s college campuses, university leaders are trying to ease the fears of parents whose students will be going off to college in the fall.
Dane County beaches closed after wastewater spills into lakes
WKOW-TV 27
Dane County health officials closed all local beaches after an overflow in the sewer system sent untreated wastewater spilling into two Madison lakes.
Flood Emergency: Farms in Danger
NBC-15
Agriculture experts say crop losses due to heavy flooding in Wisconsin could reach the tens of millions of dollars.
Experts: State Crop Losses Will Be Extensive From Flooding
WISC-TV 3
Agriculture experts say crop losses due to heavy flooding in Wisconsin could reach the tens of millions of dollars.
Suspect Sought In State Street Stabbing
WISC-TV 3
Madison police are looking for a man involved in a stabbing that injured a 26-year-old on State Street early Sunday morning.
Med Flight to Resume 24-Hour Service
NBC-15
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, UW Hospital and Clinicsâ?? Med Flight service will resume 24-hour service operation.
CONTINUING COVERAGE: Martin accepts UW-Madison chancellor offer
WKOW-TV 27
Cornell University Provost Carolyn Martin has accepted the job as the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor.
When we sat down with Dr. Martin a few weeks ago, she told us she’s always loved Madison and the UW and was honored when she was asked to apply.
Help: Not Wanted?
NBC-15
Now that school is almost done many are finding it a little difficult to enter the workforce.
“The biggest frustration is going there seeing ‘Oh there’s a job open’ and someone says ‘Well not really we forgot to take a sign down’ or ‘We forgot to remove that listing,” says UW senior, Jason Smathers.
Cornell’s Martin Selected As New UW-Madison Chancellor
WISC-TV 3
Cornell University Provost Biddy Martin is poised to become the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new chancellor.
Monroe-Regent Hotel Roadblock
NBC-15
Madison: A Madison developer says an city council member has a personal vendetta against him and his hotel plan across from Camp Randall.
But the council member says she’s just looking out for her constituents.
Engineering Tuition Might Rise Faster than Other Majors’ Tuition
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is reviving a proposal that would require engineering students to pay more tuition than other undergraduates would.
Source: Martin Named UW-Madison Chancellor Save Email Print
NBC-15
Governor Doyle has issued a statement regarding the recommendation of Biddy Martin to the UW-Madison chancellor position:
â??Through wise and dedicated leadership, the University of Wisconsin has grown to become our countryâ??s largest public research institution, and I welcome Dr. Martin to a role that is so vital to our state. I am confident that she will use her expertise to carry UW-Madison, her alma mater, forward.â?
Insect Experts Says Caterpillars Nests Won’t Harm Trees
WISC-TV 3
Clusters of caterpillar nests in fruit trees are a common site in Wisconsin this time of the year.
University of Wisconsin entomologist Phil Pellitteri said that it’s the work of the Eastern Tent caterpillar, which is having a moderate year in the Madison area.
Hotel Development Project Stalled For Camp Randall Area
WISC-TV 3
t seemed that after years of proposals, a Madison developer finally won city approval to put up a hotel near Camp Randall.
But now, the neighborhood’s city alderwoman has filed a last-minute appeal.This development is leading some area residents and business owners wondering whether it’s all legitimate scrutiny or neighborhood overkill.
UW-Madison To Revisit Idea Of Tuition Hike For Engineering Students
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are reviving a proposal that would require engineering students to pay more tuition than other undergraduates would.
Regents Committee Meets Again To Pick UW-Madison Chancellor
WISC-TV 3
A special Board of Regents committee is meeting for a second time to try to recommend the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor.
Med Flight resumes service
Capital Times
Med Flight crews took to the skies again Friday morning, 13 days after the helicopter crash that killed three returning from a flight to La Crosse.
Free training set for lifesaving technique touted by Dr. Bean
Capital Times
Residents wanting to learn the newest lifesaving technique are invited to attend free training sessions June 7 at emergency medical services stations throughout Dane County.
Ex-Badger skater Granato returns as Colorado’s coach
Capital Times
Tony Granato returned as coach of the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, four years after he was demoted from the job.
Legendary West soccer coach retiring — and it didn’t have to happen
Capital Times
After Madison West girls soccer coach Donal Kaehler has coached his final game of the 2008 season, the Regents’ coach will retire and move to Boise, Idaho this summer to be closer to his three grandchildren.
Med Flight to resume service Friday
Capital Times
Med Flight crews will take to the skies once again Friday morning, 13 days after the helicopter crash that killed three returning from an flight to La Crosse.
Four campus staff apply to be Madison chancellor
Daily Cardinal
Four candidates from UW-Madison are potentially vying to be chancellor on campus, though finalists are set to be announced Wednesday.
UW officials investigate possible SigEp misconduct
Daily Cardinal
The Offices of the Dean of Students is conducting an official investigation into the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, university officials announced Tuesday.
Sierra Club cashes in on victorious lawsuit
Badger Herald
The state of Wisconsin announced Tuesday they paid $251,000 to the Sierra Club as part of a settlement that forced the state to reduce coal usage at a University of Wisconsin power plant.
Taverns win suit after long battle with state court
Badger Herald
After a four-year and nearly $700,000 battle through the court system, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday that Madison-area tavern owners did not violate anti-trust laws on their voluntary ban of weekend drink specials.
Graduation speakers announced
Badger Herald
Two University of Wisconsin alumni have been chosen to give graduating UW students advice to carry into the future at spring commencement the weekend of May 17 and 18.
Training ground
Badger Herald
In the past year, five chancellors within the University of Wisconsin System announced their intentions to step down.
Falk says 911 led police astray
Badger Herald
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said Tuesday a better response to a call made from slain University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermannâ??s cell phone the day she was murdered could not have saved her life.
UW probes frat after allegation of hazing event
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsinâ??s dean of students office and the Interfraternity Council are investigating allegations of hazing by members of a campus fraternity.
Student who set off fire-alarm sprinklers charged
Daily Cardinal
A UW-Madison student is facing felony charges of criminal damage to property after police allege he intentionally set off the sprinkler system in the University House Towers April 4.
Regents close to naming UW chancellor fi
Daily Cardinal
The UW-Madison Chancellor Search and Screen Committee will narrow the candidates to succeed current Chancellor John Wiley at a closed meeting Tuesday, making its final recommendations to the UW System Board of Regents afterward.
Police watch your news feed, too
Badger Herald
When you invite your 100 best friends to a party on Facebook, you may be inviting the Madison Police as well.
Senior president steals bus passes
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsinâ??s senior class president-elect has been charged with a misdemeanor for stealing six bus tickets from the Memorial Union over spring break.
Student sets off sprinkler in Towers dormitory
Badger Herald
A criminal complaint was filed in April against a University of Wisconsin student accused of setting off a sprinkler system, causing thousands of dollars of property damage.
Sunshine and Pesticides
Badger Herald
Temperatures are warming up, and the last of the snow has finally melted, leaving behind the University of Wisconsinâ??s all-too-inviting grassy expanses. Grateful students are hitting Bascom Hill and other campus green spaces in droves.
Official Mifflin arrest total up to 438, most related to booze
Badger Herald
The Madison Police Department reported 438 arrests at last Saturdayâ??s Mifflin Street Block Party and still has arrests and citations to issue to Mifflin residents hosting parties in violation of the law, police officials said Monday.
Board demands answers about botched 911 call
Badger Herald
Six Dane County supervisors are requesting an external audit of Dane Countyâ??s 911 Center after hearing the center failed to return a phone call from slain University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermannâ??s cell phone the day she was killed.
Man to Mann
Daily Cardinal
Stepping off the elevator in the Wisconsin State Capitol, one almost feels out of place among the buildingâ??s current occupants, who are all dressed in 1930s attire with hair so slick it reflects the light. In the next room over, actor Billy Crudup, playing FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, is asking a committee for more appropriations for his â??G-men,â? clearly restraining the emotion that threatens to overtake him at any second. Suddenly, the meeting is over, and Crudup and his men, angry at the decision, storm out of the room.
SLAC â??condemnsâ?? Wiley over Adidas contract
Daily Cardinal
he Student Labor Action Coalition sent Chancellor John Wiley an open letter of protest and a mock final exam Sunday, encouraging him to take further action for apparel workers in El Salvador.
UW stem-cell pioneer one of TIME 100
Daily Cardinal
TIME magazine recognized UW-Madison biologist James Thomson as one of 2008â??s â??Worldâ??s Most Influential Peopleâ? in its May 12 issue, which hit stands Friday. The fifth annual TIME 100 lists Thomson, along with Shinya Yamanaka of Japanâ??s Kyoto University, for their separate yet similar discoveries in November 2007.
MPD: Tracing 911 cell phone calls feasible
Daily Cardinal
After the Dane County 911 Center revealed the mishandling of a call from homicide victim Brittany Zimmermannâ??s cell phone the day of her death, many UW-Madison students are questioning the centerâ??s ability to provide proper emergency response.
Groundbreaking day for â??discoveryâ??
Daily Cardinal
Construction officially began Friday on the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the public-private partnership that will house much of UW-Madisonâ??s future interdisciplinary research.
Gov. Jim Doyle, members of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and UW-Madison Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge welcomed community members during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday at the building site on the 1300 block of University Avenue.
Mifflin arrests hit record high
Daily Cardinal
City officials are pushing for a revamp of the Mifflin Street Block Party, including possible sponsorship of the event, after hitting a record number of arrests at the 40th annual event Saturday.
Regents consider subsidized stipends
Badger Herald
As the University of Wisconsin continues to be ranked one of the universities with the lowest chancellor salaries within its peer class, the topic of subsidized stipends from donors has increasingly become a relevant topic for the Board of Regents.
More than 4,500 sign up for alerts
Badger Herald
More than 4,500 University of Wisconsin faculty, staff and students have registered for the WiscAlert-Text Messaging program since the sign-up process began last Thursday.
Officials breaking research grounds
Badger Herald
Corporate and public sector representatives broke ground Friday for the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on University Avenue.
Slain UW studentâ??s family, friends raise more than $2,000 for scholarship in Zimmermannâ??s memory
Badger Herald
Friends of slain University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermann raised more than $2,000 to support a scholarship in her memory at the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday.
MIFFLIN ARRESTS HIT ALL-TIME HIGH, AGAIN
Badger Herald
For the fifth year in a row, the Mifflin Street Block Party hit a record high in the number of arrests Saturday. According to preliminary numbers from the Madison Police Department, arrests climbed roughly 10 percent from last year despite a similar number of attendees.
UW officials implement emergency texting
Daily Cardinal
Registration for the campus-wide safety alert text messaging system WiscAlert-Text began Thursday and will be available to all students through the My UW server.
Police gear up for Mifflin block party
Daily Cardinal
At its best, Madisonâ??s annual Mifflin Street Block Party has been a peaceful day of revelry, music, celebration and relaxation the weekend before UW-Madison final exams. A chance for students and other residents to blow off steam, socialize and soak up a nearly 40-year-old traditionâ??along with a few beers.