Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Brittany Zimmermann, the UW-Madison junior killed in her apartment last month, called 911 before she died, officials confirmed Thursday.

A fire in an elevator in the A tower of the University of Wisconsinâ??s Witte Hall forced residents to evacuate the building early Thursday morning.

Two University of Wisconsin students took fate in their hands and spun the wheel this week.

Madison police said Thursday a 911 call was placed from 21-year-old Brittany Zimmermannâ??s cell phone the day of her homicide.

Madison Police are investigating the shooting of a 19-year-old male Wednesday evening on the 600 block of West Washington Avenue.

The University of Wisconsinâ??s SAFEwalk program is facing hard times as a large number of its most experienced employees are quitting over dissatisfaction with the way the program is being run under its current supervisor.

After several separate incidents over the weekend at Sellery Hall, officials reminded residents to lock their doors and take caution while walking at night . According to Sellery Hall Area Coordinator James Franzone, two Sellery Hall residents were harassed by an individual in the ally near the Double Tree Hotel last weekend. One of the victimsâ?? bags was stolen and they left the scene with bruises to the head.

More than 50 Mifflin Street residents and students gathered Tuesday night to learn how to avoid behavior that could possibly cost them hundreds of dollars in fines at Saturdayâ??s block party, and a petition to relax the cityâ??s noise ordinance for the party failed to garner police support.

The University of Wisconsin Law School canceled an event with controversial sexual content last Wednesday, and some students are calling the action a possible First Amendment violation.

A man convicted of attacking a University of Wisconsin student in 2006 was sentenced Friday to seven and a half years in state prison and nine and a half years of extended supervision.

For the first time in Mifflin Street Block Party history, cameras will be placed at various locations on Mifflin Street to monitor the actions of partygoers, police said Wednesday.

As the academic year comes to a close, many University of Wisconsin students are beginning to plan their summers, life after graduation or simply deciding on a major.

A University of Wisconsin student petitioning to lessen noise violations for music at the annual Mifflin Street Block Party met with two city officials Wednesday afternoon, attempting to reach a compromise.

As the Mifflin Street Block Party nears, the Madison Police Department said Wednesday they are increasing the number of cameras to monitor the celebration May 3.

The All-Campus Party was John Jungâ??s brainchild. With the help of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, Jung spearheaded the weeklong, sober event eight years ago for all University of Wisconsin students to celebrate the springâ??s colorful Union Terrace chairs, Bascom grass and warm weather.

Police are searching for a man accussed of sexually assaulting a female UW-Madison student Friday afternoon near the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue.

UW-Madison senior and member of the Student Labor Action Coalition John Bruning has gone to great lengths to convince Chancellor John Wiley to implement his groupâ??s demands.

A convicted sex offender in jail on suspicion of violating his probation is considered a â??material witnessâ? in the homicide investigation of University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermann, according to court records.

Some University of Wisconsin students are petitioning against a city ordinance, in efforts to â??save the musicâ? at the annual Mifflin Street Block Party.