Heres a question Dane County voters could see on the November ballot: “Shall the state Legislature design and enact a state-managed pension system for private-sector workers in Wisconsin, similar to the Wisconsin Retirement System for public-sector workers, which will provide private workers financial security in retirement?”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is maintaining its reputation as one of the nation?s top party schools.
Police are increasing their patrols in downtown Madison after seeing the number of random acts of violence rise.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison football players are starting to weigh on Montee Balls attack.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and WISC-TV will host a debate between 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary candidates next Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin athletic department said running back Montee Ball was beaten up in an unprovoked attack downtown just after bar time early Wednesday morning.
A 21-year-old woman escaped a man who held her at knifepoint near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus early Saturday morning.
Several athletes with Wisconsin ties will take part in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a $60 million fine against Penn State University on Monday and banned its football team from the postseason for four years.
The University of Wisconsin used time lapse cameras to capture amazing video of Wednesdays storm as it rolled into campus from the west.
Madison has the state of Wisconsin?s top hospital, according to a new study released by US News and World Report.
In its first ranking of hospitals by state, the magazine named UW Hospital and Clinics as the state?s top hospital, and among the nation?s top hospitals in seven specialties.
Several athletes with Wisconsin ties will take part in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.
Madison police said a 20-year-old man was beaten and robbed by a group of men early Sunday morning in downtown Madison. Police said the incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of College Court near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Gov. Scott Walker declared a drought emergency for 42 Wisconsin counties on Monday.
This declaration will speed up the permit process for farmers who want to use streams or lakes for irrigation. The Department of Natural Resources must inspect the stream or lake within three days of the request to ensure aquatic life will not be harmed.
A new study at UW-Madison gives new evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites.
Several athletes with Wisconsin ties will take part in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.
Wisconsin?s application for flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law has been approved, the U.S. Education Department is set to announce Friday.
The hot, humid weather has been taking its toll across the area this week, with one death attributable to the record-breaking temperatures. Dozens of others have been seeking medical treatment for heat-related health problems.
A parking lot on the UW campus is back open after a hazmat situation.
Around 5:10 am this morning, MFD Engine 4, Medic 1 and the Hazardous Incident Team responded to Lot 60 by UW Hospital for a report of a suicidal subject with chemicals inside a vehicle.
A highly anticipated report ordered by Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature is recommending no changes to Wisconsins $77 billion pension system.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police said they have found a missing 17-year-old who was attending a summer program on campus.
Congressional leaders have come to a tentative agreement on freezing student loan interest rates.
Several athletes with Wisconsin ties will take part in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.
Pennsylvania is reporting a Philadelphia man has filed a preliminary injunction in federal court, seeking a restraining order against Jerry Sandusky in the wake of his conviction last Friday on 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
Have you ever walked past Camp Randall?s Memorial Park on the way to a Badgers football game and wondered what really took place on the historic grounds during the Civil War era?
On a warm Tuesday afternoon, Weston Weber sat on a shaded bench next to Middleton?s Splash Pad while his daughter ran through the fountains that brought scores of kids, parents and day camp counselors to Lakeview Park.
For decades, the nation?s highest court has shied away from making any sweeping changes to the interstate commerce clause, a section of the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce and has been used to help define a broad collection of laws, from civil rights to criminal and drug enforcement laws.
Swimmers and shoreline users are being warned to be careful along the Lake Mendota shore after toxic algae was discovered in the water.
This month alone, authorities are investigating four possible drownings in Dane County.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior is shut down after flooding on campus.
“This is the first public university in the country, actually in the world, to do this,” said Ray Cross, the chancellor of U-W Colleges and U-W Extension.
Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) announced the creation of a new, online degree program for University of Wisconsin system students Tuesday morning.
A fire has damaged one of the oldest buildings at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
For weeks, it?s the topic that?s drawn thousands of UW-Madison employees into meetings, late night forums and heated debates.
If there is one place any scientist would wish to be, chances are it would look a lot like the place where UW-Madison physicists Wesley Smith and Sau Lan Wu find themselves right now ? on the verge of discovery.
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and his wife Jessica were welcomed as “Sick Kids Can?t Wait” campaign co-chairs Sunday at the American Family Children?s Hospital.
Two 21-year-old American students have walked out of the New Zealand wilderness after a snowstorm trapped them for nine days. Police say they survived by rationing their meager supplies of trail mix and warming themselves in hot springs.
Top officials in the University of Wisconsin System are meeting to discuss a possible tuition increase and other issues.
Top officials in the University of Wisconsin System are meeting to discuss a possible tuition increase and other issues.
Top officials in the University of Wisconsin System are meeting to discuss a possible tuition increase and other issues.
Madison Fire Department?s rescue team trained at the Kohl Center Monday. The Heavy Urban Rescue Team was rappelling and practicing high ropes.
Madison firefighters took to the roof of the Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin campus on Monday for heavy urban rescue training.
It could cost more than $10,000 per year for in-state students to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison if a recommended tuition increase is approved.
One of two gunmen sought in connection with the University Avenue shooting on May 19 has been arrested, according to the Madison Police Department.
A community celebrates the life of a long-time UW Band field assistant and music leader. Members of the band knew him as “Badger Bill.” Tuesday night after his funeral they honored him in a way that would make him proud – with a tailgate.
In what you could call a lab-coat love story, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Lance Lian is hoping to find a way to your heart.
Wisconsin residents are living longer but not necessarily living better, according to a report released Tuesday.
Patricia Blessing, age 84, passed away on May 25, 2012, with the grace and dignity that characterized her full life.
A UW-Madison free speech expert is questioning whether the university had the evidence to suspend a school fraternity for two years.
Death rates are dropping in Wisconsin but obesity is up, more people say they?re in poor health and socioeconomic factors such as childhood poverty are on the rise, a new UW-Madison report says.
Wisconsin?s agriculture secretary isn?t just surrounded by the statistics that show the changing face of the state?s signature dairy industry. He?s part of them.
Delta Upsilon fraternity members said they?d had a problem with trespassers prior to an encounter with two black, female students that resulted in a two-year suspension for the UW-Madison fraternity.
Ruth Nell Robbins, age 88, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012.
A UW-Madison work group has revised its recommendation for reorganizing university staff after criticism that it would eliminate collective bargaining rights for some employees.
“Badger Bill” Garvey was an icon in both McFarland where he taught music for 31 years and among the UW-Madison community who shared his passion for all things Wisconsin.
UW-Madison has suspended a fraternity due to an incident last March in which two female students who are black were taunted by members of Delta Upsilon.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the McFarland School District are mourning the loss of a very talented musician, teacher and friend.
Madison police said that they believe “there were multiple guns present” during a weekend shooting that injured at least three people early Saturday morning on University Avenue near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
University of Wisconsin System officials say more Native Americans are going to college. Their retention and graduation rates however, lag behind the overall student population.
