Madison News Archives

Opening arguments start today as a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh professor challenges the state marriage amendment.

A gay rights group said that Biddy Martin would be the first openly gay person to lead a university as large as the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Candace Gingrich, of the Human Rights Campaign, said that ...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is reviving a proposal that would require engineering students to pay $1,400 more in tuition than other undergraduates.

Next time you complain about gas prices, think of Sam Malin. Or Stacy Ellingen. Or the students who run Kokopelli Kafe at Waunakee High School.

Organizers of Brat Fest in Madison, Wis., say the event broke its own world record by selling 191,712 bratwurst sausages during its four-day run.

Madison health officials are still investigating why dozens of visitors fell sick this weekend while attending a science-fiction convention.

Madison, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle has endorsed a recommendation to name Dr. Carolyn "Biddy" Martin as the next chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . Martin, who since 2000 has served as provost at ...

Los Angeles authorities say a graffiti tagger has been arrested after videos of the suspect allegedly performing the crimes were posted on YouTube.

The World's Largest Brat Fest got a little larger this weekend. Organizers said 191,712 brats were sold at the annual Madison event between Friday morning and Monday afternoon.

Police in Puerto Vallarta were holding a Mexican man Tuesday after he confessed to killing an American at her room in the Brisas del Mar hotel.

There was a time when residents in this liberal college city would greet homeless people by name.

An assistant Dane County district attorney facing possible discipline for his handling of a vehicular homicide case withheld evidence and misled a judge in another case, according to an investigator's report ...

Lower than anticipated consumer spending hurt Brown Shoe Co. Inc. 's first quarter of fiscal 2008 results leading to a drop in net sales and a more than 25 percent decrease in earnings.

MADISON, Wis.- The Tomah School District has formally agreed to allow religious expression in student artwork to settle a federal lawsuit.

The girlfriend of a murder victim just wants to community to work together help catch his killer.

MARSHFIELD -- Eric Meiners has found the perfect way to cap off his one-year stay as a foreign exchange student at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.

A Madison Teen is arrested and tentatively charged with three counts of bomb scare.

Jill Palmer, shown Wednesday May 21, 2008, at her home in Madison, Wis., gave up smoking about two years ago after being influenced by family, siblings, friends, co-workers. A team of researchers who showed ...

Friday at 10pm eastern, ON THE RECORD , we are doing a one hour special on 3 unsolved murders in less than one year in college town, Madison, Wisconsin.

NTSB Identification: CHI08FA128 Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Accident occurred Saturday, May 10, 2008 in La Crosse, WI.

FOR WISCONSIN, PLAN B IS PROFITABLE; POPULAR DESTINATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BUSY THIS SUMMER AS PEOPLE DECIDE TO STAY CLOSER TO HOME.

A federal agency has granted $1.4 million in disaster relief to Madison, Dane County and other municipalities hit hard by a severe February snowstorm.

Madison police are searching for a man who might have abducted a woman at knifepoint on the city's West Side.

Students at Madison Cosmetology College are unsure of their future after the owner informed them the school was closing due to low enrollment.

“The thing I'm trying to avoid is finger-pointing and personalities”

The public's insecurity in 911 service is the main reason several Dane County Board supervisors are holding a public hearing Monday night in Fitchburg -- and not to point fingers or lay blame for a dropped 911 ... via The Capital Times

Kohl's Corp. is donating $3 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a retail center. via The Capital Times

"The homicides of Joel Marino and Brittany Zimmermann do not appear to be connected," said the Madison Police Department in a statement released Saturday. via Channel 3000

Dane County authorities have released two 911 recordings from a murder that has been unsolved for more than three months. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

A few days ago Ashley Kay Huibregtse was chasing calves while visiting her family's dairy farm in the Sheboygan County Town of Lyndon. via Channel 3000

“A bunch of different fraternities have offered beds, couches things like that for them to sleep on”

Firefighters at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house worked early Tuesday morning to extinguish the blaze at the fraternity house A fire destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at 237 Langdon St. via The Daily Cardinal

Madison Police Chief Noble Wray and Assistant Chief Randy Gaber have invited the father of homicide victim Joel Marino to discuss his concerns about the department's investigation of his son's death. via Wisconsin State Journal

Kristian Knutsen on Wednesday 05/14/2008 4:35 pm It's been a whirlwind of a spring for Strollers Theatre , an energetic company based at the Bartell Theatre that is marking a half-century of stagecraft in ... via The Daily Page

“Our intent is to develop initiatives from that discussion”

A Buy Local initiative seeks to start a dialogue among Kewaunee County area businesses in a forum from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 15 at Farm Market Kitchen, 520 Parkway St., Algoma. via Kewaunee County

MADISON, Wis. - In a May 11 story about a University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter crash, The Associated Press, relying on a news release from the university, misidentified the type of helicopter. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

It's a sign of the times that 27 percent of Wisconsin school districts are looking at consolidating to avoid dissolving under the weight of financial woes. via Marshfield News-Herald

“We thought this would be a great way to communicate to people about who we are.”

MADISON, Wis. - If you want to find out who one of the youngest Democratic superdelegates in the country supports, check out his YouTube video. via WisInfo

After a series of delays, the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that, on the recommendation of the Fish and Wildlife Service , the polar bear will be listed as a threatened species under the ... via UW-Madison

“After analyzing what's left, many times they can tell if there was an accelerant or not. They can rule out arson or have an indication that it may be arson.”

MADISON, Wis. - A fire that gutted the historic Sigma Phi Episilon fraternity caused damage estimated at around $750,000 and left investigators hunting for the cause - including the possibility of arson. via WisInfo

MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Children's Museum took the first steps toward making its new building a reality on Monday Museum officials unveiled plans for its new $10 million facility, which will be located at ... via Channel3000

“They came for clothes, food and debit cards”

The 25 students evacuated from the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity are being assisted Tuesday in finding temporary living quarters, and the police officer who pounded on the door of the house to awaken and then ... via The Capital Times

A group of media outlets is suing Dane County and Madison for refusing to release a tape of a 911 call from a murdered college student's cell phone. via JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

A Rock County judge ruled this morning that Mark Staskal will move from Mendota Mental Health Institute to an adult group on East Mifflin Street in Madison. via Leader-Telegram

MADISON - Fire has consumed a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin campus, leaving about two dozen residents without their belongings in the midst of final exams. via WisInfo

Debra H. Amesqua, left, chief of the Madison Fire Department, Mark Hanson, director of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Med Flight Services, Donna Katen-Bahensky, CEO of UW Hospital and Clinics and ... via WIBW-TV Topeka

“It's kind of a surreal situation. But I've been overwhelmed by the amount of support that coworkers have shown me personally”

A federal investigator was in La Crosse on Monday as authorities search for what caused a University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter to crash on Saturday night, killing all three crew members on ... via Channel3000

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of the University of Wisconsin's Med Flight and Air Methods' crew members, and extend our heartfelt condolences to the members of their families and those they served with”

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Comtex DENVER, May 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ ----Air Methods Corporation , reported today that one of its EC-135 twin-engine helicopters serving the University ... via Fox News

Nobody was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. A representative of Alliant Energy was responding to a power outage in the neighborhood when he saw the fire and requested the fire ... via WMTV Madison

“Dr. Darren Bean, Mark Coyne and Steve Lipperer dedicated themselves to rescuing people who faced the longest odds, and we owe them tremendous gratitude for their extraordinary service and dedication.”

A medical helicopter dropped off a patient and then crashed shortly after it took off on its return flight to Madison, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot on board, officials said Sunday.The University of ... via KansasCity.com

Officials say a medical helicopter crashed after take-off and three crew members aboard are dead.

A hospital spokesman says the University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter was returning to Madison when it crashed Saturday night.

Officials say the helicopter took off after dropping off a patient at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. The dead include a doctor, nurse and pilot.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. Read more

A 41-year-old man and his 19-year-old son were killed and two women injured Friday afternoon when a car ran a red light at an intersection and struck another vehicle on Highway B, according to the Dodge County ... via The Capital Times

POSTED: 6:57 am MDT May 10, 2008 MADISON, Wis. -- Two children and their mother are said to have lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only ... via KFOX

Art Momentum will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today, May 9, in the Commons of University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac, 400 University Drive. via Fond du Lac Reporter

A Florida judge has sentenced Hulk Hogan's son to eight months in jail for driving recklessly and critically injuring a friend. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

“Quite frankly, it might have been natural causes.”

This undated photo provided by the Juneau County Sheriff's Office shows Alan Bushey. via Lubbock Avalanche

Note to readers: Therman Billman was featured in Wednesday's Out There column. He arrived in Madison on Tuesday, to begin the process for a bone marrow transplant. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“I think people are human. People make mistakes. People in a very stressful job make mistakes.”

Joe Norwick, Dane County's Communications Director, fielded questions from county supervisors about what went wrong with a botched 911 call from a University of Wisconsin student. via Today's TMJ4

“This is a great example of how UW, WARF, the local angel investment community and the state of Wisconsin are working together to spur economic development”

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation , the private, nonprofit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and FluGen, a local startup company that develops influenza ... via UW-Madison

“If local government budgeted the way the state does they (state government) would be all over us. It's too bad there are no consequences for the state not living up to its promises.”

APPLETON - A two-year project to replace the College Avenue bridge faces delay if state legislators fail to take action soon to erase the state's $525 million general fund budget deficit, Wisconsin's top ... via WisInfo

“The problem is that not all cell phones have GPS”

While Madison police work to solve the Brittany Zimmermann murder, people in and around her hometown of Marshfield are working to raise money to keep her memory alive in a positive way. via Stevens Point Journal

ORCHIDS to Brian Backhaus, 24, a Manitowoc native and University of Wisconsin-Madison student, who plans to leave in late June for a cross-country bicycle trip benefiting Manitowoc's Silver Lake Park. via Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

“I had this very coveted item at the store and people kept asking me for it”

WINNECONNE - Business moved at a steady clip early Saturday evening as customers stopped at Winneconne Video to pick up a flick for the weekend. via WisInfo

“One of my friends said he was happy he had asthma”

Posted By: Affiliate 25 mins ago Griffin Hurley brings something extra to his baseball games. via WBIR-TV

“There's no good excuse for what happened.”

It shouldn't take a slide show placed on YouTube to ensure reasonable living standards for American soldiers - especially when they're stateside. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

“Matt Foley, motivational speaker”

MADISON, Wis. -- Ten years after his death, Madison comedian Chris Farley is being honored. via KVVU-TV Henderson

The state of Wisconsin has paid the Sierra Club $251,000 in legal fees after the environmental group settled a lawsuit that uncovered clean air violations at a university power plant. via Leader-Telegram

Local officials said on Monday that they plan to release new information regarding the killing of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, but gave no details on when. via Channel 3000

“If that's what the community needs to feel safe, then we can do that”

A highly touted program to walk UW-Madison students home safely has been understaffed while services are in high demand after a student's murder, employees complain. via The Capital Times

" On Saturday at approximately 9:40 am, a Dane County Sheriff's Deputy stopped a 2009 Ford Mustang on USH 12 near Monona Drive in the City of Monona. via WMTV Madison

The third Badger Livestock Judging Camp will be held on Thursday, June 26, at the Stock Pavilion on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The camp is for youth who have completed third grade ... via Fond du Lac Reporter

“She didn't get to spend much time with him while he was serving in the Navy”

Sharon Priepke, the mother of a fallen sailor, gazed lovingly at a painting of her son unveiled publicly for the first time Monday. via Fond du Lac Reporter

Madison police say around 350 people have been arrested at the Mifflin Street block party, but there have been no major problems with the annual event. via Fond du Lac Reporter

A dean at Arkansas State University is among four finalists for the chancellor's position at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

City of Madison firefighters were called to 617 N. Oak St. at 10:34 a.m. Saturday. via WMTV Madison

A high-speed chase on Madison's east side early Saturday morning ended up with one car damaged, the chased car on a front lawn and the driver facing numerous charges. via The Capital Times

“I am more concerned this year, but our students are also more concerned and they are really stepping up”

One of the nation's most enduring and well-known college beer bashes will go on but against a darker backdrop this year. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

MADISON - The Wisconsin Capitol is being prepared for scenes involving the government and the FBI in the Johnny Depp gangster film "Public Enemies." Workers removed chairs from a second-floor hearing room on ... via WisInfo

Dane County's chief executive said that authorities mishandled a 911 call from the cell phone of a college student but she has confidence in her 911 chief. via Channel 3000

“We finally have a seat at the table and a real voice in making sure children across this state get the best care possible”

MADISON - The new union representing Wisconsin's licensed in-home child care providers today announced a first-of-its kind agreement with the state. via WisInfo

Authorities say a college student called 911 before she was murdered but a dispatcher hung up after hearing nothing on the other end. via WDJT