A man has been arrested in connection with the beating of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Barrett was leaving State Fair Park in West Allis Saturday night when he heard a woman crying out for help. Witnesses say the dispute started as a fight over custody ...
Craven says the animals may have gotten increasingly aggressive recently because someone in the area may be feeding them either deliberately or unintentionally by leaving food scraps outside or a compost pile uncovered. Coyotes also use bird feeders as ...
Local musical acts and entertainment may take center stage at this year's Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison. DCNY PRO, a local music and production company, is seeking city approval to sponsor the event, which for years has been the unofficial end- ...
A growing number of Wisconsin high schools are creating equestrian teams. The Waunakee School Board meets tonight to consider a plan to join the Wisconsin Interscholastic Horsemanship Association. Right now, the 20 or so students who are interested ...
Madison Schools Superintendent Dan Nerad is taking action after a nearly 50 percent increase this year in the number of students seeking to transfer out of the school district under the state's open enrollment law. Nerad says one reason for the jump ...
"We are not banning someone from the right to smoke, they can do that," said Alderman Mac McGilvray Monday night. "What we are saying, someone's right to be self-destructive does not supersede my right to be in a healthy environment. It's pretty clear ...
Carelessly opening car doors in Madison now could result in fines. A new ordinance is designed to make it safer for bicyclists riding near cars parked on the street. It was passed by the Madison City Council, over objections from Alderwoman Thuy Pham ...
There's growing interest around the state to end the practice of suspending someone's driver's license if they fail to pay a traffic fine. Dane County Clerk of Courts Carlo Esqueda says the practide means increased case loads for judges, because people ...
Some high school students in Dane County's Wisconsin Heights School District have ditched the bus and their cars for a different way to get to and from school -- they're riding their snowmobiles. "We have a very organized snowmobile club, and we have a ...
Owners of some resorts on Lake Delton worry fresh water won't replace the weeds on the lake bed behind their properties in time for Memorial Day. Lake Delton is now about half full, with village and state leaders saying they'll finish the refilling in ...
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