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Badgers men's basketball: UW rallies to beat Michigan, advance to Big Ten tournament semifinal

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 1:05pm
Sam Dekker leads the way with 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals for Badgers (29-3), who will play Purdue or Penn State on Saturday.

Man faces charges for assaults on two men on State Street

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 12:45pm
A Madison man was arrested following two random attacks on State Street early Friday morning.

Medical examiner confirms Tony Robinson shot multiple times

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 12:00pm
Tony Robinson was shot in the head, torso and "right upper extremity," said Barry Irmen, director of operations for the Medical Examiner's Office.

Madison's MCD is now 100-percent employee owned

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 11:15am
MCD is now owned 100 percent by its 57 employees.

Madison man faces weapons violations charges in Far East Side incident

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 11:00am
A Madison man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a handgun at two women in a home on Madison’s Far East Side early Thursday morning.

Man asleep at the wheel of van faces fifth OWI charge

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 10:00am
A New Glarus man was arrested Thursday after he was found slumped over the wheel of a van that was stopped in traffic on Madison’s Far West Side.

Orange County Register: Can Walker go from Wisconsin to White House?

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 10:00am
In a recent Quinnipiac poll released, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the leading choice of Republican voters to be their 2016 presidential nominee. That is quite the surge for Gov. Walker, wh…

Man arrested for armed robbery on Madison's East Side in February

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 9:45am
A 20 year-old Madison man was arrested Thursday in connection to an armed robbery on the East Side on Feb. 15.

Janesville man faces sixth OWI charge

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 8:30am
A Janesville man faces a sixth OWI charge after being  arrested Thursday by Janesville police.

Driver seriously injured after hitting six other cars in Stoughton

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 8:00am
An Indiana driver was seriously injured in a suspected drunk-driving crash after hitting six other vehicles over a one-mile stretch through Stoughton on Thursday afternoon.

Stove fire damages duplex on Madison's Southeast Side

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 7:30am
Madison Fire Department crews responded to a report of a fire in a duplex on the Southeast Side early Friday morning.

UW-Madison's Mark Hetzler takes the trombone in new directions

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 6:00am
From an experimental band to a benefit concert for a student, trombonist Mark Hetzler has a busy week.

A parade for partaking -- and lots more for St. Pat's

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 6:00am
The marching begins at Madison’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Capitol Square, with a U.S. Marine color guard in the lead. Next come floats, bands, candy tossed by the han…

Father of friend: Tony Robinson was 'agitated' night of fatal shooting

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 6:00am
The 19-year-old who was fatally shot by a Madison police officer had been unlike himself, and a friend was the first to call 911. 

Gov. Scott Walker set to make his first trip of the 2016 cycle to New Hampshire

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:55am
Walker has been polling well in the Granite State, which presents a different electorate than Iowa.

Town of Cottage Grove considering ordinance restricting sex offender housing

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:45am
The move follows a controversy over a convicted sex offender that has roiled the community and two arson fires.

Mat Kearney returns to Madison in a bigger venue to support "Just Kids"

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:30am
Chances are even if you don't know his name, you know his voice and his music. 

Doug Moe: Very few degrees of separation

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:30am
A new book edited by two Madison women offers tales of synchronicity and happenstance.

Dr. Zorba Paster: Less smoking has benefits similar to quitting

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:00am
We physicians may be on the wrong side of the quit-smoking message when we follow the dictum that quitting means quitting. Cutting down doesn’t do much. New research, however, shows cutting do…

Going Out: Weekend highlights

Fri, 03/13/2015 - 5:00am
In a sure sign of spring, Canoecopia 2015 and Bike-o-Rama come to the Alliant Energy Center this weekend, with everything for paddlesports and bicyling enthusiasts.

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