Cat Carroll

Thousands of people attended the 54th annual Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday. Local safety officials from the Madison Police Department and Madison Fire Department patrolled the event. In a release published after the event, MPD commanders said the block party’s 2024 turnout was the largest since the pandemic. City officials held meetings ahead of Saturday...

Ian Robertson, Dean of the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, announced Monday morning he will step down from his position once a successor has been chosen. Robertson served as the college’s ninth dean for 11 years, and will continue to serve as a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, according...

Jason Motlagh’s international reporting has brought him to more than 60 countries, telling stories of conflict, migration and human rights. His multimedia freelance journalism uses storytelling as a means to bring people together. Motlagh visited the University of Wisconsin campus April 9 to deliver a public talk — “Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Stories from the...

Some of U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s earliest memories took place while she lived in Madison. She remembers feeding ducks on Lake Mendota, and describes herself as being “born a Badger.” Her family later moved to California, but Su returned to Madison Wednesday — this time a member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet....

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Picketers gathered outside HM Brandt, LLC’s worksite Wednesday morning where workers are currently demolishing the State Street Parking Garage at 415 N. Lake Street. Employees from HM Brandt, LLC are being contracted under Stevens Construction Corp., the company that won the $36 million bid for the City of Madison’s new mixed-use project. The project will...

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UW-Madison’s Premier Independent Student Newspaper

Nov 9, 2023 ... The disturbance took place in the area of Library Mall after a candlelight vigil was held on the University of Wisconsin campus. A group of ...