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According to the Harris-Walz campaign, Kamala Harris will visit the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW-La Crosse and UW-Green Bay campuses Thursday, Oct. 17. Harris will start in Milwaukee where she will attend a business class and advertise her plan to build an “opportunity economy,” according to the campaign. Harris will then hold a rally on the...

Content warning: This article contains sensitive information. Editor’s note: This story was last updated at 11 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2024. Officers from the Madison Police Department, University of Wisconsin Police Department and Wisconsin State Capitol Police responded Friday night to an incident in the 400 block of W Gilman St. Local emergency medical technicians...

Editor’s Note: The name of the charged individual was removed from this article to reflect The Badger Herald’s newsroom policy. A Madison man has been formally charged in connection with a bias incident that took place last fall at the University of Wisconsin’s Mosse Humanities Building, during which several students were harassed at student organization...

President Biden held a campaign event at Sherwood Middle School in Madison Friday. Biden followed Wisconsin elected officials and Democratic organizers in addressing a crowd of about 350 attendees. Here are three key takeaways from the event. Biden addresses concerns about debate performance Voters have been increasingly critical of Biden following the June 27 presidential debate...

Two construction workers have been transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening fire-related injuries after an underground explosion occurred Wednesday in the 300 N. Broom Street area. Public Information Officer of the Madison Fire Department Cynthia Schuster said firefighters were dispatched to 301 N. Broom Street at 7:52 A.M. after several witnesses reported a possible...

University of Wisconsin students and family members gathered at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday for the 171st spring commencement ceremony. In total, 7,868 bachelor’s, master’s and law degrees were awarded, UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in her remarks. In addition to addressing the university’s history and its transformation into a prestigious state institution, Mnookin acknowledged the...

University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced the launch of the Sustainability Research Hub in February— an initiative that will make the institution a leading location for sustainability research and education, according to a release from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies Dean Paul Robbins said the Hub will contribute...

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Wednesday night, twelve student representatives from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Leaders Igniting Transformation chapter gathered at an Associated Students of Madison Student Council meeting in a decry of the university’s history of responding to on-campus hate & bias incidents that they view as inadequate. All twelve representatives spoke during an open forum on their grievances with...

The Mount Pleasant Village Board voted to approve a deal with Microsoft, allowing the company to buy more than 1,000 acres of village land to build data centers, according to The Journal Times. The deal was then approved by the Racine County Board, receiving unanimous approval Nov. 28. The approval comes after an announcement from...