UW drops out of top 5 in R&D spending

For the first time in in over four decades, the University of Wisconsin is not among the top five universities for research and development spending. The National Science Foundation reports that UW-Madison dropped two places to sixth

Pedestrian killed on Madison Beltline identified

A pedestrian killed on Madison’s Beltline freeway has been identified as 26-year-old Dustin Dilks of Madison. The Dane County medical examiner’s office said Dilks appeared to have died from injuries received when he was hit by a

Beloit police respond to robbery at gas station

A Beloit business is the victim of armed robbery. Beloit Police say a white male with a medium build, a mustache, and wearing glasses entered the Speedway Gas Station on Milwaukee Road just after 11:30 Tuesday evening.

Martinez out 2 to 4 weeks

The Green Bay Packers may be forced to move Clay Matthews back to inside linebacker after losing rookie starter Blake Martinez. Martinez is expected to miss two to four weeks with an MCL sprain to his left

Badgers in Maui title game

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) will face the North Carolina Tarheels in the championship game of the Maui Invitational game tonight. The Badgers pulled away on Tuesday night to beat the Georgetown Hoyas 73-57 to earn the right

Marquette rolls past IUPUI

Steve Wojciechowski benched  his seniors to start the game and the Marquette Golden Eagles responded with a 104-79 win over IUPUI on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Luke Fischer, Katin Reinhardt and Jajuan Johnson

Women’s College basketball update

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers knocked off Wisconsin 80-63 on Tuesday night at the Klotsche Center, ending a 17-game losing streak to the Badgers.  The Panthers last win against the Badgers prior to last night came on Dec. 15, 1992