Glenn Grothman wasn’t the only commuter angry about the slick Madison streets after this month’s monster snowstorm, but as a Republican senator from West Bend, he’s one of the few who can try to do something about it.

A program that provides free cab rides for stranded UW-Madison students will be cut back significantly next month because of cost overruns and misuse, a student leader said.

Faulty installation and maintenance of equipment were to blame for a Dec. 17 incident at Devil’s Head Resort in which a ski lift suddenly reversed direction, injuring 14 people, the state Department of Commerce reported Tuesday.