Ashley Ojala

Clinton ends Wis. campaign in Madison
By Ashley Ojala
Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., held a campaign rally in Madison Monday.

Officials receive extra emergency training
By Ashley Ojala
Dane County officials participated in specialized training to better handle potential disasters.

‘Quiet zones’ silence city’s train whistles at select crossings: New gates, lights increase safety at railroad tracks
By Ashley Ojala
Train whistles are silenced Wednesday as three "quiet zones" go into effect in downtown neighborhoods.

Snow covers city, officials call for second snow emergency
By Ashley Ojala
Madison officials try to clean-up mess, declare another snow emergency

A guide to a few herbal remedies
By Ashley Ojala
What they are and what they do (and don't do)

Getting to the root of herbal medicine
By Ashley Ojala
Instead of reaching for the NyQuil, some believe natural remedies can best lead to a healthy recovery and boosted immune system

Mayor’s budget intact despite amendments
By Ashley Ojala
City officials proposed a record number of amendments to the city budget at the Board of Estimates meeting Monday, but an extra half million dollars allocated from the state budget may help equalize any adjustments.

State budget may affect bus rates
By Ashley Ojala
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced that bus fares will remain the same as long as current funding levels are maintained in the undecided budget.

Council approves Density Plan
By Ashley Ojala
Tuesday evening the Madison City Council voted 13-6 to approve the Alcohol License Density Plan, a move to restrict the opening of new bars to those who make at least 50 percent of their sales from food.

Student housing prime target for crime in summer
By Ashley Ojala
Summer is a prime time for crime. Madison Police Department spokesperson Mike Hanson said Madison sees an increase in crime and service calls during the summer months because people spend more time outside, especially downtown.

Immigrants rally for rights
By Ashley Ojala
More than two thousand Madison residents gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to celebrate International Workers’ Day and voice their support for immigrant workers’ rights.

Cieslewicz, Bielema headline 2007 Crazylegs contestants
By Ashley Ojala
Saturday’s 26th annual Crazylegs Classic run/walk attracted a record-breaking 14,997 runners and walkers to Madison, including city celebrities Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and UW football head coach Bret Bielema.

Streetcar study spurs debate over findings
By Ashley Ojala
The Madison Streetcar Study Committee met Tuesday evening to hear the results of the Madison Streetcar Feasibility Study, which has been ongoing since 2005.

New City Council takes oath, debates UW textbook sales
By Ashley Ojala
The City Council swore in nine new alders Tuesday afternoon and later in the evening held its first meeting with the new council.

Meteorologists predict surge of snow that may last through week
By Ashley Ojala
It may be spring, but according to the National Weather Service, Madison can expect up to a foot of snow by Wednesday night.

City Council passes resolution to clean up elections
By Ashley Ojala
After much debate, the Madison City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday night that supports investigation into municipal city elections and establishes a “Blue Ribbon Committee on Clean Elections” to issue recommendations about public funding

Spotlight only shines on sexual assaults by strangers, police say
By Ashley Ojala
Two cases of sexual assault in less than two weeks have rattled students and raised questions about safety downtown and the prevalence of sexual violence on and near the UW-Madison campus. While police maintain that reports of assaults are not rare, the

$100,000 initiative set to fight downtown crime
By Ashley Ojala
A “noticeable spike” in downtown crime in the first half of 2006 led city officials to push for a separate fund for downtown safety programs.

Council may allow drinks outside bars
By Ashley Ojala
Up until April 2006, customers had to ask restaurant servers to carry their beer outside if they wished to enjoy outdoor sidewalk seating. However, Tuesday the Public Safety Review Board came one step closer to putting a permanent repeal on the city law.

Snow causes pileups, crashes on Beltline
By Ashley Ojala
Traffic froze down the Beltline when over 100 cars were involved in 50 separate weather-related crashes during Tuesday morning’s commute and lunch-hour rush.

Classic rock replaced by hip-hop on Madison’s new 106.7
By Ashley Ojala
In an effort to fill the hip-hop void in Madison radio , Tom Walker, president of Midwest Family Broadcasting, recently launched the only exclusively hip-hop station in the Madison area.

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