A proposed hotel development on State Street failed to secure a recommendation from city staff ahead of a crucial vote of Madison’s Plan Commission Monday. The hotel would stand on the corner of State Street and Dayton Street, about a block from the Capitol.
While he was being booked into jail, a man committed a hate crime against a police officer early Friday morning, according to the Madison Police Department.
A federal lawsuit brought against Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne by a former assistant DA was settled for $350,000 Thursday. Former Assistant DA Bob Jambois filed the lawsuit against Ozanne and members of his staff in February 2017.
Pettaway, who is running on a platform of housing reform, transportation accessibility and overall inclusivity, has spent the last several years thinking about those very issues in her position within the city’s Department of Civil Rights’ Social Justice Initiative.
Seven of the eight pumps being used to drain the yet-deluged Capital City Bike trail were stolen late Tuesday night, resulting in an additional eight inches of flooding on parts of the trail, according to a statement from Madison’s deputy mayor.
Tuesday morning proved to be unexpectedly busy for Madison police, as three separate armed robberies occured within six hours of each other.
Suspended Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus will stand trial for two sexual assault felonies after a Dane County judge denied a motion by his lawyers to drop one of the charges.
A number of incidents involving weapons highlighted the weekend for Madison police, as well as multiple arrests for heroin possession.
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) announced Thursday that it had awarded $2.1 million in tax credits to two Dane County affordable housing projects. The two developments are located in the city of Fitchburg and the Town of Madison, which is separate from the larger city.
The Dane County Emergency Management estimates that August’s floods caused more than $39 million dollars of damage to public infrastructure, according to a department release Wednesday morning.
Madison’s Common Council debate concerning the Confederate monument in Forest Hills Cemetery will continue following an alder’s appeal to have its removal brought before the council once again.
Flying a drone illegally in Madison could now land you with up to one thousand dollars in fines from the city alone following a city council vote on new regulations Tuesday night.
The Madison police department has publicly identified the officer involved in last weekend’s police shooting after placing her on administrative leave.
An inmate’s suicide on Monday amplifies lingering concerns about the City-County Building Jail’s safety.
Dealing with nuance flooding becomes even more complicated when you live in a rental property. Teresa Mundo-Prado, program director for the Wisconsin Tenant Resource Center, shared advice on everything from working with city inspectors to filing for rent abatement for students who have been impacted by the flooding.
After more than two weeks of heavy rainfall, the City of Madison is cleaning up after damage caused by floods.
Suspended Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus’s lawyers filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss one of the sexual assault charges against him.
Madison has a new plan for its future following the Common Council’s decision to adopt the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan in their meeting on August 7, a process over two years in the making. The 159 page plan, created by the city’s planning department, will attempt to shape the city’s development through the year 2040, by which time the city estimates 70,000 new people will call Madison home.
Madison Police Department arrested a man early Friday morning following reports he fired a gun in a downtown parking garage. The shooting, witnessed by a private security guard, occurred after three people approached the suspect’s car in the State Street Campus Garage and appeared to have a conversation, according to an MPD incident report. As they walked away from his car, the suspect fired a shot and sped out of the garage, taking out a parking ramp stop arm in the process. Police officers near the garage heard the shot and used surveillance cameras to obtain the license plate number.
Madison police are searching for a suspect after a shooting occurred at a local radio station early Sunday morning. According to WORT’s Facebook page, a man wearing a hood and mask entered the station around 3 a.m.
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