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Man bangs head on police car following arrest on State Street, MPD says

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 19, 2018

An 18-year-old man banged his head on a police car after being arrested on State Street Wednesday afternoon, according to a Madison police incident report. The suspect, who had a warrant out for his arrest in Rock County for possession of drug paraphernalia, was spotted on State Street by a police officer who knew him from previous encounters.

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Two UW-Madison freshmen announce candidacy for city council

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 18, 2018

Following Ald. Zach Wood’s announcement that he would not seek reelection to Madison’s eighth district, two UW-Madison freshmen announced they will run to succeed him on the city council.

Madison's seniors look to the city government for possible solutions for the rising cost of assisted living after retirement.

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Madison seniors struggle with cost of living increases

By Allison Garfield | Nov. 17, 2018

When a newly employed person’s first paycheck arrives, envelopes holding retirement plans and senior living saving solutions accompany it.

Dane County bomb squad determined that the contents of the package were benign.

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Police respond to reports of suspicious package near Orpheum

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 16, 2018

By roughly 10:15 p.m. the Dane County bomb squad had determined that the contents of the package were benign, and police began opening the street back up to traffic.

Although many advocates for the city's homeless community believe the city government has made progress, they hope more can be done do help those living on the street.

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Homelessness advocates hope city government can do more to help those in need

By Mitch Osterhaus | Nov. 16, 2018

While taking a walk around the UW-Madison campus and surrounding areas, it is difficult not to stumble upon stark reminders of the city’s homelessness issue.

Baraboo schools and police are still investigating a controversial photo of high school students taken at prom last semester, as well as threats that have been made against members of the community.

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Baraboo schools, police continue to address problems in wake of controversial photo

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 15, 2018

The Baraboo police department announced Thursday they are looking into threats made against members of the community after a widely-shared photo arose on social media earlier this week featuring Baraboo High School students giving what appears to be a Nazi salute. Threats were made through email and phone calls against several members of the Baraboo community, according to police chief Mark Schauf.

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Affordable housing identified as chief concern for Madison’s mayoral candidates

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 15, 2018

The race for Madison’s next mayor is well underway, and many candidates identified a common issue in their campaigns: the need for affordable housing.

Madison’s city council approved the 2019 budget early Wednesday morning, cutting funding for a police body camera program and increasing money available for flood prevention and cleanup.

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City council passes 2019 budget, pulls funding for police body cameras

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 14, 2018

In a marathon session lasting just under eight hours, Madison’s city council approved its 2019 budget, including an amendment eliminating funding for a test run of a police body camera program.

The Baraboo School District is investigating a photo posted to Twitter Sunday night showing dozens of Baraboo High School students giving a Nazi salute on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse.

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Baraboo School District investigating students shown giving Nazi salute in picture

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 12, 2018

The Baraboo School District is investigating a photo released on social media showing dozens of its high school students giving what appears to be a Nazi salute on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. The photo, supposedly taken before last semester’s junior prom, received national attention after it was posted to Twitter Sunday evening.

Madison’s city council will vote Tuesday to adopt the 2019 capital and operating budgets proposed by Mayor Paul Soglin.

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City council prepares to approve 2019 budget

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 12, 2018

Following months of planning and drafting, Madison’s city council will vote Tuesday to adopt the capital and operating budgets for 2019. The capital budget — funded mostly by borrowing and grants from the federal and state governments — provides for city projects, improvements, and maintenance.

US Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, spoke to hundreds of Madison residents Thursday evening at a rally protesting President Trump’s removal of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from overseeing Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign.

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Women’s March, other local advocacy groups protest Trump’s attorney general appointment

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 8, 2018

In response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation at the request of President Trump, hundreds of Madison residents concerned with the protection of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation rallied on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol Thursday evening. Sessions, who had recused himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia, resigned as Attorney General Wednesday, with his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker replacing him.

A middle school science teacher was placed on leave after making threatening racial comments to an African American student.

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Madison teacher placed on leave after racist remarks to student

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 8, 2018

Madison teacher placed on leave after racist remarks to student

Madison's voter turnout reached a record high this midterm election.

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Mayor celebrates Madison’s record-high voter turnout

By Milica Andric | Nov. 7, 2018

Voter turnout for the November 2018 gubernatorial election reached a record high of 92.9 percent — the highest pre-registered voter turnout in Wisconsin’s history. The November 2014 gubernatorial vote was 69.5 percent.

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Madison, Dane County see huge turnout for midterm, governor elections

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 7, 2018

Following an unprecedented period of early voting in the city of Madison and Dane County, turnout on Election Day exceeded expectations for the midterm and governor elections.

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Madison early voting up over 400 percent from last midterm election

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 5, 2018

Madison set a new city record for early voting in a midterm election with a more than 400 percent increase from 2014 early voting turnout, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced at a press conference Monday. Soglin said absentee ballots totaled just over 45,700, more than four times the 2014 total of slightly more than 15,000.

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Uber, Lyft, Union Cab to offer discounts for Election Day rides in Madison

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 5, 2018

In an attempt to get more voters to the polls, ride-share companies Uber and Lyft as well as Union Cab will offer free or discounted rides to voters on election day Tuesday. Lyft announced they would offer 50 percent off for riders across the country with a promo code as well as free rides for underserved communities in partnership with various nonprofits like Voto Latino, Urban League and the League of Women Voters.

A Waunakee woman pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide in the drunk driving death of a UW-Madison student in 2017.

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Waunakee woman pleads no contest to killing student in drunk driving accident

By Jon Brockman | Nov. 1, 2018

A Waunakee woman pleaded no contest to felony homicide charges Thursday in Dane County Court after she killed a UW-Madison student in a drunk driving incident last January. The defendant, 25-year-old Nicole Bruns, was charged with five felonies in the death of student Alexandra Ihm, who Bruns hit with her car while driving drunk in January 2017.

A Dane County dairy herd has been quarantined by state officials following the discovery of bovine tuberculosis in one of its cows.

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Tuberculosis discovered in Dane County cow herd

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 30, 2018

A dairy herd in Dane County has been quarantined by state authorities after one cow was discovered to have bovine tuberculosis, a contagious disease that can possibly spread to humans. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection released a statement Monday confirming the discovery.

A 20-year-old Madison man pleaded guilty to two felonies Monday after he struck a couple with his car while driving over 100 mph.

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Man pleads guilty to homicide after hitting couple with his car

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 29, 2018

Driving 100 mph, a 20-year-old Madison man struck a pedestrian couple in April, one of whom later died from the incident.

A Madison woman was arrested Monday for shooting and killing a man in a State Street parking ramp over the weekend.

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Police arrest Madison woman for downtown parking garage murder

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 29, 2018

A Madison woman was arrested Monday for a murder that took place in the State Street parking ramp early Sunday morning. Twenty-one-year-old Kenyairra Gadson was taken into custody without incident after police identified her through surveillance footage and witness statements.

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