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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi highlights Denim Day

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 27, 2016

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Erin Thornley Parisi held a press conference Wednesday in the City County Building to highlight Denim Day, which is meant to bring awareness to Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Denim Day first occurred in April 1999, according to the Denim Day website. The movement started after an 18-year-old Italian woman accused her driver’s education instructor of driving her to a remote road, forcing her out of the car and raping her. The case made it to the Italian Supreme Court, which ruled the sex must have been consensual because her jeans were so tight she must have helped take them off.

The Madison Police Department is preparing to police the annual Mifflin Street Block Party this Saturday.

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City officials prepare for Mifflin Street Block Party

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016

Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval released a statement Monday detailing policing strategies for this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party and held a press conference Tuesday to address the event. Mifflin, which MPD considers a “non-event” because the city does not sanction it, has a long and checkered past.

Joshua S. Gehde allegedly killed his live-in girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.

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MPD announces toddler as victim of fourth 2016 Madison homicide

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016

Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval announced at a press conference Tuesday that a 2-year-old girl was the victim of 2016’s fourth Madison homicide. MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said Joshua S.

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West Washington Avenue development sees updates to plan

By Ellie Borstad | Apr. 26, 2016

The plan for a new apartment building on the northwest corner of West Washington Avenue and Broom Street has evolved and sparked community critique.

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MPD officer saves suicidal man

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 25, 2016

A Madison Police Officer was able to save the life of a suicidal man Friday afternoon, according to an incident report. The 30-year-old man was about to leap from the State Street Capitol Parking Garage at 214 North Carroll St.

The Madison Fire Department extinguishes a pile of garbage Monday after an Advanced Disposal truck started on fire.

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Fire begins inside garbage truck near University Avenue

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 25, 2016

While an Advanced Disposal garbage truck was traveling south down Lake Street, a fire started inside the vehicle Monday just before noon.

Three people sustained minor injuries after a city bus collided with a Trolley Pub Friday on State Street.

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Madison Metro bus involved in accident for second consecutive week

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 22, 2016

A collision involving a Madison Metro bus and a Trolley Pub cart on the 200 block of State Street occurred Friday around 7 p.m. and resulted in three people being injured, according to a Madison Police Department officer.

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ALRC grants Sconnie Bar alcohol license, capacity to be 1,160 on game day

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 21, 2016

The Alcohol License Review Committee granted Wednesday a new bar located near Camp Randall Stadium, which will have a capacity of up to 1,660 on football game days, an entertainment license and alcohol license.

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Verveer elected Common Council president after 15 ballots

By Anna Madsen | Apr. 20, 2016

The Madison Common Council held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss and vote on many important agenda points, including discussion on the Judge Doyle Square project and increasing parking fees. But the most prominent item of the night was the election of a new Common Council president.

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Soglin requests moratorium on food, beverage businesses in downtown Madison

By Jake Skubish | Apr. 19, 2016

Mayor Paul Soglin addressed the city’s Plan Commission Monday to urge support for a moratorium on food and drink establishments in downtown Madison until the completion of a retail study of the area.

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Madison police search for suspects in homicide

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 19, 2016

One person was killed and another injured with non-life threatening injuries early Tuesday at 7436 Mineral Point Rd, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

Mayor Paul Soglin joined municipal leaders across the country, challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration ban through an amicus brief.

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Mayor Soglin prohibits city staff travel to North Carolina in wake of ‘religious freedom’ law

By Noah Habenstreit | Apr. 18, 2016

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said in a letter Monday he is prohibiting city government employees from traveling to North Carolina until further notice, citing “state-sanctioned LGBT discrimination.”

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Madison boasts popular bike trails

By Jake Powers and Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 18, 2016

Madison has always been perceived as a biking community, and as the weather has started to turn this spring, that’s all the more evident, with thousands of bicyclists hitting the network of trails that interconnect most of the city.

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Anti-vaccine movement persists despite being disproven

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 17, 2016

The anti-vax movement gained traction in the news after the first Measles death in 12 years was reported last spring.

An accident between a SUV and a city bus left two passengers with minor injuries and temporarily shut down West Johnson Street between Marion and Broom streets Thursday.

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West Johnson Street, Broom Street accident Metro bus driver not at fault

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 15, 2016

An accident at the corner of North Broom Street and West Johnson Street resulted in an SUV being flipped and a Madison Metro bus being damaged, according to Madison Fire Department Spokesperson Joe Seifert. The accident was reported at 11:04 p.m. and six emergency units responded, according to MFD.

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Madison Fire Department performs water rescue

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 14, 2016

Madison Fire Department is on Lake Mendota working to rescue a boat that lost engine power and started taking on water, according to a Dane County Public Safety Communications Duty Supervisor. The supervisor said a boat ran out of gas.

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Wisconsin DOJ releases new website

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 14, 2016

This Wisconsin Department of Justice launched a new website Tuesday to allow residents to look up crime statistics for over 380 local police departments.

As the Orpheum Theater is changing management, the venue will have to reapply through the the Alcohol License Review Committee for a license.

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National company to manage family-owned Orpheum Theater

By Ellie Borstad | Apr. 13, 2016

Management of the Orpheum Theater will soon change hands from a local family to Live Nation Entertainment, a national event and concert promotion company.

Investigators have been looking for Emily W. Paul for three years and said they now have reason to believe she may be in Madison.

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Investigators look for missing Florida teen in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 13, 2016

Emily W. Paul, now 17, vanished from Florida on April 13, 2013. Bay County investigators believe someone with whom she was acquainted picked her up in Southport on her own accord. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said they are renewing their plea for help to reunite Paul with her family and believe that she could be in Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The report said she was last known to be 4 feet 10 inches and about 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

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Panel discusses systemic shortcomings, biases within criminal justice system

By Katie Scheidt | Apr. 13, 2016

The Capital Times held a panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss inequities and reforms in the criminal justice system on both a national and state level.

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