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Man arrested for peeping on Langdon Street

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 9, 2016

Madison Police Department officers arrested John Kuznezow, 54, for invasion of privacy Monday night after there were reports of a man sitting in a tree looking through windows on Langdon Street. “Upon arrival officers discovered Kuznezow still in the tree and he appeared to be looking in a second floor window to an apartment,” MPD Lieutenant Anthony Fiore wrote in an incident report. “When officers ordered Kuznezow out of the tree they noted his pants were undone and Kuznezow had no reasonable explanation for his presence in said tree.” MPD investigated the incident and found there was a female resident inside her apartment and that she was unaware the suspect had been watching her.

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Shooting on North Side being called ‘attempted homicide’

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 9, 2016

Two men were driving around the North Side of Madison when they stopped and one got out of the car at the corner of Wheeler Road and School Road.

The referendum will increase the budget for the Madison Metropolitan School District by $26 million over the next four years. The increased funding will be paid for through a property tax increase.

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Voters approve referendum to raise funding for Madison schools

By Jake Skubish | Nov. 9, 2016

Despite an overwhelming focus on the outcome of national races, Election Day is also important for local ballot initiatives such as a referendum to increase the budget for public schools in Madison.

Workers at Buffalo Wild Wings called 911 to report a gas leak early Friday morning.

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MFD stops potential ‘serious emergency’ at Buffalo Wild Wings

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 7, 2016

Two people went inside the Buffalo Wild Wings on University Avenue around 4 a.m. Friday to clean the kitchen hood fan.

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Man survives pet iguana attack, expected to make full recovery

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 7, 2016

Madison Fire Department officials responded to a 911 call on the near-west side Sunday around 10 a.m.

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Man robbed on 400 block of West Gorham Street

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 7, 2016

Four unidentified suspects robbed a 26-year-old man early Saturday morning on the 400 block of West Gorham Street, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

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County budget may include restorative justice program funding

Nov. 6, 2016

The Dane County Board of Supervisors announced one of its primary budget considerations for a jail diversion program Friday, in which low-level offenders to serve their time by rebuilding their community rather than in jail.

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Sexual assault occurs after suspect, victim meet at Wando's

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 6, 2016

A 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted after meeting a man at Wando’s on University Avenue and accompanying him back to his apartment. The suspect and victim were previously unknown to each other, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The suspect reportedly assaulted the victim at his apartment before she was able to leave, according to the report.

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World Series ends with bang in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 3, 2016

The Madison Police Department dispatch received two reports of gunshots following the Chicago Cubs'x victory in the World Series Wednesday night. According to an MPD incident report, an officer on duty also heard a “possible” gunshot, but the officer heard “nothing that allowed the officer to specifically locate the source.” “Based on the calls originating from different locations in the city, and the time of the reports, it is believed that the gunshots may have been a [celebratory] response,” officer Anthony Fiore wrote in the report.

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West Johnson Street to close for Biden visit

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 3, 2016

The Madison Police Department will close part of West Johnson Street Friday, starting at North Bassett Street and ending at North Carroll Street for an event featuring Vice President Joe Biden. According to a city press release, the closure will be from 7 a.m. through 3 p.m

Henrique Nardi and two painters completed a mural of 1960s soul singer Otis Redding this week.

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Mural shows the sound of soul through visual art

By Hunter Nollenberg | Nov. 3, 2016

One Madison neighborhood will soon be enriched by a mural of the famous 1960s soul artist, Otis Redding.

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Engineer Hall fan overheats, causes smoke scare

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 2, 2016

Madison Fire Department officials were dispatched to Engineering Hall Tuesday for reports of smoke coming out of the west end of the building.

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Common Council combats gas pump skimmer outbreak with lock requirement

By Max Bayer | Nov. 1, 2016

The Madison Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to require all gas pumps in the city be secured by a lock by the start of the new year.

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Four arrested at West Towne Mall in theft scheme

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 31, 2016

Madison Police Department officers arrested four individuals Sunday for shoplifting at West Towne Mall, and the preliminary investigation shows the suspects were planning on selling the stolen merchandise to “clients” for half the price. MPD officers arrested Jermaine E. Harris, Jr., 24; Kristel D. Tate, 26; Sonja M. Griffin, 33 and a 14-year-old girl. One of the suspects, whom MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain did not identify in an incident report, informed officers of the “criminal enterprise.”

The market is planned to be built on First Street between East Washington Avenue and East Johnson Street.

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City workshop to discuss Madison Public Market design

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 31, 2016

The City of Madison is moving forward with plans to build a public market by attempting to finalize funding, design, construction and an operating plan with the goal of opening the market by early 2019. Common Council approved the “Public Market Business Plan and Implementation Strategy” in March of this year for constructing the market, according to a city press release.

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MPD ‘pleased’ with how Freakfest turned out

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 30, 2016

The Madison Police Department was “very pleased” with how Freakfest went this year, according to a press release from Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain. The crowd reached 30,000 total throughout the event and there were no “serious incidents” reported.

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Boy possibly breaks leg on Regent Street

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 30, 2016

A 14-year-old boy walking across Regent Street at Brooks Street suffered a “possible” broken leg early Friday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

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‘Very intoxicated’ student cited for starting fire in Witte

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 30, 2016

Students were evacuating Witte as the Madison Fire Department arrived to an alarm activation around 2 a.m.

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Driver accidentally gets car stuck in ‘hole’

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 27, 2016

When officials from the Madison police and fire departments arrived at the intersection of Hammersley Road and South Midvale Boulevard, they found an elderly woman sitting in her minivan that was stuck in an 18-inch pit dug for construction. The call came in from a bystander who reported to authorities there was a driver stuck in a “hole” at the intersection.

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Parts of Langdon Street to close near Memorial Union

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 27, 2016

The 700 and 800 blocks of Langdon Street, on which Memorial Union and the Pyle Center are located, will close Monday at 9 p.m. Miron Construction will close that part of Langdon, which is between North Park Street and North Lake Street, in order to complete a concrete crosswalk and finish the asphalt paving of the same section of Langdon. The Madison Metro 80 bus route will be detoured, according to a city press release.

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