A 21-year-old woman reported a male suspect robbed her on the 300 block of West Mifflin Street early Friday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A new online tool encouraging civilian participation in the 2014 city budget conversation turned up “curbside composting” as a primary concern among community members, and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said an amendment expanding the current pilot program addresses that demand.
Madison’s chief public parks officials will listen to community members at an input-gathering session Wednesday about ways to improve James Madison Park, according to a city news release.
A scheduled redesign of St. Paul’s University Catholic Church, across from Memorial Library, could add to the construction Library Mall and the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street are slated to undergo in the coming years.
Gov. Scott Walker is expected to approve a bill the state Senate passed Tuesday modifying landlord-tenant relations, according to Attorney David Sparer, who said there are 50 provisions in the bill and “every one of them is … a reduction of the rights of tenants.”
Police arrested a man for brandishing a knife and inciting a bar fight at Madhatters Wednesday evening, according to a police report.
A family of ring-tailed lemurs will soon be available for public viewing at Henry Vilas Zoo, which extended a home to the primates as part of a national campaign to preserve the nearly endangered species, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a press release Thursday.
Police arrested an 18-year-old man for robbing and beating a 34-year-old male near the corner of Gilman and North Henry Streets at approximately 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, according to a police report.
Due to an ambiguous state statute that dictates what type of businesses can provide 18+ nighttime entertainment, city policy makers, consultants and attorneys reached a standstill Wednesday in a long-term effort to restructure downtown alcohol policies.
Local government officials met with student organization representatives Wednesday to discuss 2014 county and city funding for local issues, including homelessness and public safety.
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Chris Hoffman announced his candidacy for County Board Supervisor Wednesday, according to a press release.
Two local government officials, a current University of Wisconsin-Madison student and a graduate from the class of 2010, will host a public forum Wednesday afternoon to collect student input on the city and county budgets, both of which are going through the ratification process.
Madison’s Common Council voted in favor of an affordable housing solution for homeless city residents Tuesday, which amended city ordinances to allow tiny houses on volunteered religious and nonprofit organizational property.
The 300 block of North Frances Street, the section connecting University Avenue and West Johnson Street, will be closed from approximately 7 a.m. Thursday until Friday afternoon to accommodate construction, according to a city news release.
The Madison Common Council discussed possible amendments to the proposed 2014 Executive Operating Budget Tuesday night, including increasing funding for the Overture Center for the Arts and downtown safety.
Locate recent crimes around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the city of Madison from the week of Oct. 7-Oct. 14, 2013.
Two officers stood at the exits while two others readied themselves at the entrance, a throng of people clearing out of the way. “Are you ready?” the sergeant asked. I nodded in agreement, and we entered the bar.
Police arrested a 26-year-old male who choked a 22-year-old female and smashed her head into the floor in her Langdon Street apartment late Saturday night, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Downtown Madison has seen a 22 percent increase in thefts from buildings in the last two years, according to an annual State of the Downtown report released Monday.
The South Capitol District Planning Committee unanimously chose the corner of North Bedford and West Mifflin Streets as the location for a proposed multi-use bus depot, Bassett Neighborhood President Davy Mayer said at a Bassett Neighborhood meeting Monday.
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