Members of the public joined city officials Tuesday to weigh in on Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed $266.4 million operating budget for 2013, with many urging the City Council to increase funding to the Overture Center for the Arts.
Edgewater Hotel developers applied Tuesday to use low-cost federal funds to finance the construction and renovation of the hotel.
Mayor Paul Soglin’s office confirmed Tuesday city officials are “working on solutions” to provide shelter for members of Madison’s Occupy movement and homeless communities, with plans for a new downtown homeless shelter still undetermined.
Dane County’s 2013 budget designates $68.15 million to the County Sheriff’s Department for programs that could improve efficiency in the county’s criminal justice programs.
Although more than 33,000 people attended this year’s Freakfest, violent incidents and arrests within the event remained relatively low and isolated.
Occupy Madison members returned to an encampment on the 800 block of East Washington Avenue Saturday night because they have not found another option for shelter from the impending winter weather.
A woman was sexually assaulted on South Bassett Street late Saturday night, according to a downtown city official.
At Saturday’s game against Michigan State football game, university police ejected more than four times the number of students than last week’s game against Minnesota.
Police reported a man being robbed at gunpoint by two men Friday night in a heavily populated student neighborhood on North Brooks Street.
A new committee designed to strengthen local food movements while promoting healthy lifestyles convened for the first time Wednesday.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student reported a fraud incident to Madison police Oct. 6, which had been progressing since mid-September.
Madison cab drivers will be allowed to cruise on State Street between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. beginning Nov. 7 after receiving approval from federal transportation authorities Wednesday.
Madison police arrested a 21-year-old McFarland man Tuesday who the Dane County Sheriff’s Office declared missing Oct. 13.
Frank Productions, the producer of Freakfest, has sold more tickets for admission to downtown Madison’s 2012 Halloween party than it did last year at this time, a company representative said at a press conference Tuesday.
The city is implementing alternate traffic routes for post-game travel on Saturday in anticipation of traffic delays that could result from crowds leaving Camp Randall from the 2:30 p.m. Michigan State football game after city officials begin gating off State Street at 5 p.m. to prepare for Freakfest.
A new Madison council that will focus on examining and improving access to healthy, sustainable food will hold its first meeting Wednesday, on the same day as the national annual celebration of Food Day.
After lengthy discussion and numerous testimonies from community members Monday, the city’s financial committee voted on 38 amendments proposed to Mayor Paul Soglin’s 2013 operating budget, including denying additional funding to the Overture Center.
A committee created by the City of Madison Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission met for the first time Monday to discuss the issue of bicyclists illegally riding on sidewalks throughout the city.
Madison firefighters responded to a fire caused by burnt popcorn at the Der Rathskeller Saturday, which is the second fire this month at Memorial Union.
A man was shot with a pellet gun while walking on the 400 block of West Gorham Street early Sunday morning.
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