The 42nd annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival concluded a weekend's worth of events with a march up State Street Sunday after Mayor Paul Soglin repealed a mandatory additional fee for police overtime.
Police said texting while driving led to the death of a 2012 World Dairy Expo prize-winning Jersey cow on Saturday night.
Voter registration in Madison continues to increase as the Nov. 6 election approaches, according to a city official.
A county official announced Friday a new initiative aimed at cleaning up lakes in Dane County.
Despite a conflict with the Madison Police Department over proper permit documentation, the 42nd annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival will continue as planned from Thursday, Oct. 4 to Sunday, Oct. 7.
Mifflin Neighborhood Association members discussed a proposed student apartment building on North Bedford Street Thursday.
Students and other Freakfest attendees will see a different arrest policy at this year’s event in addition to a decreased police presence on State Street, police announced at a city meeting Wednesday.
City officials approved plans for one downtown apartment building and heard two new development proposals for the downtown and campus areas Wednesday night.
Due to a visit from President Barack Obama Thursday, Madison residents should keep several road closures in mind when navigating the city, especially on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Students and downtown residents will now be able to vote in the Nov. 6 election and shop for groceries in the same building.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday three University of Wisconsin-Madison students accused of attacking Badger running back Montee Ball could stand trial on felony battery charges.
After five years of planning, a city committee unanimously approved new zoning codes and maps Monday, which could affect downtown areas currently occupied by students.
Police arrested a man for burglarizing a candy store on State Street and stealing an employee’s possessions Monday.
Students could see a multi-purpose building on the 300 block of West Johnson Street in the future, which developers say could change the street’s atmosphere from a campus and student-driven area to a more urban neighborhood.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Monday his $522 million budget for 2013 will focus on funding programs that support health and human services.
Four years ago, the Zimmermann family experienced a tragedy when they lost their daughter, Brittany, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, in a horrific and still unsolved murder.
Mayor Paul Soglin criticized Dane County officials Friday for excluding the city from conversations regarding a new winter homeless shelter on Madison’s east side.
Police officers deployed pepper spray early Saturday morning to disperse a group of fights that broke out on State and North Frances streets early Saturday morning.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s commute to class was sharply interrupted after she collided on her bike with another student driving a moped on Frances Street Thursday afternoon.
Fourteen years ago, Madison Police Department Sgt. Tony Fiore began his law enforcement career patrolling downtown Madison at nights, work he now supervises for the Central District’s Community Policing Team: tavern safety inspections, or “bar checks.”
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