Halloween in Madison drastically different this year as Freakfest is canceled, gatherings limited
By Addison Lathers | Nov. 2, 2020Students balk at “legal” off-campus gatherings while bar lines stay short.
Students balk at “legal” off-campus gatherings while bar lines stay short.
Student representatives in City Council, County Board and committees say the structure of those bodies impose barriers to community participation in governance.
Former Sun Prairie Communications and Diversity Strategist Reuben Sanon has been chosen to fill the deputy mayor vacancy.
As Election Day nears in Wisconsin — a battleground state in the 2020 election — the Madison City Clerk's Office has implemented measures to ensure secure and accurate voting results occur once the polls close.
Last week, local Public Health officials announced the switch to a “crisis model” of contact tracing as virus cases mount.
The DCHS is partnering with Don Miller Subaru West, ASPCA and Subaru to help over 70 animals find homes during the adoption event.
UW-Madison student challenges incumbent Micheal Veveer for 4th District Alderman position in 2021 election.
The hunt for a venue for a new men’s homeless shelter continues for the city of Madison after a seller backed out of an initial, tentative deal to put the facility on the city’s east side.
Several alders on the Madison City Council felt that they were being asked to “take sides” in the ongoing battle between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its students.
The City of Madison installed the drop boxes during a record-setting time for absentee ballot requests.
The Madison school district will carry on with virtual learning at all grade levels until Jan. 22, 2021.
Residents from under-reported areas, including off-campus housing, are especially encouraged to fill out the 2020 Census.
The City of Madison hired an unprecedented 6,000 poll workers this fall in anticipation for the upcoming Nov. 3 election, a total that dwarfs recent election cycles.
The long-time member of the County Board passed away over the weekend.
Public Health Madison & Dane County will offer a drive-through flu clinic to prevent the spread of the flu while COVID-19 cases in the county remain high.
As Dane County’s inpatient record goes up, so has the number of symptomatic and syndromic cases.
To thwart the continued transmission of COVID-19, the Madison Police Department began instituting measures to limit social gatherings in the downtown area with the support of UW-Madison leadership.
The City Council approved an ordinance allowing the Madison Police Department to continue, with constraints, to obtain equipment through its 1033 program and passed measures to launch a study on de-escalation alternatives before banning tear gas Tuesday night.
A proposed ordinance would prohibit the Madison Police Department from obtaining equipment through the "1033 Program," a federal program that allows law enforcement agencies to acquire military gear.
City leaders have announced all the community-selected appointees ahead of the Tuesday City Council meeting.