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Women suspected of robbing four stores in 48 hours
By Will Husted | Feb. 7, 2019A woman is suspected of robbing multiple convenience stores.
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In-person absentee votes for mayoral race exceed previous years
By Will Husted | Feb. 7, 2019In-person absentee voter turnout climbs relative to other years.
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Arrests, shots fired down in last quarter of 2018, police say
By Jon Brockman | Feb. 6, 2019In his quarterly update presented to the Madison city council Tuesday, police chief Mike Koval reported a drop in arrests and shots fired in the last four months of 2018. Arrests in the fourth quarter of 2018 dropped by a count of 100 when compared to the same period in 2017, a decrease of about 5 percent. The number of shots fired incidents also decreased, with police reporting 42 in the last quarter of the year, down from 53.
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Community looks to past floods, prepares for future
By Sydney Widell and Will Husted | Feb. 4, 2019The Lake Levels Task Force and concerned citizens heard presentations from assistant Dane County Land and Water Resources Director John Reimer and Wisconsin Resource Engineering Division Manager Jeremy Balousek, who contributed to the report.
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Lyft driver arrested after sexually assaulting woman
By Jon Brockman | Feb. 4, 2019A Lyft driver was taken into custody early Sunday morning for sexually assaulting a woman on Langdon Street, the Madison Police Department said.
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Madison man charged with sexual exploitation, teen found safe, adoptive father arrested
By J. Adam Wigger | Feb. 4, 2019A Madison man was charged in federal court Monday for knowingly persuading a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct with the intent to visually depict the acts. The minor involved had been missing from her Tennessee home since Jan. 13 and was found safely in Madison Thursday. The man accused, Bryan D. Rogers, allegedly came into contact with the 14-year-old girl through an online game according to an affidavit. Through the game, the girl told Rogers that she was being sexually assaulted by her adoptive father.
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Oregon schools put on lockdown over gun threat
By Grady Gibson | Feb. 4, 2019Three schools in Oregon, Wisconsin, a village 10 miles from Madison, were placed on a “soft lockdown” after rumors of a student bringing a gun to school surfaced Monday morning. According to the Oregon Police Department, police received information that a student overheard other students talking about a gun they brought to school.
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As city plans for future flooding, new lake association president emphasizes science-based solutions
By Sydney Widell | Feb. 4, 2019With the region emerging from a polar vortex and the burying of the Yahara Lakes beneath feet of snow and ice, summertime flooding might feel like a lifetime away.
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City council considers fining businesses for running air conditioning with windows open
By Jon Brockman | Feb. 4, 2019Madison businesses may receive fines for cooling down with both air conditioning and windows if the city council passes a bill later this month. The bill, proposed by Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2, aims to lessen the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use, as much of the city is still reliant on non-renewable sources of energy like fossil fuels. Businesses found in violation of the rule would be fined $50 for their first offense, $100 for their second and $250 for every subsequent offense.
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Madison police arrest teen for cab robbery, call in SWAT for weapons violation
By Jon Brockman | Feb. 3, 2019Madison police were forced to pause some services during the polar vortex, but as ice melted this weekend, violent crimes across the city had them out in full force.
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Pumping and dredging more effective for flood mitigation than lowering lake levels, report finds
By Sydney Widell | Feb. 2, 2019Contrary to earlier proposals, lowering lake levels may not in fact be the best way to lessen the impacts of future flooding, according to a new report.
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Madison malls, parks latest to feel effects of winter storm
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 30, 2019As Madison braces for a day with record-setting low temperatures, the city government is effectively shutting down operations until warmer weather prevails. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced Tuesday all city offices would be closed Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to reach as low as -25 degrees, as well as Thursday. Though the offices will be closed, Soglin said city staff would be given the option to either go in or work from home.
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Madison Water Utility, Dane County Regional Airport prepare for record low temperatures
By J. Adam Wigger | Jan. 28, 2019Following a snow emergency warning issued Sunday, Madison and Dane County services geared up to deal with the fallout of snow storms and extreme temperatures predicted for Monday and Wednesday. While the city of Madison prepared for possible frozen pipes, the Dane County Regional Airport does not expect to see any change in their services due to either the snow storms early in the week or the extreme cold expected Wednesday.
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Snow emergency declared, services stalled as Madison braces for winter weather
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 27, 2019Madison city officials declared a snow emergency Sunday in anticipation of heavy snowfall and below-zero temperatures expected in the coming week. The snow emergency, in effect until Tuesday morning, comes as weather experts predict up to a foot of snow will fall Sunday night to Monday morning. As a result, all cars parked on the street in the snow emergency zone will have to park on the even-numbered side of the street Sunday night or risk towing.
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Madison police arrest 28-year-old man, several teens for string of robberies
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 25, 2019A 28-year-old man and several teenage accomplices have been arrested by Madison police in connection with a string of robberies in December 2018, police chief Mike Koval announced in a press conference Thursday. Police believe the man, identified as Madison resident Eric Clay, was involved in six crimes in Madison and Sun Prairie on Dec. 14 and 15, including three taxi cab robberies. Koval said Clay is also the primary suspect in an armed home invasion, gas station robbery and stick up of two teenage girls. He was taken into custody on Jan. 8 on a probation hold and is now facing five counts of party to a crime of armed robbery.
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Snow emergency could face extension past Thursday morning
By Will Husted | Jan. 23, 2019The largest snow storm of the season continues the city's snow emergency warning into Thursday.
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Roe v. Wade anniversary draws pro-life, pro-choice protests to capitol
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 22, 2019In observance of the Roe v. Wade decision’s 46th anniversary, two groups of protesters braved the snow Tuesday morning to march on the capitol. The Archdiocese of Madison, which organized the March for Life Wisconsin, fell short of their 300 person attendance goal, which spokesperson Brent King blamed on the weather. In addition to protesting abortion, King said the marchers wanted to bring attention to the “staggering costs of adoption” and encouraged the state legislature to enact a tax credit for families who adopt. Senator André Jacques, R-DePere, joined the marchers and voiced his support for the adoption credit plan.
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Four candidates fall out of mayor’s race, alder resigns
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 21, 2019Nearly half of Madison’s mayoral candidates dropped out of the race in the past month, leaving five names on the ballot for next month’s primary election.
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Hundreds brave cold for third annual Madison Women’s March
By Jon Brockman | Jan. 19, 2019Several hundred marchers rallied on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol Saturday morning for the third annual Women’s March, despite snow and temperatures in the low teens. Happening at the same time as other marches in cities across the country, the event in Madison brought only a few hundred protestors, far less than the estimated 100,000 who packed State Street for the original march to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017.
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Investigations continue after WiscAlerts warn students of armed woman
By Jessica Lipaz | Jan. 7, 2019The Madison Police Department has been unable to find an armed woman who was reported at the 1700 block of Monroe Street Monday afternoon.
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