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A suspect who pulled a knife on a Azara Hookah employee Wednesday night after trying to steal merchandise is still at large, according to the Madison Police Department.
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Shoplifter pulls knife on State Street smoke shop employee, police say

Madison police are searching for a man who reportedly pulled a knife on an employee at a State Street hookah shop Wednesday night when he was caught shoplifting. The 20-year-old female employee was not hurt. Police responded to the incident at Azara Hookah, located on the 400 block of State Street, around 9:02 p.m., Madison Police Department Sgt.


Madison community members, many of them students from local high schools, participated in a “Day Without Immigrants” rally on International Workers’ Day.
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High schoolers lead community in Day Without Immigrants protest

Chanting in Spanish and English, students from West, East and La Follette High Schools walked out of class Monday and were quickly at the forefront of a city-wide protest entitled “Day Without Immigrants.” The protest attracted approximately 400-500 community members in total, according to Madison Police Department estimates.


Two African lion cubs, who haven’t yet been named, will be on display at Henry Vilas Zoo as early as May.
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Two new lion cubs to roar into the world at Henry Vilas Zoo

Just in time for the summer, the Henry Vilas Zoo is now home to two African lion cubs who will be on display for visitors as soon as May, officials announced Thursday. “The birth of these cubs is an incredible accomplishment for both the Henry Vilas Zoo family and the conservation work our zoo staff does every day,” Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a press release.


The Madison Ethics Board is set to decide Tuesday if a complaint filed against a city council member for improper involvement in a contract will go forward.
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City council member accused of improper involvement in beer garden contract

A Madison alder is set to go before an ethics committee Tuesday after being accused by a resident of improper involvement in creating a contract between the city and a business—which her husband is involved with—that’s planning to build a controversial beer garden near Lake Monona. A complaint against Ald. Sara Eskrich, District 13, was filed last month by city resident Janet Etnier, according to the Wisconsin State Journal


Madison police arrested 23-year-old Ulices Lopez Guadarrama after the alleged drunk driver crashed into a taxicab Saturday on West Dayton Street, injuring a 55-year-old man.
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Alleged drunk driver collides with taxi on West Dayton Street, flees scene

An alleged drunk driver crashed into a taxi on West Dayton Street—injuring a 55-year-old passenger—and drove away early Saturday morning, the Madison Police Department said Monday. Ulices Lopez Guadarrama, 23, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and causing injury, a hit and run involving injury, running a red light and driving without insurance, according to MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain. Guadarrama reportedly ran a red light before colliding with the cab and driving away.


A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after waving a seven-inch knife around on at the intersection of West Gilman Street and State Street, according to Madison police.
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Man arrested after waving knife around on State Street

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after waving a seven-inch knife near State Street. Andrew Fischer, 36, was taken into custody for disorderly conduct while armed, resisting and obstructing and on a warrant, Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report. A 22-year-old woman called MPD around 8:30 a.m.


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Shots fired outside State Street bar

A man reportedly fired a gun into the air multiple times outside of a State Street bar early Thursday morning. James Slattery, of Fitchburg, was taken into custody on tentative charges of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and carrying a handgun where alcohol may be served, Madison Police Department Lt.


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