A man was arrested downtown Tuesday night after reportedly approaching a car with a knife at a stoplight.
A seriously injured man was found in an alley near the Lowell Center over the weekend, the Madison Police Department said Monday. The 21-year-old was found Saturday around 2:34 a.m.
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.
A photo of State Street Brats’ dress code began circulating on social media last week, raising questions about clothing policies at bars.
Thousands of students celebrated Saturday despite muddy conditions and the threat of rain at the annual Mifflin Street Block Party. An estimated 12,000 people attended the event—more than tripling last year’s attendance of around 3,500—Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report.
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.
A 57-year-old man shot and killed himself during an eviction from a downtown Madison apartment Wednesday morning. Police deputies arrived at the 2 W.
A recent article in The Daily Cardinal showed some downtown Madison bars filter hip-hop out of their TouchTunes machines.
Citing lack of evidence, a city ethics committee unanimously voted to dismiss a complaint Tuesday that claimed a Madison alder used her position to help her husband and close friend open a beer garden near Lake Monona.
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
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.
TouchTunes players come pre-loaded with thousands of song choices, so why are artists topping hit music charts sometimes nowhere to be found on those in several campus-area bars?
Joining an international movement advocating for climate science, an estimated 2,500 people from the Madison community marched to the city’s main electric company on Earth Day to raise awareness about environmental protection policies and programs they feel are at jeopardy at both the local and national level.
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.
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.
A body was found Thursday near the west shore of Lake Mendota shortly before 1 p.m., according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
A man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night outside of his Langdon Street residence. The robbery happened on the 10 block of Langdon Street around 10:48 p.m., Madison Police Department Lt.
A vote was halted by Madison alders Tuesday on whether the city will reimburse the Madison police chief for nearly $22,000 in legal fees racked up in a case filed against him after calling a family member of Tony Robinson—a teen fatally shot by an officer in 2015—a “raging lunatic.” Sharon Irwin, Robinson’s grandmother, and her friend Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores filed a complaint last year against Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval for the name-calling incident, as well as for allegedly making a gesture toward his sidearm after a summer city council meeting.
A Greek tragedy with a contemporary spin to it came to life earlier this month when Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was whisked away from a State Street gyro shack by a downtown resident who had no recollection of the incident the next day.
Madison police are searching who did not return to the Dane County Jail over the weekend and was declared AWOL, the sheriff’s office said in a release. Sorell A. Gilmore, 22, left the facility for work privileges around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, but did not come back at his scheduled return time of 5:45 p.m.
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