Dane County's sister county of Kassel, Germany, invited one local artist to spend two weeks there in August and participate in an art exhibition, according to a Dane County press release.
Despite federal funding threats, city officials and law enforcement will not target individuals based on immigration status, according to Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. The move is in sync with a band of mayors across the country, who are vowing to denounce an executive order imposing immigration ultimatums on local governments signed by President Donald Trump yesterday.
Residents of Madison could earn $100 by trading in an old toilet for a newer models through a city water conservation program continuing this year. The toilet rebate program allows Madison Water Utility customers to earn credit toward water bills when they replace old toilets—that use a high amount of water—with more efficient ones.
City officials declared Wednesday a snow emergency for all of Madison, including the downtown and isthmus area, that will remain in effect until 7 a.m.
The alderman currently representing campus in Madison’s city council secured on an endorsement for reelection from Tuesday from College Democrats of UW-Madison. The student organization will support incumbent Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, in the race against challenger John Terry Jr. for the council’s heavily student-populated district seat, which constitutes a large portion of downtown Madison.
A digital strategy company says the march in Madison on Saturday had the second-highest ratio of city population who participated. The digital strategy company, Reverbal Communications, released an analysis Monday comparing percentage of city population to turn up at the top-10 largest marches.
A warrant is still out for a conman who calls himself “Commander Hook from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department Montello Unit,” Madison police said in a Monday incident report. The suspect scammed a 69-year-old woman out of more than $1000 in a phone call Sunday, according to Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
Madison Police Department is looking to identify a suspect thought to be involved in a January theft incident in downtown Madison. The suspect, believed to have taken cash, electronics and other items from a North Lake Street apartment, is described by Madison police as a black male around 6-feet tall and between 22 and 25 years old.
Despite looming uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the city of Madison is encouraging residents to sign up for health care under the federal law.
The Women’s March on Madison is one of hundreds of satellite protests taking place across the nation and internationally this weekend to stand in solidarity with a major march taking place in Washington, D.C., and up to 100,000 were estimated by the Madison Police Department to attend the march on State Street.
Suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook, of Edina, Minn., will proceed to trial on 21 criminal charges including sexual assault, felony stalking and strangulation, a county judge ruled at a Friday preliminary hearing.
Streets around the Madison Capitol and intersecting with State Street may be closed by Madison police Saturday for an organized march where a large crowd is expected, according to city officials. The parade, Women’s March on Madison, is scheduled to march down State Street from noon until 3 p.m.
Three men arrested Tuesday by a special unit of the Dane County sheriff’s office are being investigated for running a large heroin distribution operation throughout the greater Madison area, according to Madison police. Authorities from the Dane County Narcotics Task Force arrested 22-year-old Recardo W.
When the Trump administration officially takes office Friday, Republican legislatures should reciprocate calls on Democrats for national unity, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said at a Thursday press conference. Soglin said if Republicans—especially those who didn’t treat President Obama fairly during his eight years in office—are calling for unity under Trump; they also have to be open to working across the aisle. “There has to be reciprocity and consultation in consideration for the people in this country who do the work and not just for the rich and the influential,” Soglin said.
A 52-year-old man is suspected of involvement with a series of downtown car thefts, Madison police said Wednesday.
A city council subcommittee member called on citizens to urge city officials to adopt a recently introduced plan to transition city buildings and facilities to entirely clean energy, in an opinion piece for the Capital Times published Tuesday. “The council needs to hear from you, hear that our city is committed to changing and leading,” wrote Madison Sustainability Committee member Bradley Campbell.
Applications for SEED grants, city-funded subsidies designed to support emerging food access projects and programs in the Madison community, will be open until the last week of February, according to city officials.
Madison Deputy Mayor Gloria Reyes and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi awarded recipients Monday with city-county humanitarian awards honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Judge and pastor Everett Mitchell and Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco received this year’s City-County Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisconsin ranks among the worst states in the country for racial disparity in key economic and societal measures including unemployment, poverty, education and imprisonment, according to a report from a national think tank based at UW-Madison.
A county judge has appointed two special prosecutors from the state attorney general's office to take over the case of suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook, who faces numerous counts of sexual assault involving 10 different women.
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