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With estimates of attendees between 75,000 and 100,000, the March on Madison drew in 41 percent of the city’s population on Saturday.
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Madison Women’s March turnout among top in country

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 phone conman calling himself “Commander Hook from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department” scammed a Madison woman out of $1,500 Sunday.
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Phone conman scams Madison woman, ‘boasts’ to MPD

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.


An area convenience store surveillance camera captured photographs of a suspect thought to be involved in a downtown Madison theft incident.
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Madison police seek suspect in downtown theft incident

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.


Madison police may close roads near State Street for Women’s March on Madison event Saturday.
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State Street-area roads may close Saturday for women’s march

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.


Mayor Paul Soglin said he agreed with those “speaking out and taking action" to remove monuments dedicated to the Confederacy.
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Soglin: Republicans should reach across aisle under Trump

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.


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Madison citizens urged to contact officials to push clean energy plan

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.


A county judge has appointed two special prosecutors to take over the case of suspended UW-Madison student Alec Cook, whose preliminary trial is scheduled for Jan. 20.
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Two special prosecutors appointed to Cook case

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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Man shot near State Street, suspects at large

A man was shot in the arm near State Street early Wednesday morning, with police still searching for suspects. The 36-year-old victim was taken to a local emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The shooting happened around 2 a.m.


Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval said Sunday that local law enforcement will continue its current inclusive immigration policies, though the city is not formally a sanctuary city.
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Madison police chief says city has no plans to tighten immigration policies under Trump

Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval said Sunday on a Wisconsin talk show that city law enforcement will uphold its current inclusive immigration policies in months to come, despite not being a formal sanctuary city. “We will not be using our local authority to sort of hunt down folks based on immigration or documentation issues,” Koval said on a WISN news program.


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