Firefighters endorse Soglin for mayoral election
Feb. 10, 2015Madison’s incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin received an endorsement for his re-election campaign Tuesday from Fire Fighters Local 311, according to a press release.
Madison’s incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin received an endorsement for his re-election campaign Tuesday from Fire Fighters Local 311, according to a press release.
The Public Safety Review Committee of Madison addressed city-wide mental health issues Tuesday, with Madison Police Department Capt. Brian Ackeret reporting about the recently introduced mental health officer program.
Two construction projects presented at a Madison Plan Commission meeting Monday generated controversy, including an 80-unit apartment and a 10-story hotel.
The Madison Fire Department responded to a house fire north of Lake Mendota, which caused an estimated $10,000 in damages Sunday, according to an incident report.
Fire and police officials concentrated on an updated disciplinary system and new hires in a Madison Police and Fire Department Commissioners meeting Monday.
Madison Fire Department Chief Steve Davis announced Friday on his blog a plan to introduce a new emergency response phone application in the Madison area, aimed at engaging bystanders in CPR response.
Madison police are looking for two suspects who robbed and forced a 30-year-old man to strip down to his underwear on the east side of Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
As they made their way to their next destination, State Street bar hoppers got some unexpected excitement, seeing flashing lights and several Madison Fire Department emergency vehicles on State Street early Sunday morning.
An intoxicated Madison driver was taken into custody for colliding twice with a driver’s education vehicle at the intersection of North Stoughton Road and East Washington Avenue Wednesday, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Despite having to cancel a Madison Food Policy Council meeting, city officials are working to find the Allied Drive neighborhood an affordable full-service grocery store with a $300,000 loan incentive.
A man robbed the U.S. Bank on East Campus Mall at 4 p.m. Wednesday, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money.
Police arrested a man for battery and disorderly conduct after he assaulted a man who is legally blind on Atwood Avenue shortly after midnight Wednesday, according to a report from the Madison Police Department.
Madison’s City Council failed in its second attempt to override a mayoral veto blocking a new billboard ordinance at its meeting Tuesday, despite testimony from community members favoring the addition of billboards.
Police arrested a man Tuesday for robbing a taxi driver on the west side of Madison Monday night, according to a report from the Madison Police Department.
Early Sunday morning, an intoxicated 22-year-old Waunakee man was taken into custody for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest on the 400 block of West Gilman Street, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Madison police arrested a 21-year-old Madison man on the 500 block of North Lake Street early Sunday morning for punching another man several times in the face, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Tensions ran high in the first of six public forums hosted by Madison Police Chief Mike Koval at the Madison Central Library Tuesday.
Madison police are now investigating two similar sex offenses in the downtown area following a second report from a victim, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Madison mayoral candidates convened Thursday in the first forum of the 2015 campaign at the Madison Concourse Hotel to discuss the state of Madison’s economy, homeless population and public dialogue.
A 20-year-old resident of downtown Madison reported a sexual offense Wednesday morning following an inappropriate encounter with a stranger, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.