Dane County health rating jumps to No. 15
By Ellie Herman | Mar. 25, 2015Dane County rose two spots to No. 15 in a statewide ranking of the healthiest counties in Wisconsin, according to a UW-Madison release.
Dane County rose two spots to No. 15 in a statewide ranking of the healthiest counties in Wisconsin, according to a UW-Madison release.
The city of Madison is currently seeking proposals from developers, property owners and grocery store operators looking for financial aid to establish a full-service, affordable grocery store in the Allied Drive neighborhood of the city.
The Madison Police Department is investigating two suspected heroin-related car crashes that occurred Wednesday morning, according to a report.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Monona Mayor Bob Miller used their experiences as city officials to give leadership advice at the Young Professionals Talks on Leadership Tuesday.
A College Court robbery ended in a relatively successful sting operation over the weekend, in which a Madison Police Department officer posed as a victim’s boyfriend in order to recover what was stolen, according to an MPD incident report.
The proposed development of a new apartment building found support among Madison’s Plan Commission after presenting updated plans to the commission’s members during a meeting Monday.
An intoxicated woman was hit by a moving vehicle on the 300 block of West Gorham Street outside of Chaser’s Bar & Grille in the early hours of Sunday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A march for Tony Robinson that began on Williamson Street ended in tension during a mayoral forum Thursday. The protesters filled the Barrymore Theatre, which hosted the debate between Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, with angry disruptions, often interrupting the candidates’ answers.
Cheba Hut is on track to sell alcohol past midnight after receiving a unanimous recommendation from the city’s Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday to remove the restriction.
A Madison Police Department officer arrested two male teenagers suspected in two armed robberies near the intersection of Lake Street and University Avenue Tuesday evening.
The Dane County Public Protection and Judiciary Committee amended a resolution for an incarceration study during its Tuesday night meeting after weeks of being contested by public testimony.
After many days of peaceful protest and public appeals by the family of Tony Robinson to keep demonstrations nonviolent, tension ran high in the City County Building Tuesday night as community members shouted and cried for swift change to the city’s policing.
The Madison Fire Department responded to a 911 call Monday night made by MFD paramedics who drove by a house at 1138 Williamson St. that had filled with smoke and flames, according to a city of Madison press release.
Members of a campus area city committee met Monday night to discuss an update on the campus area’s list of facelifts and construction projects.
Madison’s Landmarks Commission unanimously approved three projects making up a restoration proposal for Tenney Park on the 400 block of North Thornton Avenue, after a brief presentation Monday.
Madison police are investigating reports of a gun-wielding man at JD’s Restaurant on the 300 block of North Bassett Street in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in the gyms of Madison East High School to commemorate and honor Tony Robinson, the 19-year-old black teenager who was shot and killed by Madison Police Department Officer Matt Kenny on Williamson Street March 6.
Madison police arrested a 21-year-old man, who allegedly attacked two men on the 600 block of State Street on Friday, according to an incident report issued by the Madison Police Department.
County officials released the preliminary autopsy results regarding Tony Robinson's death, saying that Robinson died from firearm related injuries, according to an Office of the Dane County Medical Examiner press release.
The context of Tony Robinson’s death last week was not ignored by Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, in the sixth of a series of mayoral candidate forums, which was hosted by the Urban League of Greater Madison Thursday.