Mayor condemns voter ID law
By Siddharth Pandey | Sep. 23, 2014Mayor Paul Soglin made it clear at a press conference Monday that he wants all citizens to vote in November’s gubernatorial election, from students and the elderly, to single parents.
Mayor Paul Soglin made it clear at a press conference Monday that he wants all citizens to vote in November’s gubernatorial election, from students and the elderly, to single parents.
A 20-year-old female Madison resident was shot when trying to prevent a suicide early Saturday morning at a residence on University Avenue, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A Cousins Subs employee was robbed when transporting an undisclosed amount of money from the business Saturday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
With the November election just over a month away, Madison’s Equal Opportunities Commission met Thursday to address gender gaps in candidacies as well as voter ID implementation concerns.
A Madison man’s intrusion woke two 22-year-old women after he entered an apartment on the 200 block of North Pinckney Street early Thursday morning, according to Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
Madison Police are currently investigating the robbery of a 33-year-old woman on the top level of the Overture Center Ramp Wednesday night.
The city’s Alcohol License Review Committee considered a request from Madhatter’s Bar to increase the bar capacity from 200 to 320 occupants and decided to prolong a house party ordinance, during a meeting Wednesday.
A somber look hangs from John Thomas’s face as he leans against a street lamp, selling copies of Street Pulse to pedestrians. I approach him, nervous he will turn down my requests for an interview as multiple people already had, but the notion delights him. A wide smile quickly chases the shadows away from his face as he divulges, with astounding honesty, the details of his past and present circumstances.
Madison’s Common Council upheld the Plan Commission’s decision to approve the Williamson Street development project Tuesday, after lengthy and at times confused discussion from community members and alders alike.
A bicyclist on University Avenue at North Randall Avenue suffered a concussion after a car hit him in the intersection on Monday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
Sconnie Nation comes out on top at the end of the ongoing Michael Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation, LLC, case with copyright infringements ruled out Monday regarding the infamous Mayor Paul Soglin T-shirt.
Hip-hop group Atmosphere and indie rock band American Authors will headline the city’s eighth incarnation of Freakfest, organizers of the event announced Monday.
Livability.com ranked Madison as the best place to live for 2015 after considering more than 2,000 other cities, according to a city of Madison news release.
Freakfest organizers announced the lineup for their 2014 Halloween celebration Monday, with headliners including Atmosphere and the American Authors.
A credit rating corporation has given the city of Madison an Aaa rating with a stable outlook, the highest possible rating a city can receive, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced in a press release Friday.
Madison Police Department responded to a ‘Cart Rage’ fight Friday afternoon at Woodman’s Markets, according to an incident report.
A group of several college-aged males, ranging from 18 to 23 years old, beat a 24-year-old man early Sunday morning on the 400 block of West Mifflin Street, according to a Madison Police Department report.
A man suffered a non-life threatening stab wound at approximately 12 a.m. Sunday on Johnson Street, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Representatives for city administration agencies delivered their 2015 Capital Budget recommendations to Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and city alders at Thursday’s Board of Estimates meeting.
A Waunakee man struck another man with a piece of lumber near the Milwaukee Street exit ramp on Stoughton Road Wednesday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.