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Woman reports sexual assault on South Bassett
Oct. 29, 2012A woman was sexually assaulted on South Bassett Street late Saturday night, according to a downtown city official.
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Police eject 77 students at Michigan State game
Oct. 29, 2012At Saturday’s game against Michigan State football game, university police ejected more than four times the number of students than last week’s game against Minnesota.
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Man reports robbery on Brooks Street
By Brian Sweeney | Oct. 29, 2012Police reported a man being robbed at gunpoint by two men Friday night in a heavily populated student neighborhood on North Brooks Street.
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New city food policy council hosts inaugural meeting
By Melissa Howison and Kyrie Caldwell | Oct. 25, 2012A new committee designed to strengthen local food movements while promoting healthy lifestyles convened for the first time Wednesday.
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UW student reports ongoing fraud, scamming incident
By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 25, 2012A University of Wisconsin-Madison student reported a fraud incident to Madison police Oct. 6, which had been progressing since mid-September.
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Federal transportation board approves ordinance allowing cabs to cruise State Street during peak bar hours
By The Daily Cardinal and Seth Bichler | Oct. 25, 2012Madison cab drivers will be allowed to cruise on State Street between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. beginning Nov. 7 after receiving approval from federal transportation authorities Wednesday.
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Dane County sheriffs arrest inmate missing since Oct. 13
By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 24, 2012Madison police arrested a 21-year-old McFarland man Tuesday who the Dane County Sheriff’s Office declared missing Oct. 13.
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Freakfest ticket sales higher than last year
By Meghan Chua | Oct. 24, 2012Frank Productions, the producer of Freakfest, has sold more tickets for admission to downtown Madison’s 2012 Halloween party than it did last year at this time, a company representative said at a press conference Tuesday.
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City to reroute traffic Saturday for Homecoming, Freakfest
By Meghan Chua | Oct. 24, 2012The city is implementing alternate traffic routes for post-game travel on Saturday in anticipation of traffic delays that could result from crowds leaving Camp Randall from the 2:30 p.m. Michigan State football game after city officials begin gating off State Street at 5 p.m. to prepare for Freakfest.
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Council to promote healthy food in city
By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 24, 2012A new Madison council that will focus on examining and improving access to healthy, sustainable food will hold its first meeting Wednesday, on the same day as the national annual celebration of Food Day.
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City officials approve day shelter, reject additional Overture funding
By Abby Becker | Oct. 23, 2012After lengthy discussion and numerous testimonies from community members Monday, the city’s financial committee voted on 38 amendments proposed to Mayor Paul Soglin’s 2013 operating budget, including denying additional funding to the Overture Center.
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Task force addresses illegal biking in city
By Ricardo Romero | Oct. 23, 2012A committee created by the City of Madison Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission met for the first time Monday to discuss the issue of bicyclists illegally riding on sidewalks throughout the city.
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Second Memorial Union fire in October caused by burnt popcorn
Oct. 23, 2012Madison firefighters responded to a fire caused by burnt popcorn at the Der Rathskeller Saturday, which is the second fire this month at Memorial Union.
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Man shot with pellet gun in alley on West Gorham Street
Oct. 23, 2012A man was shot with a pellet gun while walking on the 400 block of West Gorham Street early Sunday morning.
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Man with gunshot wound will not provide details on incident
Oct. 23, 2012A 19-year-old Madison man claimed he was shot in the downtown area Sunday, but police said he will not say how it happened.
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Minnesota fan knocked unconscious during downtown bar fight
Oct. 23, 2012Sports rivalry came to a breaking point early Sunday morning when a visiting University of Minnesota student was knocked unconscious in a downtown bar during a sports-related argument.
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Group fights on 100 block of State Street
Oct. 19, 2012An argument between several women on the 100 block of State Street led to a fight early Sunday morning.
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Man pleads guilty to UW-Madison burglaries
By Abby Becker | Oct. 19, 2012A man wanted for three burglary incidents on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus last spring admitted to the crimes Friday and is awaiting sentencing in Dane County Jail.
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Man beaten on Lathrop Street Sunday
Oct. 19, 2012Police reported two men were beaten after defending a woman who had fallen outside of a house party on Lathrop Street early Sunday morning.
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Student ejections up due to seating policy
By Whitney Newman and Abby Becker | Oct. 18, 2012A typical Badger home game experience includes walking with throngs of people through the Camp Randall arch, singing “Varsity” with thousands of other Badger fans, and shaking the stadium during “Jump Around.”
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