Finance Committee moves crisis response team pilot forward
By Sarah Eichstadt | Mar. 31, 2021This program will serve as an alternative to traditional police response on incidents regarding behavioral and mental health.
This program will serve as an alternative to traditional police response on incidents regarding behavioral and mental health.
The Madison City Council is looking for voters’ input on structural changes that would institute the second full-time council in Wisconsin and alter the makeup of the council for the first time since 1993.
One-third of Dane county residents have received first dose of vaccine, 20% fully vaccinated
Local government works with business owners to create a roadmap going forward.
While COVID-19 has made homelessness more complicated, organizations, the city government and the community have reallocated their resources and boosted their efforts to serve the homeless community.
MPD’s decision not to let community responders into an area with a displaced homeless population after a shooting nearly cost a man his life.
After a man was shot at a men’s shelter Monday, Mayor urges Madison residents not to associate homelessness with violence.
As the state opens up vaccine eligibility Monday, UW Health has decided to allow patients to schedule a vaccination, rather than waiting for the hospital to contact them.
An almost six month long investigation is unable to determine the person responsible for vulgarity directed at a public speaker.
Protesters call for change and further protection for vulnerable Asian American communities.
The school district will phase in in-person classes for grades 3-12 beginning in mid-April, as some teachers continue to express concern
After closing their doors on March 15th, 2020, the historical Madison diner is welcoming customers back into their building for in-person service.
The Dane County Farmers’ Market will return to the Alliant Energy Center for the 2021 summer season after taking a break over the winter.
The Commission struck down the proposal for a second time after Core Spaces failed to implement suggested changes to their plan.
Both the Public Safety Review Committee and the Equal Opportunities Commission oppose implementing a police body-worn cameras pilot program.
Dane County is seeing some of the lowest transmission, hospitalizations among increased vaccinations
Dane County officials have noted how the pandemic has exacerbated the need for affordable housing, and hope that further financial efforts will improve accessibility.
Two hidden cameras installed in 2019 intended to catch a night janitor sleeping were secretly placed in a room disabled students use to change.
The Clean Lakes Alliance explained at a county joint meeting Wednesday that while progress has been made in keeping phosphorus on the land, extreme weather events related to climate change present challenges to ensuring water quality in the lakes.
The County Board voted to give $717,000 to Mead & Hunt for consultant work aimed at decreasing the jail’s project cost.