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Woman found unconscious, naked in car downtown
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 8, 2017A naked and unconscious woman was found in a car in downtown Madison Friday night.
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Food cart employee appears to brandish gun, frightening passersby; MPD investigating
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 8, 2017A food cart employee appeared to point a large rifle at another man early Sunday morning in an incident captured on video by an onlooker.
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Nearly nine percent of MMSD students are at risk of not graduating high school, data shows
By Brandon Brown | Oct. 5, 2017The Madison Metropolitan School District is making moves this year to help students in grades five through 12 succeed, after recent data showed nearly nine percent of students in the district are at risk of not graduating high school. Though Wisconsin law requires each district to submit a list of at-risk students and a developed plan to help them every year, MMSD officials couldn’t say the last time they turned in a plan, according to the Capital Times. Originally, MMSD would send a single letter to the parents or guardians of at-risk students, but the new plan could allow schools to work with individual students and their families for the best solutions.
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UW-Madison student delivers blow to thief, possibly dodges exam
By Gina Heeb | Oct. 5, 2017When a 23-year-old UW-Madison student walking home from studying was tested by a thief on State Street early Thursday, he aced it — not only hitting the robber to the ground and reclaiming his belongings, but also possibly dodging an exam that morning.
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City budget proposal expands law enforcement, targets State Street crime
By Dani Wendricks | Oct. 3, 2017Madison Mayor Paul Soglin proposed Tuesday a $313.9 million operating budget for 2018, which includes creating new positions for local law enforcement and an initiative to reduce crime on State Street.
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Langdon Street to close Friday, diverting several campus bus routes
By Gina Heeb | Oct. 3, 2017A portion of Langdon Street will close Friday for the opening of the UW-Madison Alumni Park. The block of Langdon Street between North Park Street and North Lake Street will be closed off between noon and 9 p.m. While pedestrians will still be able to access the area, cars and buses will not.
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Prison reform, mental health funding may be on deck in Dane County
By Gina Heeb | Oct. 2, 2017Dane County could be one step closer to updated jail facilities and increased access to mental health services for inmates.
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City council expects heated debate over campus-area hotel’s entertainment license
By Noah Habenstreit | Oct. 1, 2017Is the Edgewater Hotel too loud? Some Langdon Street residents say the hotel’s frequent concerts and loud outdoor events make it nearly impossible to have a conversation in their own homes.
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Police searching for ‘suspicious person’ who grabbed woman’s neck near Langdon Street
By Katie Kalvelage | Oct. 1, 2017Police are seeking help identifying a “suspicious person” after a woman’s screams frightened away an unidentified attacker near campus early Saturday morning.
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Police investigating shots fired near home of Tony Robinson’s mother
By Gina Heeb | Sep. 28, 2017Madison Police Department officers are investigating an apparent shooting that happened Wednesday on the north side of Madison, near where the mother of Tony Robinson — a teen fatally shot by an MPD officer in 2015 — currently lives. No one was hurt, MPD Officer Matthew Schroedl said in a report, but police found damage to a building in the 2100 block of Winnebago Street, where the incident occurred.
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A taser, a hair pull and a ‘fat loogie’: Struggle at Cheba Hut leads to arrest
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 27, 2017A Madison teenager was arrested late Tuesday night for pulling a taser on two Cheba Hut employees after they attempted to kick her out of the sandwich shop.
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Madison school district receives half-million dollar grant
By Brandon Brown | Sep. 27, 2017Madison Metropolitan School District received a half-million dollar grant from a local company for more community resources to bring neighborhoods together. CUNA Mutual Group, a local insurance firm, announced this week that it will help MMSD expand its community schools program from two schools to four by committing $500,000 over the next three years.
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Dane County employees could receive paid parental leave
By Ellie Borstad | Sep. 27, 2017Dane County employees could get 10 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Wednesday.
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Man crawls in window of downtown home, encounters resident before fleeing with laptop
By Cailynn Hensen | Sep. 26, 2017A 24-year-old West Gilman Street resident was enjoying a sandwich and Netflix Saturday afternoon when a burglar opened his bedroom door and peeked his head in before fleeing with several stolen items, including a laptop and purse. The incident happened around 2:02 p.m.
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Downtown homeless shelter will open in October, seeks volunteers
By Noah Habenstreit | Sep. 26, 2017After a funding issue almost delayed the long-awaited opening of a downtown homeless day shelter, the center has announced it will open Oct.
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UW-Madison student arrested after pummeling a bouncer
By Cailynn Hensen | Sep. 25, 2017A UW-Madison student was arrested over the weekend after assaulting a bouncer outside of a downtown bar.
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If you haven’t registered to vote, Tuesday is your chance
By Gina Heeb | Sep. 25, 2017UW-Madison students can grab a slice of democracy at Ian’s Pizza restaurants and other locations near campus this week as city officials host voter registration drives. As a part of a national effort to increase turnout on election days, Madison officials will offer opportunities Tuesday for members of the community to register to vote at about two dozen locations throughout the city.
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Body-worn cameras could become a part of Madison police uniforms
By Gina Heeb | Sep. 24, 2017The Madison community could be one step closer to seeing body-worn cameras on its police officers, despite privacy concerns that have raised contention among citizens and lawmakers in the past.
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City hopes buses can go green through new grant
By Katie Kalvelage | Sep. 24, 2017Whether the 80, the 22, the 44 or some route in between, chances are most UW-Madison students have utilized a public bus. Now, the city is hoping to make those buses more sustainable through a new metro transit grant.
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Madison man charged with murder, attacking a Dane County deputy ordered to stand trial
By Brandon Brown | Sep. 22, 2017A Madison man charged with shooting a man to death and wounding another on the south side in August will stand trial, a county judge ruled Thursday, after he also threatened to kill a county deputy at the Dane County Jail this week.
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