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Remembering 9/11 through UW’s homepage
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 11, 2016Starting 15 years ago, Americans have annually taken pause to recognize the tragic events that occurred on Sept.
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County Board votes to raise minimum wage
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 9, 2016The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted to amend its minimum wage ordinance Tuesday night, increasing pay for workers of the county and entities with which the county contracts to $12.50 by January of next year. The updated ordinance changes the definition of a “living wage” in service contracts and sets an hourly wage for those service contracts at $12.50 effective Jan. 1, 2017.
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Ironman to disrupt traffic Sunday
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 8, 2016Madison will be hosting an Ironman race Sunday, bringing street closures and alternate bus routes along with the triathlon.
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Madison to address 'Digital Divide'
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 8, 2016The city of Madison announced Tuesday that it will be addressing the barrier some citizens face to accessing affordable Internet through a new program called Connecting Madison. Common Council established the Digital Technology Committee in 2013 with the mission of “making studies and recommendations relative to facilitating the provision of internet access to all citizens with special attention to low income families, realizing additional benefits from and [expanded] utilization of the Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network...” Connecting Madison is what came of that committee to ensure Internet access for low-income families.
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Smoke alarm limits fire damage on Mifflin Street
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 7, 2016Firemen and police officers temporarily closed off the 500 block of West Mifflin Street Tuesday night after receiving a 911 call about a possible basement fire. The resident of the house returned home around 8 p.m.
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Common Council delays Soglin panhandling amendment
By Jake Skubish | Sep. 6, 2016The city of Madison Common Council unanimously voted to delay discussion of a motion intended to curb roadside panhandling put forth by Mayor Paul Soglin Tuesday. Madison suspended enforcement of its General Ordinances regarding panhandling in January after the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin sent a letter to city attorney Michael May, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Man shot near Memorial Union
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 4, 2016A man was taken to a local hospital after being shot in the abdomen near Memorial Union early Sunday morning. The man, whom Madison Police are not identifying at this time, was at an outdoor party on the 600 block of Mendota Court.
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Actions in Laird arrest were 'objectively reasonable'
By Miller Jozwiak | Sep. 1, 2016Madison police identified Richard Friday and Andrew Muir as the officers involved in the forceful June 21 arrest of Genele Laird at East Towne Mall.
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Crowd of 200 in Madison protests killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
By Peter Coutu | Jul. 11, 2016Roughly 200 demonstrators marched throughout Madison Sunday to protest police officers killing Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, which occurred last week in Baton Rouge, La.
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Dane County District Attorney refers Genele Laird to restorative justice program
By Peter Coutu | Jun. 24, 2016Genele Laird, an 18-year-old black woman whose forcible arrest by Madison Police Department officers Tuesday was captured on a video that quickly went viral, will enter into a restorative justice program, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said during a press conference Friday.
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Fifth 2016 Madison homicide relates to third, police chief says
By Miller Jozwiak | May. 11, 2016Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval announced Wednesday that Tuesday’s homicide in the parking lot of a southwest Madison BP gas station was not random.
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Poor weather keeps Mifflin turnout relatively low
By Peter Coutu | May. 2, 2016No serious issues were reported throughout Saturday during the wet and muddy 2016 Mifflin Street Block Party, according to the Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain. DeSpain estimated about 3,500 people attended the event at any one point Saturday.
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Koval presses to find suspects 10 days after Moore homicide
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 29, 2016Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval held a press conference Friday in an attempt to find more information in relation to last week’s homicide outside of O’Grady’s Irish Pub. Koval said Martez Moore’s funeral was also Friday, ten days after he was murdered.
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Capitol Square construction to continue
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 29, 2016This Monday S&L Underground will continue the Capitol Square construction project by starting work on North Pinckney Street between East Washington Avenue and North Hamilton Street; and on East Mifflin Street between North Hamilton Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Cigarette butt ignites east side blaze
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 28, 2016After burning through a cigarette, a Ridgeway Avenue man said he decided to lay down and take a nap Tuesday afternoon.
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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi highlights Denim Day
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 27, 2016Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Erin Thornley Parisi held a press conference Wednesday in the City County Building to highlight Denim Day, which is meant to bring awareness to Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Denim Day first occurred in April 1999, according to the Denim Day website. The movement started after an 18-year-old Italian woman accused her driver’s education instructor of driving her to a remote road, forcing her out of the car and raping her. The case made it to the Italian Supreme Court, which ruled the sex must have been consensual because her jeans were so tight she must have helped take them off.
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City officials prepare for Mifflin Street Block Party
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval released a statement Monday detailing policing strategies for this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party and held a press conference Tuesday to address the event. Mifflin, which MPD considers a “non-event” because the city does not sanction it, has a long and checkered past.
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MPD announces toddler as victim of fourth 2016 Madison homicide
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval announced at a press conference Tuesday that a 2-year-old girl was the victim of 2016’s fourth Madison homicide. MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said Joshua S.
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West Washington Avenue development sees updates to plan
By Ellie Borstad | Apr. 26, 2016The plan for a new apartment building on the northwest corner of West Washington Avenue and Broom Street has evolved and sparked community critique.
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MPD officer saves suicidal man
By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 25, 2016A Madison Police Officer was able to save the life of a suicidal man Friday afternoon, according to an incident report. The 30-year-old man was about to leap from the State Street Capitol Parking Garage at 214 North Carroll St.
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