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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi highlights Denim Day

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 27, 2016

Dane 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.

State Supreme Court judge David Prosser announced Wednesday he would retire in July after 18 years of service on the state’s highest court.

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State Supreme Court judge David Prosser to retire

By Ningyuan Ma | Apr. 27, 2016

State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser announced Wednesday that he will retire this year, effective July 31. Prosser said in a letter that he was stepping down to “begin a new chapter” in his life. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Wisconsin in various capacities for more than 40 years.

Video surveillance showed the two individuals had been in a construction area and damaged property inside the building.

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Two individuals damage property inside Memorial Union

By Jake Skubish | Apr. 27, 2016

Two individuals damaged property inside Memorial Union early Tuesday morning, according to a UWPD incident report.

Gov. Scott Walker signed several more bills into law Tuesday, including two designed to expand the rights of property owners.

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Walker signs bills expanding property rights

By Alanna Conley | Apr. 27, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed multiple bills Tuesday that scale back regulations on Wisconsin waterways and expand property rights for landowners.

Chancellor Blank said the Faculty Senate’s vote of no confidence resolution is “counterproductive.”

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Chancellor Blank opposes faculty’s vote of 'no confidence' in UW System leadership

By Noah Habenstreit | Apr. 27, 2016

Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Tuesday she opposes a UW Faculty Senate vote of “no confidence” in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.

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Graduate students state three demands for racial progress in meeting with Chancellor Blank

By Sammy Gibbons | Apr. 27, 2016

UW-Madison graduate students met with Chancellor Rebecca Blank Tuesday to review and present demands on the campus environment for students of color.

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‘Making a Murderer’ lawyer comes to campus

By Sarah Ferguson | Apr. 27, 2016

Attorney Dean Strang came to Shannon Hall in Memorial Union Tuesday night to participate in the Distinguished Lecture Series.

The Madison Police Department is preparing to police the annual Mifflin Street Block Party this Saturday.

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City officials prepare for Mifflin Street Block Party

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016

Madison 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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GAB takes up voter ID complaints

By Lucas Sczygelski | Apr. 26, 2016

On a brisk Tuesday morning the Government Accountability Board discussed the perceived successes and pitfalls experienced April 5 due to the implementation of Gov.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed a brief Friday challenging new federal ozone restrictions for states.

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Wisconsin moves to challenge new ozone regulations

By Gina Heeb | Apr. 26, 2016

Wisconsin, along with several other states, filed a brief Friday to oppose current Environmental Protection Agency ozone emission standards.

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Administration agrees to implement cultural competency program

By Jake Skubish | Apr. 26, 2016

Chancellor Rebecca Blank met with representatives of The Associated Students of Madison Monday, agreeing to the implementation of cultural competency training for herself and executive administration by the Fall 2016 semester, according to an ASM release.

Joshua S. Gehde allegedly killed his live-in girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.

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MPD announces toddler as victim of fourth 2016 Madison homicide

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 26, 2016

Madison 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.

Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on parking signs at a house on Langdon Street late Monday night.

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Several more instances of anti-Semitic graffiti reported

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 26, 2016

Late Monday night at approximately 10:38 p.m., three men vandalized two parking signs at a sorority house on Langdon Street with anti-Semitic symbols, according to an email sent to members of the UW-Madison chapter Kappa Alpha Theta.

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West Washington Avenue development sees updates to plan

By Ellie Borstad | Apr. 26, 2016

The plan for a new apartment building on the northwest corner of West Washington Avenue and Broom Street has evolved and sparked community critique.

UW-Madison chemistry professors Robert Hamers and Robert West designed their first electrolyte in 2004.

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UW-Madison startup company invents safer electrolyte for batteries

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 26, 2016

UW-Madison startup company Silatronix recently invented a safer electrolyte that will be used for phone, laptop and tablet batteries.

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MPD officer saves suicidal man

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 25, 2016

A 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.

Judge Foust’s denial of the stay means right-to-work will not be in effect during the appeals process.

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Judge denies challenge to right-to-work law

By Emily Curtis | Apr. 25, 2016

Dane County Circuit Court Judge William Foust denied a stay to his decision to strike down right-to-work Monday, the most recent challenge to the controversial Wisconsin law.

The UW-Madison Faculty Senate drafted a “No Confidence” resolution in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.

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UW-Madison Faculty Senate to vote on 'No Confidence' resolution in UW System leadership

By Julia Gilban-Cohen | Apr. 25, 2016

The UW-Madison Faculty Senate will vote May 2 on a resolution regarding its lack of confidence in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.

A fourth OWI offense will now carry a penalty of up to six years in prison.

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Walker signs bill increasing drunk driving penalties

By Andrew Bahl | Apr. 25, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Monday making a fourth operating while intoxicated offense a felony, regardless of circumstances.

The Madison Fire Department extinguishes a pile of garbage Monday after an Advanced Disposal truck started on fire.

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Fire begins inside garbage truck near University Avenue

By Peter Coutu | Apr. 25, 2016

While an Advanced Disposal garbage truck was traveling south down Lake Street, a fire started inside the vehicle Monday just before noon.