Man robbed on University Avenue, threatened at gunpoint, police report
By Leo Rudberg | Dec. 3, 2012A 28-year-old Madison resident called police Saturday after a friend robbed him and another man threatened him with a gun, according to police.
A 28-year-old Madison resident called police Saturday after a friend robbed him and another man threatened him with a gun, according to police.
Most students could not imagine working on a school project for more than 10 hours straight. However, approximately 60 University of Wisconsin-Madison students, ranging from freshmen to masters, competed in a Facebook-sponsored hackathon Friday and Saturday of last week.
Police arrested University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry researcher Christopher Schwartz Monday days after discovering he was growing between 200 and 1,000 grams of marijuana in the university Biochemistry building.
City officials and Madison police officers attended a different type of bar crawl Friday night, touring several downtown liquor establishments in order to have first-hand knowledge of local bars when granting alcohol licenses in the upcoming months.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students may see familiar faces on stage among famous musicians at this year’s Freakfest event on Halloween weekend, according to police.
Four years ago, the Zimmermann family experienced a tragedy when they lost their daughter, Brittany, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, in a horrific and still unsolved murder.
While traveling to class each morning, students can expect a chaotic and stressful exchange between other pedestrians and cyclists, which Madison police say they hope to fix with a new community outreach program.