“It gets cold out here. It hurts,” said Richard Etperson, a homeless resident of Madison. Etperson was one of several homeless citizens who gathered with students and area residents on Library Mall Saturday for an annual event to raise awareness of Madison’s homeless population. “Box City” is sponsored each year… Read more »

A Madison gun store was robbed of 34 weapons Saturday afternoon, after thieves tied the owner to a chair. A Madison Police Department incident report said two men allegedly forced their way into the back door of Grampa’s Gun Shop, 1374 Williamson St., and tied up the 70-year-old owner. One… Read more »

A covert operation conducted by the Madison Police Department resulted in the arrest of five alleged heroin dealers last Thursday night. After the Bayview-Braxton Neighborhood Officer received several complaints about ongoing drug dealing in the Community Development Authority housing at 245 S. Park St., the South District Community Policing Team… Read more »

A burglar was caught red-handed by Madison police Sunday morning, while in a separate incident, three men came away empty-handed after an attempted robbery early Sunday morning. According to the police report, an employee of Beth Israel Center at 1406 Mound St. was working late when she heard noises coming… Read more »

Madison’s Metro Transit will complete a three-year plan to install security cameras on all buses by mid-March. The plan to install cameras on all 203 buses in the Madison area began in 2007 to address increasing incidents of fights and other disorderly behavior on the buses. Metro spokesperson Mick Rusch… Read more »

Thieves using Bluetooth technology executed a well-planned heist Sunday and made off with 80 pairs of Levi’s jeans from the East Towne Mall JC Penney. The police report said similar thefts have occurred at other JC Penney stores throughout the Midwest. Madison police are calling this a sophisticated, organized operation.… Read more »

The battle lines were drawn as anti-abortion and abortion rights groups both held rallies at the University of Wisconsin Library Mall Saturday. Saturday marked the one-year anniversary since the Madison Surgery Center voted to approve an abortion clinic that would perform second-trimester abortions. Though no abortion procedures have occurred since… Read more »

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced Friday that two multi-million dollar bonds would be refinanced in order to take advantage of current low interest rates. With all areas of the government looking to cut spending, this will help the county maintain its budget. “We’ve already budgeted for the cost of… Read more »

A group of Dane County supervisors proposed a change in plans to fund the ongoing costs for a new emergency radio system last Thursday. The $30 million radio system would allow communication between all emergency services and improve response time to emergencies. The county has agreed to pay the up-front… Read more »

Under a business proposal submitted to the Alcohol License Review Committee last week, the downtown night club Madison Avenue would be turned into a bowling lounge and restaurant.Should the proposal be approved, Michael Hierl, founder and president of Boutique Bowling, would open Segredo, a Brazilian-inspired food and entertainment facility. “We’ve… Read more »

Local police and fire representatives joined the Dane County District Attorney’s Office and city leaders Sunday night in a listening session to speak about the 2010 budget and how it will affect public safety. The major concern came from the District Attorney’s Office, which is facing a 6 percent… Read more »