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November 5, 2026

Crime and safety

Madison police seek information after 8 suspected drugging reports at UW fraternity

NBC 15

Madison police are asking people to come forward after at least eight people reported being drugged at a UW-Madison fraternity house last week, as the department works to gather more information about the alleged incidents.

Madison Police Department Capt. Kipp Hartman told WMTV 15 News on Wednesday that police have received a Crime Stoppers tip with limited information but have not spoken directly with anyone involved. No active law enforcement investigation is underway.

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UW-Madison Related

Cardinal Call: UW–Madison Organizations Hold Vigil For Lives Lost To ICE

WORT 89.9

This week, host Amellia Fowler speaks with Daily Cardinal staff writer, Lilly Nicandri, about her story, “‘The day we let killings become normalized is the day we lose our humanity’: Community hosts vigil against ICE detention centers,” in a discussion of a recent vigil held by UW–Madison organizations commemorating those who have lost their lives to ICE.

UW-Madison students, professors say classics are more relevant than ever

The Daily Cardinal

Every morning from Monday to Thursday, Latin 305 professor Vanessa Schmitz-Siebertz kicks off her class by writing four English words on the board and asking students to tell her their roots. On Oct. 27, those words were punish, orient, nutrition and abortion.

Hands shot up and as Schmitz-Siebertz went down the list, she didn’t have to wait long for a student to offer an answer.