“We love a good trend, but this one’s got your parents calling us in panic mode,” UW-Madison Police said in the post. “Yep, it’s super funny and harmless — but don’t let your parents sit and stew on it. Quickly tell them it’s a prank so they don’t call the police.”
he man charged with violently attacking his former coworker near Camp Randall allegedly used a hammer and kicked the 62-year-old victim numerous times to death, a criminal complaint alleges.
Keith Jones, 58, is accused of murdering 62-year-old Mark A. Tiggelaar of Fitchburg at the UW Athletics Operations parking lot.
Madison police responded to reports of a fight with a shot fired on Friday in the 200 block of Langdon Street outside Pi Kappa Alpha on UW-Madison’s fraternity row. Authorities took an 18-year-old into custody nearby and recovered physical evidence at the scene.
“We live right over here, and like, past three, four years, we spend so much time on this street. And just to like, the fact that it happened is super scary,” said Jimmy Lynch, a UW-Madison student.
Arecently fired co-worker of a man severely beaten last month outside Camp Randall in Madison has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the man’s death.
Keith A. Jones, 58, of Madison, attacked Mark A. Tiggelaar, 62, of Fitchburg, in a University of Wisconsin Athletics parking lot in the early morning hours of Sept. 20, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.
The man injured in an attack on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus earlier this month has died, and campus police want prosecutors to pursue homicide charges for the suspect.
The victim of an unprovoked and targeted attack outside of camp Randall stadium on September 20 died in the hospital late last week.
As the fall semester begins, UW–Madison remains committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the campus community, according to UWPD Chief of Police Brent Plisch.
The UW-Madison Police Department on Wednesday cleared the scene after asking the public to avoid the area of Johnson Street and Wisconsin Avenue due to reports of a man with a knife in the vicinity.
The UW-Madison Police Department on Wednesday cleared the scene after asking the public to avoid the area of Johnson Street and Wisconsin Avenue due to reports of a man with a knife in the vicinity.
UW-Madison Police Department gave an all clear after sending an alert out for the report of a man with a knife Wednesday morning off campus.
“What happened to Charlie Kirk was a tragedy, it was wrong,” Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said last week.
“The fact that it happened on a college campus is even a step worse,” Mnookin said during a panel discussion at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education. “Because college campuses should be part of the places within society where ideas are explored and bump up against each other, and the ways that we should be disagreeing with each other should never include what happened there.”
UW-Madison police reported that 30 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 18 were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Maryland.
Of those arrested, 10 were UW students. Of the ejections, 18 were UW students.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police have taken a suspect in custody in connection with an alleged aggravated assault that took place on campus in the early hours of Sept. 20.
UW-Madison police said this week that they are investigating a string of e-bike and e-scooter thefts.
From Aug. 28 through Sept. 13, UW police received five reports of stolen bikes and scooters, with the sites including Union South, Lowell Center, Nicholas Recreation Center, and Ogg Residence Hall.
Charlie Kirk’s death is resonating across college campuses. In Madison, College Republicans are thinking about where their own movement goes next.
“I didn’t even believe it when I first saw the news that he got shot. It really took me hours for it to even register that he was really gone,” said Courtney Graves, president of the UW-Madison chapter of College Republicans.
Kirk visited UW-Madison last fall as a part of his ‘You’re Being Brainwashed Tour,’ leaving an impression on young conservatives there.
People attending the UW Board of Regents’ meeting last week will go through a security screening to enter the venue.
Under the new measures, attendees will be required to walk through metal detectors, and anyone who refuses a screening or has a prohibited item will be denied entry to the venue, according to Regents meeting materials released ahead of the meeting.
While officially adopted by the IHRA in 2016, the definition has been in use for about 20 years, according to Chad Alan Goldberg, a sociologist and professor of Jewish studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said it’s a response to rising antisemitism in recent decades, with an additional increase since the war between Israel and Hamas after Hamas’ attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
“It’s coming in a context of heightened concerns about antisemitism,” he said. “Proponents … think it would be a good idea because they think it would make it easier to identify and combat anti-Jewish hate speech and hate crimes, anti-Jewish harassment, vandalism and assault.”
Security for college officials is being scrutinized in the wake of Kirk’s murder, too. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is beefing up security protocols ahead of its meeting on the UW-Madison campus this week. Walkthrough metal detectors and bag searches are required for all meeting attendees. It was unclear if the measures were temporary or permanent, and how much it would cost. Universities of Wisconsin spokesperson Mark Pitsch would not answer questions seeking details.”The safety and security of the meeting is paramount, and as a result we are implementing enhanced security measures,” Pitsch said in a statement instead.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department reported an increase in electric bicycle and scooter thefts across campus, with five thefts since Aug. 13.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating “significant” vandalism around Library Mall, according to a university news release Friday.
UW-Madison police said the Enzyme Research Institute on the west side of campus is all clear less than an hour after reporting a “suspicious package.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is investigating red paint on multiple landmarks across Library Mall found in the early morning hours Friday.
Facility crews discovered red paint on the Hagenah Fountain, the front doors and steps of Bascom Hall and around the Abraham Lincoln statue. Flyers were also affixed to Bascom Hall.
Written by rofessor of human development & family studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lake Mendota is the largest of Madison’s lakes, bordering James Madison Park and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s memorial union.
Lexi Westley comes from a family of coaches and athletes. But it took what she calls a “terrifying” experience with a coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to motivate her to pursue coaching herself.
A little more than three years after coach Mackenzie Wartenberger resigned from her position as head coach of the UW-Madison women’s cross country team, Westley and four of her teammates are coming forward about what they call abusive behavior by Wartenberger.
Democrats announced legislation to amend Wisconsin law to prohibit the concealed carry of firearms on college and university campuses in Wisconsin.
The legislation, which has been introduced in previous sessions and failed to advance, would make it a misdemeanor to possess a gun on campus, making the penalty up to nine months in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. The new stipulations would not apply to law enforcement or military personnel, nor anyone who possesses a gun on campus with permission.
Wisconsin Democrats introduced new gun safety reforms on Wednesday, focusing on colleges and universities. Lawmakers proposed extending gun-free zones, currently in place for K-12 schools, to all college campuses to protect students and staff.
Democratic lawmakers want to align gun laws for Wisconsin colleges and universities with those in place for K-12 schools by prohibiting concealed carry on campuses.
Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) and Rep. Brienne Brown (D-Whitewater) said during a press conference Wednesday that the bill would help protect students at a time when schools continue to be targets of gun violence.
As students are returning to campus, authorities are investigating false reports of active shooters at more than a dozen universities across the country, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Inside Higher Ed counted 19 confirmed swatting calls since Aug. 19, including at Mercer University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Utah and the University of New Hampshire.
A Catholic priest in the Diocese of Madison who was once a leader at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Catholic student center has been restricted from public ministry after he was arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes in Waupaca County.
Andrew J. Showers, 37, is accused by the Clintonville Police Department of arranging to meet with a 14-year-old girl to have sex with her. Clintonville police arrested him Aug. 24 on suspicion of attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child, using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and child enticement, Police Chief Craig Freitag said in a statement.
Like so many campuses in the past week, UW-Madison police had a call about an active shooter threat on campus and thanks to preparation, they were able to determine it was false, before panic spread throughout campus.
Early in the morning of Aug. 24, 1970, four anti-Vietnam War radicals — Karleton Armstrong, his brother Dwight Armstrong, David Fine and Leo Burt — used a van filled with almost a ton of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil to bomb UW-Madison’s Sterling Hall, killing researcher Robert Fassnacht and injuring three others.
On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the keffiyeh — a checkered scarf with deep cultural significance for Palestinians — has become a focal point in the debate over free speech and overall student activism.
UW-Madison Police Department is mourning the loss of a beloved former K9 on its police force.
UWPD announced Tuesday K9 Kobalt has reached the end of his watch.
Alexis Duckett, Krystyna Ellew, Mary Ferrito, Tara Stauffacher and Tessa Towers filed a 51-page lawsuit Friday in federal court, also accusing Moseley of retaliation and discrimination.
The former players’ lawsuit named Moseley, the Wisconsin Board of Regents and former senior associate athletic director Justin Doherty, the sport administrator for basketball, as defendants.
Police departments in Middleton and at UW-Madison restored their 911 services Monday afternoon after outages earlier in the day.
Around 3:30 p.m., UW-Madison issued an all-clear for the 911 system, which earlier in the day had problems taking calls from landlines. Middleton police Capt. Tyler Loether also confirmed to the Wisconsin State Journal Monday afternoon that the city had restored its 911 system too.
Lovicott said the bomb squad confirmed that the object was a “training device.” He also added that similar cases have been observed across the country, with people finding these old devices and leaving them in plain sight.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has cleared the scene of an area where a suspicious package was found Monday morning at the UW Arboretum.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police advised students Monday morning just after 10 a.m. to stay clear of the area around the east side of the UW Arboretum due to a ‘suspicious object’ under investigation.
The discovery of a training grenade closed the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum for a couple hours as authorities investigated.
The incident took place Aug. 4 at about 9:30 a.m. when a university police officer on routine patrol in the arboretum was flagged down by a passerby who reported they saw a grenade sitting on a railing on the boardwalk near Mills Street entrance, according to a news release from UWPD.
Students for Justice in Palestine announced in a social media post Sunday that the Registered Student Organization had been suspended from the University of Wisconsin campus for violating university policies at an April protest.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison suspended Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for violating five university policies following an April protest at a campus event hosting a former U.S. Ambassador.
UW-Madison police are investigating an assault involving pepper spray at Memorial Union Terrace on Wednesday night.
At about 8:45 p.m., UW police were sent to a disturbance involving seven to 10 people at the Memorial Union Terrace, spokesperson Marc Lovicott said in a statement.
University of Wisconsin students were notified via email Thursday morning of an aggravated assault that occurred on Wednesday at about 8:45 p.m. at the Memorial Union Terrace.
The UW-Madison Police Department was notified of a disturbance involving seven to 10 juveniles at the Terrace. An investigation found that the juveniles consisted of two groups and the incident was sparked by an altercation between them on State Street earlier that day, according to UWPD’s incident report.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD student said Thursday, UWPD officers heightened a conflict between two groups of juveniles through the use of physical force Wednesday evening at the Memorial Union Terrace.
UWPD is investigating the incident, which stemmed from an earlier altercation between the two groups on State Street. One group arrived at the Terrace prior to the second group, upon which the conflict escalated, according to an email sent to the campus community. One suspect used pepper spray on members of the other groups, and at least one individual punched another group member.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department responded to a report of 7 to 10 juveniles causing a disturbance at Memorial Union Terrace at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday.
All in all, Coldplay at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison July 19 went off without a hitch — and without a viral moment.
There were only two arrests and no other ejections at the concert, according to Marc Lovicott, the executive director of communication for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department.
A lawsuit that targets UW-Madison’s decision to reinstate a former Badgers football star accused of sexual assault will go back to a lower court.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges on July 11 overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit a woman brought against the University of Wisconsin-Madison over its decision to reinstate the player.
A federal appeals court sided with a woman who accused a former Badger football star of sexual assault, overturning a lower court’s dismissal of her lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Madison over how it reinstated a Badgers football star after he had been expelled for sexual assault.
Homes belonging to members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents were vandalized over the weekend.
UW-Madison police are investigating after the discovery of the body of a middle-aged man in Lake Mendota early Sunday.
At least four homes owned by members of the UW Board of Regents, including two in Madison, were vandalized early Friday with pro-Palestinian slogans, police and university officials said.
The Madison Fire Department and the UW-Madison Police Department have confirmed that a body was found on Lake Mendota early Sunday morning.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) said it’s investigating the discovery of a body in Lake Mendota found Sunday morning.
The residences of several University of Wisconsin Board of Regents members were vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages overnight on July 3, according to interviews and photos provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
While the Wisconsin dairy industry is known to rely on unauthorized workers (it’s believed about 70% of the workforce is working illegally), the majority in the state actually work elsewhere, said Laura Dresser, a labor economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
From Dresser’s perspective, undocumented workers are especially vulnerable when law enforcement agencies focus more on immigration status and less on violations of workers’ rights.
That culture of fear can create “incentives for some employers to find a way to drive wages and standards down,” Dresser said.
A passerby contacted the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department after spotting what appeared to be a body about 50 feet offshore near the school’s Memorial Union, according to police.
UW-Madison Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect as Wednesday marked 43 years since a student was stabbed to death behind Camp Randall.
