A 31-year-old Madison man was arrested early Friday after UW-Madison police issued an off-campus emergency alert about a man with a knife on Langdon Street.
At about 11:55 p.m. Thursday, the UW-Madison Police Department issued the alert after reports of a man with a knife, police said. The suspect fled the scene and officers were unable to immediately locate him.
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison lab worker accused of poisoning his colleague over professional disagreements has been sentenced to six months in jail, time that he has already served.
Dane County Circuit Judge Stephanie Hilton handed down that sentence Oct. 6 to 42-year-old Makoto Kuroda, court records show.
Madison police said Tuesday they closed investigations into possible druggings and a sexual assault tied to off-campus fraternity houses.
UW-Madison officials said last week that a victim reported being drugged and fondled at two different fraternity houses overnight between Sept. 26-27. Another victim reported being drugged at a fraternity house on Sept. 17 then sexually assaulted at a residence hall.
W-Madison police reported that 45 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 23 were arrested during Saturday’s football game between the Badgers and Michigan State.
That was more than twice the number of ejections and arrests reported at the previous home game, a rain-soaked Sept. 19 matchup against Eastern Michigan. Police said 19 people were ejected and 10 arrested at that game.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison saw increases in reported hate crimes, stalking and vehicle theft in 2025 with decreases in reported sexual assaults compared to 2024, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department’s (UWPD) latest Annual Security and Fire Safety (ASR) report released Sept. 30.
The 2026 report provides crime statistics from 2025, 2024 and 2023 along with information about crime reporting, campus resources, safety procedures and protocols for sexual, domestic and dating violence. The report is compiled by the UWPD in collaboration with campus offices.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students say they were drugged at off-campus fraternity houses, with one also reporting a sexual assault … another troubling set of allegations involving Greek life.
UW-Madison said both students came forward Sunday with separate allegations. In one case, a student said they were drugged Saturday night at a frat house and inappropriately touched at two different fraternity houses.
The man accused of trying to sexually assault a University Hospital employee pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Dane County Court, online court records show.
Dontel Coney appeared for a preliminary hearing and arraignment, where Court Commissioner John Rome ordered a bindover in the case.
Coney, 44, is accused of attempted first-degree sexual assault- by use of a dangerous weapon, false imprisonment and bail jumping.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who are allegedly connected to thefts on campus.
Two separate reports of alleged drugging and sexual assault are sparking concerns at UW-Madison.
The university said they received both reports Sunday.
Several on-campus resources are working to prevent similar incidents from happening, but there are also crisis resources available for survivors.
Dana Pellebon, executive director of RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center in Madison, said the responsibility to prevent sexual violence isn’t just on survivors, but the entire community.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students on Sunday, Sept. 27, reported they were drugged and sexually assaulted at off-campus fraternity houses.
The reports come less than a week after two UW-Madison students were arrested on allegations of hazing at an off-campus fraternity and amid a reopened investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house in October 2024.
Madison police are investigating alleged hazing at an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house after finding 30 pledges covered in food, condiments and liquids, with two 20-year-olds arrested and the chapter suspended.
Anonymous tip
Madison police said officers were sent to the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near Carroll and Langdon streets after receiving an anonymous tip. Once inside, police said they found 30 people in the basement, most of whom were 18 years old.
UW-Madison received two reports of possible drugging incidents and sexual assaults that happened in recent days.
A victim reported to the university they may have been drugged at an off-campus fraternity house in the overnight hours of Sept. 26-27. The victim also reported being fondled at two separate fraternity houses. The incident was reported to the City of Madison Police Department.
Alpha Epsilon Pi International has suspended programming of its Madison chapter while police investigate the fraternity.
Police said they found about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids in the sweltering basement of a Langdon Street residence on Wednesday.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students were arrested the night of Wednesday, Sept. 23, after police received an anonymous tip about hazing occurring at an off-campus fraternity.
Two 20-year-olds were arrested after police were called to the scene of an alleged hazing incident where over two dozen young men were partially clothed and covered in liquids. Some of them were injured, police said.
As solar power makes up a bigger piece of our electricity puzzle, there’s a worry about a trade-off, especially in rural areas: If we build more solar farms, are we losing land for crops? But University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are asking the question: Why can’t we have both?
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) arrested nine and ejected 14 UW-Madison students during Saturday’s game against Western Illinois, far lower numbers than previous years.
Marc Lovicott, UWPD’s Executive Director of Communications, told The Daily Cardinal the game had “no issues” and “all went according to plan and our expectations.”
A Dane County judge ruled that a criminal case will continue against two men who pleaded not guilty for an attack and attempted sexual assault of a transgender woman at Goodspeed Family Pier on Aug. 29.
At approximately 4:10 a.m. on Aug. 29, University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) responded to a call from a bystander reporting a disturbance on the pier. Officers were dispatched at 4:12 a.m., and when they arrived on the scene, they discovered a sexual assault had occured and arrested two men.
A criminal case will continue against two men accused in the beating and attempted sexual assault of a transgender woman on the UW-Madison campus last month, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Two men accused of attacking and trying to sexually assault a transgender woman at a pier on UW-Madison’s campus over the weekend are facing multiple felony charges.
UW-Whitewater is now open and classes are back in session, after campus police sent a shelter-in-place active-threat alert to students and employees on Wednesday morning.
Two men are in the Dane County Jail after police say they sexually assaulted someone on the UW-Madison campus.
Students on campus are soaking up the sun and relaxing before the fall semester begins Wednesday.
But a report of a sexual assault on campus has some students shocked.
The UW Police Department says it received a call just after 4 a.m. Saturday about a disturbance at Goodspeed Family Pier, near Memorial Union.
Two Fitchburg men were arrested following a reported sexual assault early Saturday at Goodspeed Family Pier near Alumni Park, UW-Madison police said.
Police received a call from a concerned bystander reporting a disturbance on the pier at around 4:10 a.m.
Responding officers learned that a sexual assault had occurred. A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were arrested and taken into custody.
University of Wisconsin police arrested two Fitchburg residents for an alleged sexual assault that took place at Goodspeed Family Pier on the UW-Madison campus early morning Aug. 29.
According to police officials, UWPD received a call around 4:10 a.m. Saturday from a concerned bystander who reported a disturbance near Alumni Park.
The Dane County sheriff refused a request by federal immigration authorities to place an immigration hold on one of the two suspects who is accused of sexually assaulting a transgender victim at Goodspeed Family Pier on the UW-Madison campus, Wisconsin Right Now has documented.
A second-degree sexual assault was reported Monday to the University of Wisconsin Police Department, according to a UW Crime Warning email sent to students Tuesday.
The assault occurred in a west campus student housing residence around 4 p.m. Friday, and the suspect and victim are known to each other, according to the email. UWPD is investigating the incident, according to the email.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher accused of poisoning his colleague in the lab pleaded not guilty to the charges in court.
Makoto Kuroda, 42, appeared Aug. 6 in Dane County Circuit Court for his arraignment. He was charged in April with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and tampering with products to cause harm. If convicted, he could face a maximum 16 years sentence and a maximum fine of $35,000.
A not guilty plea was entered Thursday for a UW-Madison lab worker accused of trying to poison a co-worker.
Makoto Kuroda, 42, was arraigned on charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and tampering with household products. He appeared in court while a translator appeared for him by phone.
A vehicle hit a mother and a 1-year-old child in a crosswalk on Madison’s north side Thursday afternoon.
While this was not fatal, there have been five pedestrian deaths from similar crashes in the area this year.
Traffic engineers study road structure and pedestrian safety for a living. Designing crosswalks and bike lanes with an extreme amount of caution for those using them.
Although, unfortunately, safety can never be completely guaranteed.
“You just can’t assume the vehicles are going to stop. You can’t assume the bikes [going to] stop you can’t assume the pedestrians is aware of the crosswalks,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Engineering, Transportation Engineering professor David Noyce.
Madison continues to grapple with the aftermath of a fatal police shooting. Today, Ion Meyn, an associate professor of law at UW-Madison who specializes in civil rights and criminal procedure, joins host Bianca Martin and executive producer Hayley Sperling to talk about the legal ramifications of the case. Plus, we look at what comes next for the controversial Act 10 law following a recent court ruling. And if you’re a Neighbor, you’ll hear our takes and gripes about the flood of trolls invading our comments section in our exclusive members-only segment.
A man accused of poisoning a UW lab worker earlier this year is heading to trial, online records show.
Makoto Kuroda, 41, is charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and tampering with household products. The charges stem from an April 5 incident in which Kuroda allegedly contaminated his coworker’s belongings with toxic chemicals.
A preliminary hearing was pushed back for a man accused of poisoning a UW lab worker.
The UW-Madison Police Department will not renew its contract with Flock Safety and is in the process of removing the company’s controversial cameras from campus.
Dave Krueger with UW PD Lake Rescue and Safety says their service will be available between 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. this week and weekend and can be reached by phone, through 911 or on VHF radio channel 16.
The UW-Madison Police Department has decided not to renew its annual contract with Flock Safety, which ended June 26.
That’s how much five public safety agencies — Madison police and fire, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, UW-Madison Police and the county’s 911 Center — spent for overtime related to babysitting the annual spring bacchanal, which this year took place on April 25.
A $50,000 cash bond was set Wednesday afternoon for a 43-year-old man charged in an attempted sexual assault at UW Hospital last month, online court records show.
Forty-four years after University of Wisconsin-Madison student Donna Mraz was murdered, UW-Madison Police say the case remains active and continues to generate new leads.
The UW-Madison Police Department said [Coney] went into multiple restrooms at UW Health University Hospital while armed with a knife. That’s where he tried to sexually assault a hospital employee, according to investigators.
A 43-year-old man has been charged after UW-Madison police said he attempted to sexually assault a hospital employee at University Hospital earlier this month.
A Madison man was arrested Wednesday morning after police say he attempted to sexually assault a hospital employee at UW Health University Hospital while armed with a knife.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) announced a renewed call for information about a 58-year-old unsolved murder case of a University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman on May 28.
On the morning of May 26, 1968, UW-Madison freshman Christine “Chris” Rothschild was found strangled and stabbed to death next to Sterling Hall. UWPD attempted to solve the case but it was overshadowed due to anti-war protests on campus and no suspects were arrested. This year marks the 58th anniversary of Rothschild’s murder.
Earlier this week the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department witnessed someone driving 93 mph on Campus Drive – where the speed limit is 35 mph.
This comes after an officer took it upon themself to keep track of different speeds witnessed on the road, that has been a known problem in the past.
“For us it’s all about safety, it’s not about finding an opportunity to give somebody a citation” said UW Police Department Executive Director of Communications, Marc Lovicott.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving the 58-year-old murder of freshman Christine “Chris” Rothschild, who was found stabbed to death on campus next to Sterling Hall on May 26, 1968. She was only 18.
Rescue officials are responding to a boat rescue on Lake Mendota on Tuesday.
Dane County Dispatch explained that people were on top of a flipped boat out on Lake Mendota near the Warner Park Beach.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department and Middleton Fire were responding to the scene.
A malfunctioning freezer at the UW-Madison Zoology building prompted a response from the fire department Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Madison fire, firefighters were dispatched to 1117 W. Johnson Street after 12:35 p.m. for a smoke odor on the third floor.
The Office of the Independent Monitor, the agency responsible for independent oversight of the Madison Police Department, released a 31-page public memorandum lambasting the City attorney and Common Council members for obstructing the OIM’s independence April 21.
The UW-Madison Police Department said that officers have removed several firearms “from situations that posed a potential risk to [their] campus and the surrounding community.”
The announcement came Tuesday afternoon, detailing cases involving individuals not affiliated with the university. These incidents included a range of violations, from going armed while intoxicated to prohibited possession.
One Madison police officer was hurt and another was taken to the hospital after trying to break up a fight on State Street following a busy weekend of events.
The Mifflin Street Block Party brought thousands together Saturday, with crowds later migrating to State Street. Students said State Street had more people than usual, with lines around buildings and the roadway filled with people dressed in Badger gear.
The UW-Madison Police Department is renewing call for information in the 1982 death of UW-Madison student Donna Mraz.
In the early morning hours of July 2, 1982 just days before the July 4 holiday Mraz was walking home from her shift at The Bittersweet restaurant on State Street. While on a sidewalk behind Camp Randall Stadium, she was stabbed repeatedly by an unknown offender with an unknown motivation.
A University of Wisconsin lab worker upset about his colleague’s behavior and promotion allegedly confessed to poisoning the co-worker’s water bottle.
Makoto Kuroda, 41, was charged with recklessly endangering safety and tampering with a household product “with the intent to kill, injure or otherwise endanger the health” of another person, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County last week.
Severe storms swept through Wisconsin last week, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and massive hail that caused extensive damage to homes, businesses and cars, especially in the central and southern parts of the state
A scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had simmered for years with such resentment and jealousy over a colleague that he poisoned the man’s water with chemicals this month, local authorities said.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher admitted to poisoning his colleague, saying he was angered by the co-worker’s attitude after a promotion and his disdain for following lab rules, according to a complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court.
Four people were charged in the shooting of a 17-year-old on Lathrop St., leading to their death in 2021.
The teen was killed in a drive-by near the UW-Madison campus.
Police found 18 spent shell casings and the victim had a single gunshot wound.
A Dane County court commissioner set a $5,000 bond Tuesday for a UW-Madison lab employee accused of trying to poison his coworker.
Makoto Kuroda made his initial appearance in Dane County Court, where Court Commissioner Brian Asmus set a $5,000 bond for him.
A postdoctoral researcher at UW-Madison tried to poison a colleague who the researcher thought had disrespected him and wasn’t following lab rules, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Dane County.
Makoto Kuroda, 41, of Madison, was charged with felony second-degree endangering safety and tampering with household products for putting lab chemicals into the colleague’s water bottle and shoes, the complaint says.
41-year-old Madison man was arrested Friday after law enforcement officials found an unnamed chemical in a campus research lab.
Officers from the UW-Madison Police Department, along with investigators from the Madison Fire Department’s Hazardous Incident Team, responded to the lab for a report of an unknown odor coming from items in an office.
Evidence was collected and later tested positive for the presence of a chemical, UW-Madison Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said without naming the chemical.
The UW-Madison student who was arrested for recording other students in a residence hall bathroom will be facing adjusted charges.
Braden Berndt, 19, was arrested in February and charged with three felony counts of capturing an intimate representation and three misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct.
UW-Madison Police Department officers cited three people after a high-powered laser was pointed at buildings, roads and a police officer on Wednesday.
The department explained a high-powered laser can be significantly stronger than a typical laser used during a presentation, which poses major safety risks to drivers and law enforcement.
UWPD said the laser briefly affected the officer’s vision.
UWPD urged people to never aim a laser at others.
