“We are holding the student and her family in our hearts at this terrible moment, and I hope that you will as well,” Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said. “You may also be wondering if you can feel safe here — the answer is mostly yes, Madison is generally quite a safe city. But no place is completely safe, including Madison, and I so wish it were otherwise.”
The Madison Police Department is still searching for the perpetrator of a violent sexual and physical assault on a University of Wisconsin-Madison student who was brutally attacked downtown in the predawn hours Sunday.
The Labor Day collapse of a pier just off the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace wasn’t the first time a UW pier has plunged people into Lake Mendota.
Students’ usual feelings of excitement toward the start of the school year have been marred by anxiety after an unknown number of assailants brutally attacked a University of Wisconsin-Madison student downtown Sunday.
A pier in Lake Mendota just off the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrance and crowded with between 60 and 80 people collapsed Monday afternoon, causing minor injuries to about two dozen people, police said.
Madison Police detectives on Monday were continuing an investigation into a brutal attack from over the weekend that left a University of Wisconsin-Madison student hospitalized in critical condition.
The Madison Police Department (MPD) is investigating a “brutal” attack that happened around 3:20 Sunday morning on the 500 block of W. Wilson Street. Police Chief Shon Barnes said in a press conference Saturday the female victim was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Around 25 people were hurt after a pier collapsed at the Memorial Union Terrace on Labor Day.A UW-Madison Police Department official said the collapse happened around 3 p.m. The official said 60 to 80 people were on the pier at the time.
People living near the site of an early Sunday morning attack against a UW-Madison student are reevaluating what their security means for the months ahead.
A pier collapsed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace Monday afternoon, sending dozens of people into the water. The call for a water rescue came in for multiple area agencies at about 2:35 p.m. Monday.
In what’s believed to be record-setting heat, the UW-Madison Police Department announced 250 people suffered heat-related issues at the first Badger football game of the season.
Wisconsin police say that a female University of Wisconsin student was “severely beaten” in Madison early Sunday morning, prompting increased police presence in the area.
Nicole Mitchell, who was swimming nearby, said, “It was really scary. It made a really loud noise at first, and then it was basically a fight or flight response. Me and my friend, who I was swimming, treading water with, we swam as fast as he could back to the dock. Everyone was screaming, looking for their things, making sure their friends were okay.”
Police say a caller said they found a woman on the 500 block of W. Wilson St. who had been brutally attacked.
The Madison Police Department is investigating an assault which occurred late Sunday night near the intersection of W. Wilson Street and Bedford Street.
UWPD launched the safety resource app in August before campus welcomed back new and returning Badgers for the fall semester.
Multiple witnesses told The Daily Cardinal the pier was overcrowded prior to collapsing Monday afternoon.
Footage of the pier collapse was captured on camera by a bystander as up to 80 students and debris from the broken structure were suddenly swallowed by the water. One victim was hospitalized and others suffered scrapes and bruises during the incident at the Memorial Union Terrace. It is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, on Lake Mendota.
The Madison Police Department is investigating a “brutal” attack of a female University of Wisconsin student on the 500 block of W. Wilson St. in Madison early Sunday morning, according to an MPD report.
The end section of the L-shaped dock at the Memorial Union on Lake Mendota collapsed around 2:30 p.m. Monday, sending about 60-80 students and members of the public into the water, according to the Madison Fire Department.
Amid an ongoing investigation, Madison police are knocking on doors in the area of the attack and asking anyone with footage of the area between 2 and 4 a.m. to come forward. A command center has been set up to gather information, conduct interviews and gather evidence. No arrests have been made.
The incident happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. after a portion of a metal pier just east of the stage of the popular UW-Madison venue collapsed, sending several people into Lake Mendota.
UW-Madison police reported that 14 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and six people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Buffalo.
Officers were dispatched to the area between West Wilson Street and Bedford Street at 3:18 a.m., where they found a woman with “severe signs of physical trauma,” following an apparent violent attack, Chief Shon Barnes said in a press conference Sunday.
The FBI Milwaukee Field Office on Thursday released age-progressed photographs of Leo Frederick Burt, who is wanted for his alleged participation in the 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will now see more overdose rescue boxes in buildings on campus, in the university’s effort to prevent opioid and fentanyl overdoses.
Scott C. Tolliver, 43, told U.S. District Judge William Conley he was sorry that he committed the robberies on April 15, 2022, at the McDonald’s restaurant on Regent Street and, about three hours later, at the Walgreens drug store on East Campus Drive.
A technology specialist for UW-Madison is accused of watching and downloading pornographic videos of young girls.
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student who pleaded guilty in 2018 to multiple felony charges related to a series of sexual assaults of female students has been ordered committed in Minnesota as a sexually dangerous person.
Many students avoid using Lakeshore Path at night due to safety concerns. But is the path truly as dangerous as many believe?
Aman was arrested Sunday after entering the common area of a fraternity house near the UW-Madison campus and stealing several security cameras, the Madison Police Department reported.
The suspect accused of stealing security cameras from a fraternity house apparently did not put enough thought into the fact they could be rolling at the time.
A new app from the University of Wisconsin Police Dept. promises to offer safety and a little more piece of mind – and you don’t have to be a student or staff member to use it.
The initiative is headed by an advisory council consisting of officials from Public Health Madison and Dane County, members of UW-Madison Student Services, nonprofit leaders, business owners and city officials. It combines Safer Bars training with increased surveillance, better lighting in the city-owned Buckeye parking lot and other safety measures.
According to the MPD statement, someone who lives at the fraternity house, which is in the 200 block of W. Lakelawn Place, called police about a stranger watching television in the living room. Officers arrived around 11 p.m., found the man still there, and took him into custody.
“He loves pets, he loves cuddles, he loves everything like that,” Officer Gamache said.
Charlie is the department’s first-ever therapy dog, and he’ll be working with Officer Katelyn Gamache to serve the community. They will work around campus to comfort anyone in need during a crisis, traumatic incident and other situations.
Madison Municipal Court Records show Turner was cited for OWI on the afternoon of June 26 as he drove on the beltline at South Whitney Way. Records show he was also cited for failing to have control of his vehicle and unsafe passing.
For one UW-Madison alum, the return of a chair has absolved 31 years of guilt.
Afederal judge on Thursday ordered that a former UW-Madison graduate student charged with making threats against people at the university be hospitalized for mental health treatment until he’s deemed competent enough to assist in his own defense.
Police in Madison also confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday they are working with Boston police and “reviewing old cases to see if there is any connection” to Nilo, who attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The individual realized giving back the stolen chair, even after all this time, sets a good example for their kids.
The former Wisconsin Badgers football player accused of carrying a stolen gun at a downtown block party in late April won’t face criminal charges if he completes a county-run deferred prosecution program.
Markus Allen was referred to the Deferred Prosecution Unit as a “pre-charge” referral, District Attorney Ismael Ozanne explained. Allen will not be charged if he completes a deferred agreement.
At about 2:15 p.m. Thursday, a motorist reported in a 911 call that someone in another vehicle had pointed a gun at them and their passenger in what appeared to be an act of road rage, UW police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said in a statement.
The college roommate of former UW-Madison student Matthew Nilo said the sex crime charges against Nilo are shocking. “It’s been a couple of days since I heard about it and I still feel disbelief,” the roommate told 27 News about the accusations against Nilo.
UW-Madison Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott said cases in his department were reviewed after department officials became aware of Nilo’s past student status. “They did indeed check and there are no obvious connections to any open, unsolved sexual assaults reported to us during the time frame in which he was enrolled here,” Lovicott said.
A 26-year-old man arrested earlier this year for making threats to the University of Wisconsin-Madison pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count in the case, online court records show.
“We’re honoring one of our own — we tragically and unexpectedly lost Security Officer Peter Quilling last week. If you saw him out and about, Peter was a bright spot in your day. Our thoughts are with Peter’s family, friends, and all who were privileged to know him. We’ll miss you, ’Q.’”
The UW Police Department announced that a security officer passed away unexpectedly last week. Security officer Peter Quilling was a bright spot in people’s day, the department tweeted.
Noted: Meira didn’t want to just accept it, though. The incidents drove her to get involved with Jewish organizations fighting antisemitism on campus. First at UW-Milwaukee, now at UW-Madison, she works with students and university administrators to raise awareness about Jewish issues.
It’s eerily quiet in the vacant Biotron Laboratory building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It’s been closed for two years, but various pieces of office equipment are still scattered throughout offices and what were once state-of-the-art, climate-controlled research labs sealed with thick metal doors. That silence is about to be shattered by the UW Police Department’s annual Active Killer Training.
Three members of the Blk Pwr Coalition student group at UW-Madison offer perspective on a white student using racial slurs on video and how the university is responding to calls for accountability.
Howard Schweber, political professor at the university, said legally, there’s not much action the school can take.
“This is not a matter of the university choosing not to take disciplinary action – they simply cannot, without running afoul with the First Amendment,” said Schweber.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Provost Eric Wilcots responds to outcry on campus over a viral video of a student saying racist slurs as the university continues to struggle with diversity.
UW-Madison students on Wednesday called for the expulsion of a student who posted a video to social media in which they used racial slurs. Thousands of students have since taken to the streets in Madison, Wisconsin to voice their concerns over the video and the university’s handling of it.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus erupted in protests this week over a student’s racist video. Meanwhile, the UW System is getting even more serious pressure from the state Legislature for perceived liberal bias.
Marcus Randle El, a former University of Wisconsin football player who played for the Badgers from 2004 to 2007, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the 2020 murders of two women.
A former University of Wisconsin football player was sentenced Wednesday to two consecutive life sentences for the 2020 killings of two women, although his sentence gives him a chance to eventually seek early release.
