The UW-Madison Police Department said they are investigating a string of thefts and burglaries that happened in and around UW Hospital and Clinics.
According to a release from UW-Madison Police Department, it happened on Monday around the hospital on Highland Avenue.
In an interview with 27 News, a registered sex offender admits to being at the home of former UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann on the day of her unsolved homicide.
But 49-year-old David Kahl tells 27 News he was not responsible for the 21-year coed’s 2008 death.
University of Wisconsin police are investigating a string of thefts and burglaries around UW Hospital and Clinics. Police said that, in most cases, the thief got access to valuables because of an unlocked door or vehicle. The thefts happened Monday.
UW-Madison police are looking for a man who allegedly entered vehicles near UW Hospital and Clinics on Monday to steal valuables.
Madison Police have released surveillance images of the man they believe grabbed a UW-Madison student early Monday morning as she was walking home from a library.
He’s described as being 6′, 150 pounds 18-22 years old with a dark complexion. If you have any information contact Madison Area Crime Stoppers.
Noted: The Special Community/Police Task Force was formed after the incidents in Ferguson, Missouri by the NAACP, United Way, law enforcement and Leaders of Color Collaboration. It was co-chaired by University of Wisconsin Police Chief Sue Riseling, Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church Pastor Everett Mitchell, and Urban League of Greater Madison President and CEO Ruben Anthony. The 12 task force members met 15 times and held listening sessions in the community.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to replace its required Tonight sexual assault program with a new program in 2017. Incoming students are required to take the online Tonight course, which teaches students how to spot, prevent and cope with sexual assault.
Court records show a former UW-Hospital nurse was convicted of four felony crimes after diverting drugs from patients for her own use.
A former UW Hospital nurse was convicted Thursday of stealing morphine while working at the hospital in 2013 and 2014.
The mother of former UW-Madison student and 2008 homicide victim Brittany Zimmermann tells 27 News a DNA match in Zimmermann’s case was made in 2014.
Jean Zimmermann tells 27 News she was also informed of the match by authorities in 2014, and knows the name of the person associated with the DNA, but is not divulging the name at this time.
The existence of the DNA match in the high-profile killing of the 21- year old university student in a campus-area apartment was first reported on WIBA’s The Vicki McKenna show last week.
Madison police have a “DNA match” in their investigation into the unsolved 2008 killing of college student Brittany Zimmermann, her parents said this week, but that alone does not appear to be enough to support charges in the case.
The parents of a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student are renewing their plea that anyone with information about the 2008 homicide contact police.
The family of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student who was killed in 2008 said they have a DNA match related to the homicide investigation. Kevin and Jean Zimmermann, parents of 21-year-old Brittany Zimmermann, said in a statement to News 3 Tuesday that while they have a DNA match in their daughter’s case, they will not release the name because authorities are not filing charges against him.
Brittany Zimmermann, a UW-Madison junior at the time of her death, was killed by strangulation and stabbing in the middle of the day in her Downtown apartment on April 2, 2008. She had just returned from morning classes and was followed into her apartment by someone who forced entry through an outside door.
Noted: Schuster says today, the fire department focused on making sure the affected residents were getting what they needed to “start getting their lives back.” She tells 27 News, “The UW Dean of Students’ office has kindly reached out to any students impacted to help get them temporary replacement necessities such as laptops and text books.”
She says at least 10 people were totally displaced from the fire.
A UW-Madison student described as the “primary driving force” behind a group of young male participants in a marijuana distribution ring has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
A tossed winter coat on top of a toaster in a dorm room brought firefighters to the UW-Madison campus on Wednesday, with nobody injured in the blaze.
University Health Services announced Tuesday it is seeking funding for initiatives focused on gender-based violence prevention within Greek life and the campus community as whole.
Sarah Van Orman, UHS executive director, unveiled plans at a press conference to address 12 issues a UW task force identified to curb sexual assaults. Using new and existing programs, UHS aims to improve prevention strategies, increase bystander intervention and change the culture around gender-based violence, she said.
The new efforts UHS suggested would be implemented in the fall and cost University of Wisconsin $400,000, Van Orman said. UHS requested a $45 increase to student segregated fees Monday.
In the wake of the AAU Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey that revealed one in four undergraduate females were sexually assaulted, University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have developed a plan to address the issue. UW-Madison was one of 27 campuses that participated in the survey.
UW-Madison University Health Services will spend an extra $400,000 next academic year for additional staffing and new or expanded programs aimed at reducing student-reported rates of campus sexual violence.
At a University of Wisconsin student government committee meeting Monday, University Health Services proposed a two-year plan to financially back support for expanded mental health and sexual assault services — a change that would cost students almost $45 more per semester.
The Student Services Finance Committee, a branch of Associated Students of Madison, also unanimously approved WSUM’s budget proposal of $376,599 Monday.
A former Badger turned NFL player was in court Monday for allegedly battering his girlfriend early Friday morning. Madison police said Montee Ball, 25, was at the Hampton Inn and Suites on West Johnson Street at 3:43 a.m. when he was physically violent toward his girlfriend.
Former NFL and University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball won’t face felony charges related to an incident early Friday in which police say he injured his girlfriend during an argument at a Downtown hotel.
Noted: SB 276: Allow the UW System to use parking fines and fees to help pay for campus safety. Now, that money can be used only for parking and transportation facilities and enforcing parking regulations. The measure would also bar the UW System from building new parking facilities using bonds backed by general taxes.
Former Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball on Monday was charged with two misdemeanors — battery and disorderly conduct — for his alleged actions during two incidents involving his girlfriend.
Noted: AB 808: Prevent law enforcement from issuing underage drinking tickets to sexual assault victims and those assisting them. It would also bar the University of Wisconsin System from suspending them or taking other actions against them.
Police from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are searching for a man who was last seen leaving UW Hospital & Clinics Sunday morning. Campus police spokesman Marc Lovicott says a Silver Alert has been issued for Larry Campbell, 63, of Madison.
A former Badger turned NFL player is accused of battering his girlfriend early Friday in Madison, police said. Madison police said Montee Ball, 25, was at the Hampton Inn and Suites on West Johnson Street at 3:43 a.m. when he was physically violent toward his girlfriend.
Former University of Wisconsin and NFL running back Montee Ball was arrested early Friday after a woman reported he threw her, injuring her leg.
Noted: All of the artwork was accounted for except a piece by Bohrod, a former UW-Madison artist-in-residence who died in 1992. The painting in its gold and velvet frame was missing from the security room of the residence, the complaint said.
Noted: UW Madison police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said the website’s values go against everything the department and campus stands for. He says the department was made aware of the possible meetings this week, and in response, officers were in communication with other departments around the state.
Lovicott said there is no indication a meeting like this will take place in Madison, but he said the idea of “pro rape” events is disappointing.
“The fact that there’s an organized group that promotes this, I think that’s really disappointing and really disturbing,” Lovicott said. “What we can do as a community, though, is stand up against it and make sure people realize that this type of behavior, this mentality, just won’t be tolerated here.”
Noted: Joers said she met O’Kroley in eighth grade when they rode the same bus to school in Cottage Grove. She became pregnant by O’Kroley when she was a sophomore in high school, she said, but noted she went on to graduate from UW-Madison with a double major in physics and philosophy — in May 2015, according to the university registrar’s office — “while mental illness prevented Christopher from maturing into a functional adult.”
The lead “investor” in a student-run drug business that bought marijuana in California and Colorado to sell around University of Wisconsin-Madison has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.
“Investigators cannot rule out the possibility of a pipe fitter’s hot work in the area of the origin, or an unspecified electrical fault,” said spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster.
Madison firefighters were sent to the UW-Madison campus for the second time in two days on Friday, after a burning smell was reported on the 16th floor of Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive.
The UW-Madison Police Department says a sexual assault was reported at a school residence hall. The assault reportedly happened to a student sometime between Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 at a school residence hall.
A UW-Madison student told campus security she had been sexually assaulted in a dormitory last weekend, but since she didn’t report it to local or school police, no criminal investigation is being done.
UW Police’s K9 Unit is a regular attendee at large campus events for explosive and narcotics detection. This afternoon, NBC 15’s Saira Anwer got to watch the unit show off their skills in a residence hall exercise.
Today’s drill was the first time the UWPD K9 unit trained with students present.
Fire investigators are still looking into what caused a fire at the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus Thursday afternoon.
Memorial Union was evacuated Thursday afternoon as crews worked to put out a fire in the attic, officials said.
A recent article, “UW-Madison sex assault discipline process leaves both sides crying foul,” raised questions about how the university responds to allegations of sexual violence.
A state appeals court says a man didn’t have a constitutional right to view pornography on a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire library computer.
Noted: The bill is supported by Attorney General Brad Schimel and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who said avoiding citations for victims and their supporters is already policy on campus.
“We have been telling them if you are drinking but helping a friend we will focus on the sexual assault issue and not the drinking issue,” Blank said. “But I think being able to say under the law of Wisconsin this is not just our practice but this is the law does have a certain depth of convincingness to it.”
Victims of sexual assault in Wisconsin wouldn’t get in trouble for underage drinking under a bill introduced by Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, backed by the University of Wisconsin and Attorney General Brad Schimel.
Wisconsin legislators are proposing a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims and others who report such crimes can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.
Victims of sexual assault and bystanders who call for help would not have to worry about citations or university discipline for underage drinking if a bill introduced Monday with support from UW-Madison and state law enforcement officials becomes law.
Wisconsin legislators are proposing a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims and others who report such crimes can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.
Wisconsin legislators are proposing a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims and reporters can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.
Legislation being proposed at the Capitol provides “ticket amnesty” for underage drinkers who report sexual assaults on UW campuses. With sexual assault remaining the most under reported crime, Attorney General Brad Schimel backs the legislation.
UW-Madison is among 161 college campuses across the country that are the target of federal inquiries for their handling of sex assault investigations. Under the Obama administration, the OCR put the nation’s college campuses on notice in a 2011 letter that they were responsible for investigating allegations of sexual violence and harassment and sanctioning anyone found to have done wrong. Now sex assault survivors are speaking out about that process. Five of them visited Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel in December, asking that UW procedures for investigating reports of sexual assault and disciplining students found responsible for such misconduct be made more transparent.
The national conversation on how to reduce gun violence has continued after more than 300 mass shootings in 2015, according to the Mass Shooting Tracker. In Madison, the debate has resulted in proposed legislation that would allow concealed weapons in university buildings.
The UW-Madison law professor who helped free Steven Avery after a wrongful conviction in the 1980s says “Making a Murderer,” the Netflix documentary about his 2007 homicide trial, illustrates problems in the criminal justice system that affect many cases beyond Avery’s.
More and more colleges across the country are saying no to hoverboards.
But UW Madison spokesman Marc Lovicott says the university is hovering over what to do.
“You’re allowed to possess them for now but you can’t use them here.”
The two campuses are among at least 20 other colleges and universities across the country where administrators have banned or restricted the self-balancing scooters, citing the risk of falls and warnings from consumer groups that the batteries that power hoverboards could catch fire.
Days after two shooters killed 14 people and injured 22 others in San Bernardino, Calif., Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, stood in front of 10,000 students, faculty and staff and urged them to bring guns onto campus. In his back pocket, the president said onstage, he carried a small pistol.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police have identified the California man who sent officers coconut doughnuts after he was kicked out of a football game.
Dean Strang grew up wanting to become an editorial cartoonist for a newspaper.
The department initially refused to identify L.A. resident Eyal Binshtock, as he was never arrested or cited, but provided his name in response to an open records request.
A federal complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison about its handling of a sexual assault report — one of three such complaints filed against UW-Madison in 2015 — alleges the victim was subjected to a sexually hostile environment because the university failed to respond promptly and equitably.
Federal authorities have launched another investigation into UW-Madison’s handling of a sexual violence allegation, bringing to three the number of cases on the campus now under review by the U.S. Department of Education.
