Authorities Close Downtown Streets Due To Suspicious Package

The area around Orchard Street and Capitol Court in downtown Madison was closed to the public Tuesday as authorities investigated a suspicious package. A University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department security officer found the suspicious package at about 11:45 a.m. between the Islamic Center of Madison and the Wisconsin Primate Center at 1223 Capitol Court. Additional resources we called in to check the item, including the UWPD explosive detection K-9s.