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Christine Knapp has served with the City of Cedar Rapids Water Division for the past nine years, the last five as Plant Manager. 

The City of Madison Clerk's Office has begun mailing absentee ballots for the August 11, 2026 election.

The City of Madison Common Council voted to adopt the Southwest and Southeast Area Plans during its meeting on Tuesday, June 23.

Multiple streets around the Capitol Square will close on Wednesday, June 24 for the start of the annual Concerts on the Square event series.  If Concerts are cancelled due to rain, the rain date is the following day (Thursday). The core…

Major construction activity is underway at the Capitol Square North Parking Garage, located at 218 E. Mifflin Street, as part of the City's 2026 parking facility improvement program.Work began this week and includes the demolition and replacement of…

The City of Madison is looking to rezone several single- and two-family Planned Development (PD) zones across the city into conventional residential zoning districts.

Due to the Juneteenth holiday, buses will follow Saturday schedules on Friday, June 19.

Multiple streets will be closed on Saturday, June 20th for the annual Juneteenth Parade.

Yesterday, the greater Madison area received new information regarding the death of Richard Lee Johnson. I intentionally did not respond immediately.

Statement from Madison Police Department Chief John Patterson

********FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE******** DATE: Monday June 15, 2026TIME: 12:00 pm  Location: STEPS of City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI 53705 

There will be no recycling, trash, brush, or large item collections performed by the City of Madison Streets Division on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The Streets Division drop-off sites and offices will also…

If you have tree debris from this week's storms, please stack it on the terrace for collection.

Update as of June 12:Midvale Boulevard resurfacing will now begin on July 6th due to supply issues.  More information to follow closer to start of construction.Please refer to the Midvale Resurfacing project website for additional information…

10:30am 6/11/26 Update: Goodman Pool will NOT open Thursday, June 11 for guest. Staff will be onsite today 12-5:45pm to assist with completing the Pool Waiver and taking photos.

The City of Madison released the 2023-2024 Vision Zero Madison Progress Report, providing an update on the community's efforts to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Madison streets while creating safer travel for all road users.

MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Police Department is proud to celebrate the newest member of the mounted patrol unit.Buckets was honored during a private badge ceremony earlier this month alongside the students of Blessed Sacrament School.

Alder Badri Lankella will continue his series of virtual learning sessions on Wednesday, June 17, from 12 PM to 1 PM. He will be joined by Aeiramique Glass, the Interim Independent Police Monitor. During this session, Glass will provide a brief…

The National Weather Service is forecasting multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms from early Wednesday morning through Thursday evening.

Multiple streets will be closed on Saturday, June 13th for the annual Safety Saturday event happening adjacent the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Closure begins at 7:15am with the streets reopening by 2:00pm after the event…