For decades, the federal government has poured resources into tightening control at the U.S. Mexico border. Putting an end to illegal drug smuggling continues to be a main talking point for border control advocates. But drug smuggling over land from central and South America isn’t the only way narcotics like heroin get into the U.S. […]
Heartland Donation Goes To MMSD Homeless Student Program
As the school year gets under way, some students are more prepared to learn than others. MMSD’s Transition Education Program works to make sure kids with the least resources at home feel comfortable and ready at school. The program specifically helps students who are homeless get the supplies they need for school. Not just pens […]
Community Bonds to Fund Olbrich Botanical Gardens Expansion
A new startup is bringing back a funding model the city of Madison hasn’t used for around four decades: community bonds. The minimum five hundred dollar bonds will go toward funding an expansion project at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The city will hold two interest meeting for anyone looking for more information about the bonds: One […]
Heroin Overdose Deaths Up 120 Percent in Madison
Heroin deaths are on the rise in Dane County. In the city of Madison, more people are dying from heroin than ever before. Law enforcement says last month was particularly bad. The opioid epidemic rages on. 33 people have died from heroin overdoses in Madison so far this year. That’s more than twice as many […]
Madison In The Sixties: September – New UW Chancellor and an ROTC Fu...
Fifty years ago this month, the University of Wisconsin had a new chancellor and an old issue. It also had a funeral. Madison, September 1968. The University of Wisconsin opens a new academic year under its third Chancellor in four years – H. Edwin Young, recommended by President Fred Harvey Harrington and unanimously confirmed by […]
Local Activist Raises Money to Help Black Women Avoid Eviction
Eviction and the fear of eviction affect thousands of Dane County residents every year. Certain populations, like black women with children, are especially vulnerable. One community activist is using a crowdfunding campaign to help Madisonians stay in their homes. Brandi Grayson has raised $15,000 over the past year to help black women avoid eviction or […]