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Last updated September 7, 12:40 pm
Monday, September 7, 2026
City of Madison
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 7, 2026 – Alder Bill Tishler
- At last, the Imagination Center is opening – Isthmus
- Reflecting on Willy Street – Red Madison
- Community Connections Week of September 7th 2026 – Alder Carmella Glenn
- OPINION: We asked for change peacefully. The city answered with force. – Madison365
Dane County
- Dane County seeking public input on ‘difficult’ 2027 budget – State Journal
- Monona may buy Monona Grove School District building – State Journal
Education
- none yet
Spring Elections
- none yet
Sunday, September 6, 2026
City of Madison
- News, Events, Local News & Upcoming Meetings – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Go Solar with MadiSUN – A City Partnership – Alder Yannette Figureoa Cole
- Another JND Detour, Cheap BFF Tickets Today, Research Park Paths – Madison Bikes
- 113 Ely Place appeal this Tuesday; Water main flushing this week; Lucia Crest Park trees to be removed; Events & Announcements – Alder Regina Vidaver
- City Meetings and Updates Week of September 7th – Alder Derek Field
- Update 9/6/26: Street Construction Project on Parman Terrace – Alder Bill Tishler
- Week of September 7, 2026 – Alder Badri Lankella
Education
Saturday, September 5, 2026
City of Madison
- From Theory to Practice: Transportation, Safety, and the Future of Odana Road in District 11 – Alder Bill Tishler
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 7, 2026 – Alder John Guequierre
Dane County
- Water Main Repair on Johnson Street On Sept. 5 – City of McFarland
Education
- UW-Madison officer reprimanded for student interactions – State Journal
Friday, September 4, 2026
City of Madison
- New $27 million men’s shelter opens on Madison’s east side – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison streets to close for IRONMAN Wisconsin races Sept. 12-13 – WKOW Channel 27
- Several streets closing for IRONMAN events next weekend – Channel3000.com
- Register to join Alder Madison on Zoom for district 17 related updates – Alder Sabrina Madison
- City aid advances for Willy Street businesses, not police oversight – Cap Times
Dane County
- Lisa Lane closing at Parmenter Street in Middleton next week – Channel3000.com
- Windsor to field applications for village board vacancy – Sun Prairie Star
- Sun Prairie approves data center moratorium – State Journal
- Refuse and Recycling Delay due to Labor Day Holiday – City of Fitchburg
Education
- Edgewood High School adds wearable emergency alert badges – WMTV Channel 15
- Verona Area School District teacher arrested, placed on leave following alleged inappropriate conduct – WMTV Channel 15
Spring Elections
- “Truth and reconciliation.” Brian Benford launches Mayoral campaign focused on racial justice – Madison365
Other
Thursday, September 3, 2026
City of Madison
- Road closures ahead of Taste of Madison – WMTV Channel 15
- Multiple streets closing for annual Taste of Madison event – Channel3000.com
- Family of Corey Ruiz, Ben Crump push for body cameras – Channel3000.com
- Taste of Madison brings downtown street closures Labor Day weekend – WKOW Channel 27
- Corey Ruiz family calls for body camera mandate in Wisconsin – Cap Times
- West Mifflin apartment building opens with tribute to historic house it replaced – State Journal
- Ben Crump, Corey Ruiz family push Madison for police body camera policy – WMTV Channel 15
- State gets final OK to sell 2 downtown Madison office buildings – WisPolitics
- A new kind of men’s homeless shelter in Madison – Isthmus
- Madison Fire Department welcomes 10th ambulance to fleet – WKOW Channel 27
- 10th ambulance goes into service in Madison – State Journal
- Madison ranked 12th happiest major US city – Daily Cardinal
Dane County
- Dane County homelessness reaches highest level since 2009 – WKOW Channel 27
- Two serious crashes put new focus on Beltline safety in Monona – Channel3000.com
- Loneliness & Isolation – City of Middleton
- Temporary Road Closures – City of Fitchburg
- Hydrant Flushing – Sep 28 – City of Middleton
- Reduced Metro Transit Service on Labor Day – City of Fitchburg
- Recycling Pickup Missed for Some Homes on Sept. 2 – City of McFarland
- Sun Prairie approves one-year data center moratorium – Sun Prairie Star
Education
- Records: UW-Madison professor engaged in sex with students, exploited ‘power imbalance’ – State Journal
- UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor – Cap Times
- Madison school district, MSCR unveiling remodeled cabins at Madison School Forest – Channel3000.com
- Tips don’t go directly to UW-Madison’s food servers. What happens to the money? – WisPolitics
- Madison schools add ‘safety and security’ staff – Isthmus
- MMSD Board approves three Madison school name changes – Daily Cardinal
- Board of Regents approve Mosse Humanities building demolition – Daily Carcinal
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
City of Madison
- Realta Fusion, MGE look to build nuclear fusion power plant in Wisconsin – State Journal
- Realta, MGE explore building a nuclear fusion power plant in Wisconsin – Cap Times
- City of Madison Common Council set to review financial relief for Williamson “Willy” St. businesses following the fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz – Badger Herald
- Madison leaders back downsized Willy Street relief fund – WORT 89.9 FM
- Madison Public Market announces official grand opening date – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison Public Market announces grand opening date – Channel3000.com
- Madison Public Market sets official grand opening date – State Journal
- Proposed exterior upgrades to Edgewater hotel head to City Council – State Journal
- 8 updates to check out from Common Council President Sabrina Madison – Alder Sabrina Madison
- Committee picks nominee for vacant District 1 seat on Madison City Council – State Journal
- Stoughton Rd. Redesign Public Information Meeting hosted by Alder Field & Alder O’Brien – Alder Sean O’Brien
- Sale of 2 state-owned Downtown Madison buildings gets final approval – State Journal
- Madison men’s shelter opens amidst capacity concerns – Channel3000.com
- Realta Fusion, MGE look to build fusion energy power plant in Wisconsin – Channel3000.com
- Far West Side farmland eyed for numerous residential buildings, retail space – State Journal
Dane County
- Mount Horeb recreation complex moves forward as board weighs how village will pay its share – WMTV Channel 15
- Dane Co. law enforcement increasing enforcement in, around school zones – Channel3000.com
- Dane County Waste & Renewables director announces departure – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- County public budget hearings begin Sept. 9 – Verona Press
- Labor Day Trash & Recycling Schedule Changes – City of McFarland
- City to hire more firefighters; finalize collective bargaining – Fitchburg Star
- Traffic planning nears completion for DeForest Buc-ee’s – Sun Prairie Star
- Belleville receives $1.7 million for highway pedestrian underpass – Channel3000.com
- Henry Vilas Zoo aviary closed as motmots welcome baby – Channel3000.com
Education
- Cambridge High School ranked 19th in state by U.S. News & World Report – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- Cambridge School District voters approve preliminary tax levy, short-term borrowing at annual meeting – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- First day of classes at UW-Madison full of motion – State Journal
- Welcome to a new semester of possibility at UW-Madison – State Journal
Other
- SSM Health Dean nurses set union election dates – Channel3000.com
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
City of Madison
- In the 608: Madison area public schools return to the classroom Tuesday and Wednesday – Channel3000.com
- Corey Ruiz’s family should guide police legislation, Stubbs says – Cap Times
- City of Madison celebrates CARES turning five – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison Finance Committee rejects request to transfer $28k to OIM – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison CARES marks fifth anniversary – Channel3000.com
- 9,000 people helped in 5 years, Madison’s CARES program now faces potential budget cuts – WKOW Channel 27
- Financial relief for Williamson Street businesses hangs in balance – Channel3000.com
- Madison can’t track the outcome of some parking tickets, audit says – Cap Times
- Willy Street business relief fund advances, but for much less than first sought – State Journal
- Bicycle Film Festival is Back On October 1st – Madison Bikes
Dane County
- Cottage Grove board addresses ‘brown water’ complaints – Herald Independent and McFarland Thistle
- Register Today! (Smart Trips Challenge) – City of Middleton
- “Who’s going to pay for it?” Village of Cottage Grove seeks third-party study of discolored water – WKOW Channel 27
- 7-foot sculpture carved from fallen ash tree installed at Verona park – WKOW Channel 27
- $17M road project stands between DeForest and future Buc-ee’s – WMTV Channel 15
- Verona installs Tai Chi-inspired sculpture at Century School Park – Channel3000.com
- September Issue (Good Neighbor News) – City of Middleton
- Public Health searching for dog that bit person near downtown Madison intersection – WKOW Channel 27
- Public Health seeks info on loose dog that bit person on Yellowstone Drive – WKOW Channel 27
- Fitchburg Awarded $758,034 for Traceway and Leopold Path Project – City of Fitchburg
- Construction begins next week on Middleton’s Century and Branch project – Channel3000.com
- Labor Day Reminders – City of Verona
Education
- Edgewood University welcomes largest class of first-year students in 10 years – WMTV Channel 15
- Convocation 2026: Heeding advice, finding community and having a beginner’s mind – State Journal
- State superintendent joins Monona Grove School District to mark start of new school year – WKOW Channel 27
- Bigger enrollment decline expected as Sun Prairie School Board approves proposed ’26-’27 budget – Sun Prairie Star
- Cross Plains principal back at work after near-death experience – WMTV Channel 15
- MMSD students head back to school for 2026-2027 school year – WKOW Channel 27
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