Chris Rickert

5 days ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

Jenny Rado never did get her bed from bed retailer Casper Sleep, but hopefully she's sleeping a bit easier now knowing that she shouldn't have to keep paying for it. Almost three years to the day after she ordered the queen mattress and frame with in-home delivery and setup, Rado emailed SOS to say that she'd spent a good deal of her time since then haggling with Casper and its financing partner, Affirm, because she was still paying on the bed that never reached her apartment.

1 week ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

The Madison School Board is expected to approve a preliminary, 2025-26 budget for the 25,000-student Madison School District on June 23. Here's what you need to know:How much is it? The district intends to spend about $564.4 million in the coming school year on operations, on revenues of about $557.1 million. Spending will be about 3.4% more than it was in the 2024-25 school year, while revenues are expected to be about 5.83% more.

1 week ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

A 34-year-old Madison man was charged with felony neglect Wednesday after allegedly failing to secure a gun that a 6-year-old boy he was caring for used to shoot himself in the eye. Zeyheari K. Powell faces one count of neglecting a child in which the consequence is great bodily harm after the incident Monday morning in an apartment on Madison's Far East Side.

1 week ago | news-journal.com | Chris Rickert

A Dane County judge has been suspended for seven days without pay for violations of the state code of judicial conduct dating back to 2019 and 2021, when she got into an argument with one defendant and set out to arrest another who failed to show up for a hearing.

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Chris Rickert

Origin: May 3-27, 1969 The first Mifflin Street party in May 1969 turned into a protest by UW-Madison students who were denied permission to hold an anti-war "street dance."Police responded to a noise complaint and three days of rioting ensued. Seventy people were injured and 100 were arrested, including then-Ald. Paul Soglin. A few weeks later, on May 25, 1969, a block party was held after the city issued a "parade permit" for the 500 block of Mifflin Street.