Wednesday, April 13
After three and a half months, 59 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, state health officials still don’t know what’s causing the outbreak of Elizabethkingia infections, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. They’ve ruled out the water supply as a source, but “every other hypothesis remains open.”
Thursday, April 14
UW-Madison police disrupt class to arrest 21-year-old Denzel McDonald, a student suspected in numerous instances of anti-racist graffiti on campus over the last six months. The arrest drew widespread outrage from faculty, staff and students.
Monday, April 18
Is an excess of bars and restaurants choking out downtown retail? Mayor Paul Soglin thinks so. He briefs the city’s Plan Commission on his proposal for a moratorium on new liquor licenses around the Capitol Square and on State Street.
Tuesday, April 19
Controversy over a weekly “Jesus Lunch” held in a park next to Middleton High School culminates in hundreds of students demonstrating for and against the faith-based meal, which has been organized by a group of parents since 2014. Middleton school district administrators called for an end to the gathering last week after parents and students voiced concerns about religious activity.
In an early-morning shooting at Martin O’Grady’s Irish Pub on Mineral Point Road, 30-year-old Martez Moore of Madison is killed. Police are working to identify a suspect. It’s the city’s third homicide of 2016.
A $170 million plan to develop Judge Doyle Square gets approval from the Madison Common Council. Now the city has 62 days to negotiate a preliminary deal with Chicago-based developer Beitler Real Estate Services.
Members of the Madison Common Council elect Ald. Mike Verveer as president and Ald. Marsha Rummel as president pro tem. The contest for president was hotly contested, taking 15 ballots for Verveer to win.
