Friday, Oct. 21
Alec Cook, a 20-year-old UW-Madison student who was arrested Oct. 18 for sexual assault, is re-arrested after two more women come forward to report separate incidences of sexual assault. Cook has been suspended from the university.
Developer Livesey Co. submits a proposal for a major mixed-use development on the city’s west side, which would bring as many as 17 new buildings to a large corner near West Towne Mall.
Monday, Oct. 24
The Madison School Board approves its $380 million operating budget for the 2016-17 school year, and with it, a decrease in taxes. The owner of an average-priced home will pay $53 less next year.
Tuesday, Oct. 25
A city clerk in Green Bay refused to open an early voting location at UW-Green Bay because “students lean more toward the Democrats,” The Nation reports. The clerk is an appointee of conservative Mayor Jim Schmitt.
Chelsea Clinton stops in Madison to campaign for her mom, encouraging early voting and making an appeal to millennials and swing voters. Hillary Clinton has a seven-point lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin and hasn’t made an appearance here since September — a sign she’s expecting to win the state.
“Dozens” of women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Alec Cook, court records released to the media show. Police searched his North Henry Street apartment and found a notebook containing a list of women’s names and detailing his “grooming and stalking” techniques. “Disturbingly enough there were statements of ‘kill’ and statements of ‘sexual’ desires,” the affidavit states. Cook is facing more than 30 charges.
