Thursday, Dec. 3
The UW-Madison School of Music gets a $25 million gift from the Mead Witter Foundation, which will help fund the new performance center scheduled for construction at the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue in late 2016.
Sauk Prairie police officer Matthew Alt appears in court, facing felony charges for stealing prescription medication from the department’s drug disposal box, the Baraboo News Republic reports. Investigators found nearly 500 pills in the officer’s home.
Friday, Dec. 4
Ray Peterson, a 90-year-old Madison landlord known for substandard rentals, is selling all his properties after a Dane County judge declared 45 of his 48 properties constituted a public nuisance and gave 30 days to bring them up to code. Looking for a fixer-upper? Several houses are already listed.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Law enforcement officials raid Lincoln Hill School for Boys, in Irma, the state’s prison for juvenile offenders, as part of an investigation into allegations of mistreatment of minors by staff and attempts to cover it up, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Sunday, Dec. 6
Are text messages subject to open records laws? Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t seem to think so. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that his administration has at least twice denied records requests for text messages, claiming that the records are “transitory.”
Monday, Dec. 7
Forty-five former Department of Natural Resources employees, including George Mayer, the agency’s former secretary, write a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency voicing concerns that the agency under the Walker administration has become “more interested in pleasing business interests than protecting the environment,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
