Karen Rivedal
The Capital Times
Madison, WI, United States
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Summer text messages keep Madison graduates on track for college
The study addressed a longstanding problem with follow-through in college admissions referred to by education researchers nationally as “summer melt." → Read More
All-gender bathrooms coming to every Madison public school
Students who identify as transgender or "non-binary" may most appreciate the option, district officials said. → Read More
Madison elementary students illustrate, translate book about Ho-Chunk culture
A tribal grant printed 2,000 copies of the book, titled "The Ho-Chunk Courting Flute," to be donated to public schools and libraries in Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation. → Read More
Teachers focus on building better relationships with and between students
Helping students get ahead may require teachers and administrators to take one step back, as they focus first on breaking down walls to let learning happen. → Read More
Madison Catholic Diocese offers 'considerations' that could limit funeral rites for gay parishioners
The confidential email, sent Saturday with Morlino's backing, said rites "may be denied" if providing the services would cause unavoidable "public scandal of the faithful." → Read More
Dane County Community Court to offer restorative justice to more victims, young offenders
Begun last year in South Madison, the program started taking countywide referrals in June, including Genele Laird's forcible arrest outside East Towne Mall on June 21. → Read More
UW-Madison task force advances ideas to fight campus sexual violence
The recommendations revolve around education and prevention efforts, improved victim support and enhanced perpetrator accountability. → Read More
Identical twin sisters retiring from Dane County law enforcement together
Sun Prairie twin-sister natives Lorie Wiessinger and Julie Rortvedt joined local law enforcement 31 years ago and now are both retiring. → Read More
Women's workplace fight brings arrest for substantial battery
One woman punched the other in the face repeatedly during a dispute over what tasks were completed during a shift. → Read More
Extra patrols planned for alcohol enforcement New Year's Eve night
More deputies than usual from the Dane County Sheriff's Office will be patrolling county roads Thursday into Friday. → Read More
Baraboo man revived after heroin overdose in McDonald's restroom in Burke
The man regained consciousness after a Dane County Sheriff's deputy administered the heroin overdose antidote Narcan on Saturday. → Read More
'Leash on Life' program lets Dane County jail inmates train shelter dogs
It gives the dogs extra training in a less confined setting, while inmates get a sense of accomplishment and end up behaving better. → Read More
Madison Metro bus pulled over for handgun search
Acting on a tip, officers got other passengers off the bus before ordering two teen suspects to the floor. → Read More
Heroin peddling investigated on North Side, 3 arrested, 4th suspect at large
The six-week probe ended with a search warrant at a Vera Court apartment producing a gun, cash and drug paraphernalia. → Read More
Police stymied in mall shooter case by uncooperative victim, witnesses
Investigators said they were getting little help from the 19-year-old shooting victim, who took a bullet to the leg at East Towne Mall. → Read More
Suspect arrested in recent Madison-area armed robbery spree
Madison police investigators believe they have arrested the person responsible for nine completed or attempted armed robberies at area businesses since Sunday. → Read More
Noble Wray to lead national policing practices reform program
Wray, who retired as Madison police chief in September 2013, will lead the Policing Practices and Accountability Initiative in the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). → Read More
Madison woman reports assault near bike path Downtown
A police report said a man she didn't know touched her buttocks and followed her, asking if she wanted to have sex with him. → Read More
$10K reward offered for tips leading to different killer in Sarah Gonstead murder
Penny Brummer was convicted of Gonstead's 1994 murder, but a group including Brummer's mother believes someone else did it. → Read More
Armed robber in town of Vienna gets away with cash
The man was estimated to be over 6 feet tall and was dressed in black and wearing a black ski mask. → Read More