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Public meeting set on postal processing consolidation

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 9:43am

A public meeting is set as part of the U.S. Postal Service study of possible consolidation of its Madison and Milwaukee processing and distribution operations.

The Postal Service is down $16 billion this past year, and a study at the Madison Processing and Distribution Center will focus on the possible consolidation of some Madison operations to the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center.

Postal Service officials cite declining mail volumes and the large financial deficits the decline has created as the reason for the study.

The meeting is scheduled for May 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center inside Exhibition Hall B.

Through an Area Mail Processing study, the Postal Service said it's examining the Madison plant's efficiency in order to decide whether the center should consolidate.

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Renderings released for proposed State Street project

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 2:54pm

New images show what a redevelopment of the 500 block of State Street might look like.

The Mullins Group of Madison has proposed demolishing the University Inn on the 500 block of State Street and building a stair-stepping tower of shops and apartments.

The plan would use the lone surface parking lot along State Street, which some call a waste of prime real estate and a space that panhandlers used in the past.

The building would be shorter along the street but would rise in height to a 12-story tower near Gilman and Frances streets, said Brad Mullins of the development team.
The developers are planning on 250 to 300 apartment units, with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. It still needs approval from the city.

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Two men wanted in burglary near UW campus

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 6:42am

Police are searching for two men - at least one of whom was armed -- in a residential burglary Monday night.

The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Monday on N. Mills Street near the UW campus.

The residents told police one of the suspects lifted up his shirt and showed a handgun concealed in his waistband, while demanding that the victims turn over their laptop computers.

Police said the men entered the home through an unlocked door.

No one was injured, but the burglars got away.

The men are described as African-American in their 20s. One has a thin build, while the other is heavyset. Both are around 5 feet 10 inches tall.

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Motorists warned to watch for speed enforcement

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:55pm

Madison area motorists are being warned about special traffic enforcement in the city this week.

The Madison Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Safety Team, is targeting the following areas for special enforcement:

  • Speed enforcement on Tuesday at 3700 Speedway Rd.

  • Speed enforcement on Wednesday at 2800 International Ln.

  • Speed and pedestrian safety enforcement on Thursday at 1400 Williamson St.

Madison police say they rely heavily on the cooperation of the public to follow all traffic laws.

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Traffic to slow on John Nolen for training drill

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 4:48pm

Emergency responders plan to assess response skills and train in a multi-agency drill Monday afternoon, organizers said. Due to the nearly four-hour exercise taking place near the Monona Terrace and Olin Park, traffic will be affected and public access to some areas will be restricted, organizers said.

The City of Madison and Dane County Metropolitan Medical Response System plans to conduct a training operation at Monona Terrace on John Nolen Drive from noon to 3:30 p.m., according to a news release.

Madison Fire Department Spokesman Eric Dahl said the drills will mean increased emergency response vehicle traffic throughout the exercise areas. He said eastbound John Nolen Drive will be reduced to one lane in the area in front of Monona Terrace for responder safety. Public parking and the bike trail at Monona Terrace will remain open during the drills, Dahl said.

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UW's youngest students on the move

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 10:20am

The youngest students on the UW campus are on the move.

University Houses Preschool is leaving its location of the past 45 years for new digs on the west side of Madison.

The school was founded in the 1960s as a parent co-op, meaning that parents have been heavily involved with the daily operations.

But as the need for full-time childcare grows on campus, staff and supporters decided the move the preschool to the west side in order to preserve that parent-involvement model.

Staff and parents alike are happy that more families will discover the school.

"I just love this place and I'm so excited for the families that are going to get to benefit from this place," Mindy Borgstadt said. "It'll be a great time for the other families in Madison who maybe haven't known about us, and now we'll be more visible and out there and they'll get to see us and join in."

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Sheriff says missing inmate located

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 11:02pm

Authorities said a man who went missing from the county?s work release program earlier Thursday had turned himself in by Thursday evening.

A spokeswoman for the Dane County Sheriff?s Office said Carnell A. Perkins, 34, of Monona, left the Ferris Center on Rimrock Road at 10 a.m. Thursday to report for work.

Dane County Sheriff?s deputies said Carnell never showed up to his place of employment and he had not returned to the Ferris Center as of Thursday afternoon.

Sheriff?s press information officer Elise Schaffer said Perkins was declared AWOL but had been located by 11 p.m.

According to a report, Carnell is serving a nine-month probation sentence with Huber for battery causing substantial bodily harm.

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