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Madison's Common Council during a nearly 10-hour meeting Tuesday night unanimously approved plans to build a new men's homeless shelter on the city's east side.

MADISON, Wis. — The city of Madison’s longstanding plans to build a permanent men’s homeless shelter in Madison got an additional boost on Tuesday, with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-02) announcing he had obtained an earmark for another $2 million in federal funds in the recently passed government funding bill. The city announced it had picked a third and hopefully-final location...

The city of Madison's longstanding plans to build a permanent men's homeless shelter in Madison got an additional boost on Tuesday, with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-02) announcing he had obtained an earmark for another $2 million in federal funds in the recently passed government funding bill. 

Two Madison alders, including council president Syed Abbas, accused the mayor of cutting them out of the process and press conference for finalizing the location for the men's permanent homeless shelter, announced earlier Wednesday morning.

MADISON, Wis. — Two Madison alders, including council president Syed Abbas, accused the mayor of cutting them out of the process and press conference for finalizing the location for a men’s permanent homeless shelter, announced earlier Wednesday morning. The new location announcement on Wednesday marks the third location the city has announced for the shelter in the past year, with...

Madison alders continue to share their concerns about a lack of communication from the mayor's office -- but say they won't stand in the way of a new homeless shelter project.

MADISON, Wis. — A day after Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced a new location for a proposed men’s homeless shelter and the president of the city’s Common Council complained about allegedly being cut out of the process, alders continue to share their concerns about a lack of communication from the mayor’s office — but say they won’t stand in the...

MFD investigating attic fire in abandoned east side building MADISON (WKOW) -- The Madison Fire Department extinguished an attic fire in an abandoned business on the far east side Friday, opening an investigation into the cause. According to MFD Public Information Officer Cynthia Schuster, the department received multiple 911 calls about a fire on the 1900 block of Bartillon Drive, in the former site of Callahans Sports Pub. Schuster said firefighters could see smoke...