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MADISON, Wis. — A spokesperson with the Madison Police Department says officers with the department have determined that a gun seized from a La Follette student’s backpack on Monday was an airsoft gun and not a real gun, counter to what authorities had initially reported. MPD officers were first called to the high school just after 9 a.m. Monday after...

Madison police say a 16-year-old has been arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to La Follette High School Monday morning.

MADISON, Wis. — Four children allegedly went into a south Madison elementary school over the weekend and damaged a classroom, according to the city’s police department. In a news release, police said the kids — who are between the ages of 5 and 11 — went into Lincoln Elementary School on Sequoia Trail around 12:45 p.m. Sunday. When officers got...

A spokesperson with the Madison Police Department says officers with the department have determined that a gun seized from a La Follette student's backpack on Monday was an airsoft gun and not a real gun, counter to what authorities had initially reported.

Four children allegedly went into a south Madison elementary school over the weekend and damaged a classroom, according to the city's police department.

Madison police say a 16-year-old has been arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to La Follette High School Monday morning.

One teacher.  Four Students.  That's a ratio you just don't see in public education.  It's a microschool concept that the Madison Metropolitan School District is hoping makes a big impact on its 27,000 students and 52 schools.

Students and teachers in schools without air conditioning are again dealing with warm classrooms Thursday as temperatures hit new records in Madison.

With classroom temperatures reaching as high as 88 degrees Wednesday, staff members at Franklin Elementary are finding it hard to teach in the heat and they're asking district officials to bring in air conditioning.

Students will continue to be required to wear masks in Madison school district buildings, according to the latest guidance from Madison Metropolitan School District officials.