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Pedestrians report near misses

The growing number of people outside because of warmer weather is leading to an increase in reports of vehicles nearly striking pedestrians in Madison.

Madison?s Traffic Engineering and Parking Department said some of the near misses have occurred on neighborhood business streets, like Monroe Street and Williamson Street.

Motorists are asked to be careful when traffic slows or stops and to figure out why the traffic slowed or stopped before passing. City officials said many pedestrian crashes occur when a pedestrian steps out from in front of a stopped vehicle as another driver is trying to pass.

Pedestrians are also asked to walk defensively and not to assume that motorists are watching them.

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LaFollette wins City Track Meet

It was a picture perfect night at the City Track meet at Lussier Stadium in Madison.

In the girls 400 meter dash Madison West's Gabriella Gaus holds off a late charge from Edgewood's Kayla Sampson winning in 1:02.6

In the boys 400 meter dash Madison LaFollette's Daniel Freiberg wins in 49.49 seconds.

LaFollette's boys and girls sweep the team titles. It's the 12th title in the last 15 years for the boys and the eighth in the last 10 years for the girls.

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Poe reward money still up for grabs

The fugitive arrested in Madison after an eight-hour manhunt Thursday waived his right to an extradition hearing Tuesday.

Paris Poe, wanted by the FBI in connection with a federal homicide investigation, remains in the Dane County Jail until he is moved to Chicago. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said there is no date set for that move.

Meanwhile, the FBI has yet to decide who ? if anyone ? will receive the $20,000 reward offered for information leading to Poe?s arrest.

Joan Hyde with the FBI in Chicago told News 3 the agency doesn?t identify anyone who gets paid for their tips, and the process of deciding how to distribute reward money can take any amount of time.

?They should announce that the reward has been given so that no one who possibly called in is thinking that they're eligible for a reward,? Teri, who called in a tip Thursday, said.

Girl reports being touched by stranger at grocery store

A 10-year-old Pardeeville girl told Madison police she was touched by a stranger while she and her mother were shopping at an east-side grocery store on Friday afternoon.

The girl said she was following behind her mother at a short distance as they shopped at Hy-Vee at 3801 E. Washington Ave., when she felt the man's fingers on her clothing and then a tug. She said she yelled for her mom.

The mother told police she confronted the man and he quickly left the store.

The man is described as black, with a lighter complexion, in his 50s, 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. He was wearing a dark winter stocking cap, blue jeans, dark boots and a letterman-style jacket with a red or maroon body and black sleeves. There was black lettering on the front of the coat.

Portion of Beltline to create delays through Sept.

Commuters can expect delays during peak hours due to maintenance on a major highway in Madison.

Starting Monday until September, lanes will be narrowed on part of the Beltline Highway between Monona Drive and South Towne Drive. State transportation officials said crews will repair expansion joints on bridges spanning the Yahara River.

Three lanes of traffic in each direction will remain open from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. They will be closed overnight.

Several ramps on the highway will also be closed during the construction. Officials said commuters should use Broadway as alternate route.

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Mother’s Day live show to feature local writers

‘Listen to Your Mother’ founded by Madison blogger, humorist  

A Mother’s Day-themed production will feature local writers discussing the "real experience" of motherhood in their own words.

Fourteen local women will take the stage at the Barrymore Theatre Sunday for a performance the "Listen to Your Mother" group calls "giving Mother’s Day a microphone."

Listen to Your Mother is a live show with Madison-area writers reading their words founded by Ann Imig, a Madison blogger who describes herself online as a "stay-at-home humorist."

Tickets are $15 with a portion of proceeds supporting the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Madison-based non-profit organization working against domestic violence.

UW students launch discrimination exhibit

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are taking a closer look at their campus climate through the "Silenced Stories" exhibit.

The exhibit will highlight stories of harassment and discrimination that students have experienced on the university’s campus through artwork and other forms. The stories, taking place in classes, during sports games and in university housing, will focus on race, sex, gender and other discriminations.

"Silenced Stories" will open May 9 at 5:30 in the School of Social Work, with refreshments available, according to a statement.

The Disability and Advocacy in Multicultural Settings Field Unit launched the exhibit to raise awareness for discrimination on campus, the statement said.