2019 Spring Primary

The ballot for the February Spring Primary contains offices for Alder District #4, Seat 8 as well as Madison School Board representatives.  If you live in District #1, there is nothing on the ballot for you in February.

Ice Rinks Now Open at McKee Farms Park & Huegel-Jamestown Park

The city's ice rinks at McKee Farms Park & Huegel-Jamestown Park are now open.

Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher Completes International Professional Designation Process

Chief Joe Pulvermacher has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of Chief Fire Officer (CFO). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on December 11, 2018 to confer the designation. Chief Pulvermacher b...

City Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Fitchburg by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Cert...

2019 Operating Budget & 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan

The 2019 Operating Budget and the 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan documents have been updated and the final versions are available on the website. Access the Operating Budget here.   Access 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan here.

Cannonball Bike Path - 2019 Vegetation Management Project

American Transmission Company and its vegetation management contractor will be removing incompatible and invasive species in the right-of-way along the Cannonball Path beginning in early January and continuing through  mid-February.

To ensure the ...

2019 Local Spring Election Candidate Listing

The 2019 Spring Election Candidate listing is now available.  This information will be updated as new information is added.

Cafeteria Recycling/Waste Reduction Program at Aldo Leopold Elementary Making an Impact

Students, faculty, custodial staff and parent volunteers at Aldo Leopold Elementary School, Madison’s largest elementary school, have built a sustainable Cafeteria Recycling/Waste Reduction Program that is netting big gains.  In the fir...

Prevent Package Theft

You scoured the internet for holiday deals and now you're waiting for the gifts to show up at your door...

Unbeknownst to you, pirates are on the prowl. Not the buccaneers of yore, but porch pirates, waiting to plunder the packages from your porch.

Porch pi...

Alternate Side Parking Restrictions Begin November 15

From November 15 to March 15, alternate side parking parking restrictions are in effect. These restrictions are in effect seven days a week regardless of the weather. The alternate side parking ordinance states: No person in the City of Fitchburg shall pa...

Property Crime Prevention

Property crimes are the most prevalent, as well the most preventable, crimes we respond to. 

•If a door has a lock, use it. This includes the door from your garage to your residence. Keep exterior doors locked even when you are home.

&...

Suspect Arrested in Speedway Armed Robbery

Subject: Suspect Arrested in Speedway Armed Robbery

Incident #: 19-178

Incident Date: 1/4/19

Date of Media Release: 1/5/19

By: Sergeant Edward Hartwick

Arrested: Anthony A. Post, 34, of Madison

Charge(s): Armed robbery and resisting an officer...

Fitchburg Police Arrest Driver for 8th Offense OWI

On January 1^st, 2019, at approximately 1:04 a.m., paramedics with Fitch-Rona EMS observed an unconscious driver in his car on the side of the road in the 2900 block of Marketplace Drive. The paramedics were unable to wake the driver from outside the car a...

Fitchburg Police Investigate Shots Fired

On January 1^st, 2019, at approximately 12:07 a.m., Officers from the Fitchburg Police Department were sent to the 5400 block of Williamsburg Way for a report of several gunshots heard in the area. When the officers arrived on scene, several shell casings ...

Fitchburg Police Department Investigate Armed Robbery at Liquor Town on Williamsburg Way

On December 28, 2018 at approximately 5 pm, officers from the Fitchburg Police Department were called to Liquor Town, at 5276 Williamsburg Way, for an armed robbery. The investigation revealed a black male, approximately 170 pounds and 5&rsq...

Intoxicated Driver Almost Strikes Fitchburg Police Officer

On December 24, 2018, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Fitchburg Police Officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Index Road for a report of an intoxicated female pounding on doors and windows of an apartment building.

As an officer arrived on scene, he ob...

Suspect Arrested in Series of Package Thefts

Subject: Suspect Arrested in Series of Thefts

Incident #: 18-16390

Incident Date: 12/5/18

Date of Media Release: 12/6/18

By: Sergeant Edward Hartwick

Arrested: Tremaine R. Williams, 34 of Madison

Details:

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, officers from th...

Intoxicated Driver Hits Squad Car, Injures Two

On November 20, 2018, at approximately 9:14 p.m., a Fitchburg Police Officer was assisting with a disabled vehicle on S. Fish Hatchery Road near Brendan Avenue.

The officer was parked behind the disabled vehicle in a lane of travel with its emergency light...

Fitchburg Police Arrest 3 in Stolen Vehicle Crash

On November 17, 2018, at approximately 11:32 p.m., a Fitchburg Police Officer observed a stolen vehicle driving in the Allied Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood near Jenewein Road. After attempting to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle immediately fled ...

Burglary 18-15549

On November 16, 2018, at approximately 3:21 a.m., Fitchburg Police responded to the Capitol Petro gas station located at 2770 S. Syene Rd. for a burglar alarm.  Upon arrival it was discovered forced entry was made to the business and the suspects...

South Fish Hatchery Road Crash & OWI Arrest

INCIDENT DETAILS

On Friday, November 9, around 1:20 p.m., a motorist reported a vehicle driving erratically in the City of Fitchburg, on County Highway M, near South Fish Hatchery Road (CTH D). A short time later, the caller reported the vehicle had struck...

Shot Fired Incident on Index Road

INCIDENT DETAILS:

On Friday, November 9, at 11:15 a.m., Fitchburg police officers responded to the 2900 block of Index Road for a report of a single gun shot fired. Witnesses reported three black males had been arguing near the street and one of the males ...

Fitchburg Police Investigate Robbery

On October 22, 2018 at 11:02pm, officers from the Fitchburg Police Department were called to Stop-N-Go, at 2932 Fish Hatchery Rd, for a robbery. The investigation revealed a black male, about 5’2”-5’5” tall, wearing...

Fitchburg Police Investigate Armed Robbery

​​​​On October 21, 2018 at approximately 12:15pm, officers from the Fitchburg Police Department were called to Liquor Town, at 5276 Williamsburg Way, for an armed robbery. The investigation revealed a black male, approximately 200 pounds and 5’9...Read on...

Fitchburg Police Arrest 4 Suspects in Stolen Vehicle

On Tuesday, September 25^th, 2018 at 12:55am, a Fitchburg Police Officer observed a suspicious vehicle in the 5800 block of Dawley Drive. The officer observed the vehicle parked in the street and saw a male walking back towards the car from the lawn of one...

Armed Robbery in Fitchburg

On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at about 4:29 a.m., Fitchburg officers responded to the parking lot of 3309 Leopold Way for a report of an armed robbery.

The victim was retrieving items from their car in the parking lot when they were approached by two men who...

Fitchburg Police Investigate Armed Robbery

On March 15, 2018 at 6:26 am, Fitchburg Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery that had occurred at the KwikTrip gas station at 5280 Williamsburg Way.

The suspect entered the store and pointed a handgun at the two cashiers and demanded the mone...