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Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes is leaving the department after being selected to lead the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Mayor’s Office announced. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said Barnes was chosen after a nationwide search. Chief Barnes has been with the Madison Police Department since 2021. Communities nationwide heard from Barnes this week after a 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, in Madison, killing two people and wounding several others. “Earlier this week, under tragic circumstances, the nation received its introduction to Chief Shon Barnes,” said Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. “We all saw firsthand what our team...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police did not plan any public updates Wednesday on the extremely rare religious school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, a day after the city’s mayor chastised reporters and urged them to leave victims alone. Police have been tight-lipped about why a 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian Christian School shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday, before shooting herself. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday. Tension over police not releasing additional information spilled over into a news conference on...

According to an Elections Commission complaint filed March 17, 2022, in the State of Wisconsin, the mayor and city clerk of Madison, Wisconsin, were involved in election bribery. Thomas More Society attorneys acted on behalf of a Madison, Wisconsin, voter in filing an election bribery complaint against Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl on behalf of the citizen alleging that they accepted private funds from the Center for Tech and Civic Life in exchange for in-person and absentee voting services. The complaint comes following legislation passed by 16 states that prohibit or regulates the acceptance and use...

Legal experts say this could lead to longer time in custody MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - It could be a while before the 28-year-old man arrested Tuesday after he walked into a restaurant along Capitol Square with a bullhorn and bat is let out of jail. The arrest spurred violent protests, with activists demanding he be released. On Wednesday, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway called for a quick resolve his appearance before a judge be expedited. NBC15 learned from court documents and law enforcement the man was on probation from a prior conviction when he was arrested, which could extend the time...

In the immediate aftermath of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ending Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order, petty tyrants [local governments] around the state began issuing their own measures. Here is an updating roundup of counties and cities that have announced their own measures, or will be continuing to follow Evers' order. Brown County The county is following Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home measures until May 20, public health officer Anna Destree said in a statement. "It would be irresponsible to do otherwise given the high number of positive cases found in Brown County," she wrote. "This virus knows no boundaries, including county...