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The Madison Police Department cannot release records in the Corey Ruiz shooting to the city's independent police monitor because of state statutes and city ordinances, City Attorney Michael Haas said Monday. Ruiz was shot and killed by an MPD officer at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets during a struggle. Police said he was seen "checking vehicles" in the Marquette neighborhood before his encounter with police and used a knife to injure one of the four officers taking him into custody. The the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation into the shooting...

Some police officers were badly beaten, as families with kids were seen RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES as teens began brawling Police responded to the brawls; made arrests including juveniles; and 1 officer was punched in the face during the mayhem. Officials investigated reports of possible shots fired

Samotria Matthews, the top deputy and closest ally of Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court Anna Maria Hodges, was arrested Thursday and is currently incarcerated in the Milwaukee County Jail, the Heartland Post has learned exclusively. Sources tell the Heartland Post that Matthews was arrested during a raid at her home and is being held on potential drug charges. She is one of the longest-tenured employees at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and came out of a brief retirement in 2022 to join Hodges’ staff. Ironically, she had been serving as the senior admiinistrator for Milwaukee County Criminal Court. “An individual...

Wisconsin Democrats just got a preview of what happens when the party that brands itself the guardian of democracy runs its own primary. On Tuesday, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (D-Wis.) pulled off what pollsters insisted was impossible, beating state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Wis.), who was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), in the Democrat gubernatorial primary. RealClearPolitics, PPP, and Marquette all had Hong up by 18 to 22 points heading into election night, and her victory was seen as inevitable. Crowley’s victory has plenty of people asking questions, and now more have come up.. The trouble started...

DEFOREST, WI - Republican candidate for governor, Tom Tiffany met with supporters at Timbers Tavern in DeForest less than 24 hours after officially winning the Republican ticket. At this event – crowds cheered for Tiffany as he spoke about the American Dream in Wisconsin, flipping the state fully red, and “save girls sports.” When asked by Channel 3000 if he was concerned about a smaller turnout of Republican voters compared to Democrats, Tiffany said that he believes that was because his primary was uncontested. Noting that there was a lack of awareness in the Republican primary compared to the Democratic...

Yesterday, Hong was winning until, magically, she was losing. It was a familiar story.If you’ve got a winning tactic, you don’t abandon it until it no longer wins. Back in 2020, Democrats claimed that their winning “tactic” was Joe Biden himself, an early-stage-dementia blowhard with a long family history that suggested corruption and a record of amazingly bad political stances. Republicans, however, suspected that the winning tactic was that Democrats in states in which they controlled elections legalized election fraud with mail-in voting, ballot harvesting, and the abandonment of voter ID. In addition, Trump supporters looked at data from the...

With election officials insisting there was nothing really seriously wrong, results in Tuesday’s primaries in Milwaukee were delayed by what was labeled “human error.” Milwaukee Election Commissioner Paulina Gutierrez said that when she arrived at the Milwaukee County Courthouse to hand off about 28,000 absentee ballots, five of nine USB drives she brought with her contained the wrong data. Election audit logs, not ballot results, were on the drives, she said, according to Urban Milwaukee.

So, at time of writing, it looks as if voters don’t want to cancel Thanksgiving – on balance, at least. Come November, however, few Democrats will be expressing gratitude for their party’s vote-tabulation systems. Francesca Hong, it seems, will not be America’s first avowedly socialist state governor. She appears to have just lost an extremely tight primary to David Crowley, a Milwaukee County executive, in the gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin. The long-view – and already ubiquitous – reaction to this news is to mark it down as a major blow for the Democratic Socialists of America and their bid to...

Candidates not named David Crowley and Francesca Hong are currently taking about 19% of the vote in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary. The no. 3 vote-getter statewide is state Sen. Kelda Roys, who is taking 7.5% support with about half of the expected vote tallied. She's taking an even larger share (nearly 11%) in progressive Dane County — which includes both her and Hong's state legislative districts. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who both dropped out of the race in July, are each winning more than 3% of the overall vote.

Wisconsin will elect a new governor in 2026 following incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' decision not to seek another term in office. The August 11 primary will decide the party nominees who will appear on the November general election ballot. Seven candidates appear on the ballot for the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor. State Rep. Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley lead the field after several prominent candidates dropped out of the race in recent weeks, including Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who still appear on the ballot.

Former child actress and OnlyFans model Renee Olstead is reportedly serving in a senior role on Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s gubernatorial campaign ahead of next week’s Democratic primary. Olstead, who also goes by Renee Faust, is serving as Hong’s deputy campaign manager, according to The Heartland Post. Hong, a Democratic socialist, is among the candidates competing in next week’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. The outlet reported that Olstead has worked as a paid campaign operative since at least January. Her X bio reads “HONG 4 GOV” and links to Hong’s get-out-the-vote page. Her social media account also features photos from...

Socialist Francesca Hong is the clear leader in Wisconsin’s Democrat gubernatorial primary race, a recent survey from State Navigate revealed. Hong, who once publicly dreamed of abolishing prisons and the U.S. Senate altogether, is leading in her primary by double digits. The survey, which includes leaners, showed Hong leading the pack of left-wing candidates with 44 percent support. Former assembly member David Crowley comes in a distance second place with 22 percent support. State Sen. Kelda Roys comes in third place with 11 percent support, but no other candidate saw double-digit support. Only nine percent of those surveyed said they...

MADISON, Wis.— Wisconsin non-profit Freedom Inc. bailed out over 30 protesters out of jail after they were arrested for taking over the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets before moving to the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Baldwin on Tuesday. As of 4:45 p.m., Freedom Inc. bailed out 32 protesters and said the goal is to bail out 50. News 3 Now spoke to a protester who said the city has wrongfully imprisoned these individuals and they are here to welcome them out with food and other resources. Police said protesters emptied dumpsters and trash cans in the intersection...

State Rep. Francesca Hong’s (D) steady rise in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race is teeing up the biggest test yet for democratic socialists and the far left this election cycle. Hong has held a strong lead in the Democratic field ahead of Tuesday’s primary, while establishment Democrats, including Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, have rallied around Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Evers and others have suggested Hong is unlikely to beat the GOP’s presumptive nominee, Rep. Tom Tiffany, in November and that she could even have a negative effect on Democrats running in competitive downballot races. But Hong argues that voters are...

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police and other city agencies began clearing the encampment Tuesday at the site where Corey Ruiz was shot and killed by a police officer. Madison Police Department spokesperson Stephanie Fryer told News 3 Now that, at around 5 a.m. Tuesday, city officials entered the encampment at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets with a bullhorn and asked people to gather their belongings and leave. Fryer said that people in the encampment lit three fires, leading Madison Fire Department and police personnel to intervene. Some people grabbed candles from the memorial dedicated to Ruiz and threw...

MADISON, Wis. — For the fourth day in a row, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is calling for an end to the encampment on Williamson and Baldwin streets. The encampment follows the death of Corey Ruiz who was shot by a Madison police officer July 22. “For almost two weeks now, City of Madison staff and elected leaders have been on the ground and communicating to and through community leaders to peacefully resolve extremely complex, emotionally fraught circumstances that started with the police taking the life of Corey Ruiz," Rhodes-Conway said. "Countless efforts have been made to convince people that the...

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong hosted left-wing commentator Hasan Piker at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Sunday alongside Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). The current front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Hong has leaned into populist messaging about the cost of living throughout her campaign and is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Hong strengthened her ties with the Democratic Party’s ascendant socialist wing by inviting Piker, an internet personality known for promoting an anti-Israel and anti-establishment platform, to speak at the event. Some attendees rose to deliver a standing ovation for Piker, who spoke about how Wisconsin...

MADISON, Wis. — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is calling for the encampment at Williamson and Baldwin streets to be dismantled, just one day after speaking to News 3 Now on how the city’s response could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The encampment was established late last week after the police shooting death of Corey Ruiz. Police allege Ruiz was "checking parked vehicles" on July 22 before encountering law enforcement. They said he used a knife and injured an officer before police shot him. The City of Madison has provided resources to help keep the protest area safe, including salt...

MADISON, Wis. — The encampment at the site where a Madison police officer shot and killed a man could cost the city “hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway told News 3 Now on Friday. The encampment at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets was erected late last week in response to the killing of Corey Ruiz. Police said Ruiz was seen “checking vehicles” before his encounter with police and used a knife to injure one of the officers detaining him before the shooting. The City of Madison has provided some resources to keep the protest area safe,...

MADISON, Wis.— Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the encampment at Williamson and Baldwin streets "is not sustainable or safe." "There are a number of immediate public safety and public health concerns that must not be ignored." Rhodes-Conway said. The mayor said there aren't enough bathrooms to support the number of people gathering in that area. " "There is all-day food preparation taking place without refrigeration, sinks, and other basics." Rhodes-Conway said "Any time a street is blocked, it can impede fire and EMS response to our community." "The middle of city streets is not a safe location for people to...