Chili’s is an American Bar & Grill chain with a wide variety of menu items. Photo courtesy of Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Jessica Gregory Madison Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Chili’s …

The Defense Logistics Program 1033 has been transferring surplus resources and military equipment to police departments since the 1990s. Image courtesy of Cliff, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Jessica Gregory Madison Common Council voted in a 13-6 decision to limit …

The UN Geneva Protocol of 1925 banned the use of tear gas in war because of possible long-term health effects, such as increasing the risk of people catching and spreading the flu, pneumonia or COVID-19, according to Channel 3000. …

While a civilian oversight board is new to Madison, Milwaukee has one of the oldest in the nation. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons, Flickr. Author: Jessica Gregory Madison Common Council voted in favor of adding an 11 member …

The girl spent a day in critical condition after being shot in the head when two cars fired at each other near the intersection of Lexington and East Washington. Photo: Google Maps. Author: Sam Buisman An 11-year-old girl wounded in …

The union expressed disappointment in the Mayor’s leadership and attentiveness to law-enforcement needs. Photo: Screenshot of MPPOA press release. Author: Sam Buisman The Madison Professional Police Officers Association declares it has “no confidence” in Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.  In a

The MPD recommended hardening the charges facing a 17-year-old white man stemming from a July 10 battery case on a Metro bus to reflect an alleged racist motive. Photo: Packerfan386, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The MPD is …

The letter demands the permanent police chief have a devotion to racial justice and be recruited from outside the MDP. Photo: Cliff, licensed under creative commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman A coalition of Madison activist groups and over …

After a video of a white Madison man yelling at Black artists painting a mural spread across Facebook, his employers let him go. Graphic: Sam Buisman Listen to the audio version of this story, originally aired on 7/21/20, here. Author: …

Author: Sam Buisman Madison police are now offering a $10,000 reward for tips on a hate crime last Wednesday where a Black woman was lit on fire. According to the Madison Police …

Over an online meeting, the board voted unanimously to end its contract with the MPD funding four SROs. Photo: Screenshot from the Madison Board of Education YouTube page. Author: Sam Buisman The Madison Metropolitan School District board terminates its contract …

After a group of white men allegedly lit a Black woman on fire at a State Street intersection early Wednesday morning, Madison officials have described it as “racially-motivated.” Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Madison officials deem a Wednesday assault …