CRIME & SAFETY
Mount Horeb middle schooler describes talking with armed student day before he was killed
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. -- More than a week after an armed student was killed outside Mount Horeb Middle School, students, parents and staff are speaking out about last Wednesday's events, the school environment that led up to them and the community response since. "The day before, on Tuesday, I had...
Madison Police: Shots fired, no injuries or damage reported
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Police Department reports multiple shots were fired early Saturday morning near the 200 block of North Thompson Drive. Police say they received a call of shots being fired and then vehicles speeding away at 3:03 a.m. Several shell casings were found on scene, with...
Students, staff show support for Mount Horeb Area School District
When the unthinkable happens, support is more important than ever. Students in the Mount Horeb Area School District returned to classes this week after a student armed with what turned out to be a pellet gun was shot and killed outside of the middle school last Wednesday. Once contacted by...
Pro-Palestinian protesters become violent with police and Jewish students, hate crime investigations underway
Scared. Nervous. Uncomfortable. Those words describe the feeling among both Christian and Jewish law school students on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week, said Samantha Crane and...
Police in Wisconsin release photos of suspects in car flipping during block party
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin have released photos to the public in hopes of finding over 30 suspects who allegedly flipped a car during a block party. The Madison Police Department is searching for 31 individuals who were allegedly involved in flipping a car during the...
Wisconsin police chase, fatal crash; no charges for officer
DANE COUNTY, Wis. - The Wisconsin police officer involved in a pursuit that led to a fatal crash will not be criminally charged, officials announced on Friday, May 10. Monona police tried to stop a "suspicious vehicle" the night of Jan. 1, but the driver fled, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation said. The vehicle later crashed into a tree, and all three people inside died at the scene.
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