CRIME & SAFETY
Officers kill school shooting threat in Wisconsin, officials say
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.Shortly after 11 a.m., school officials posted on social media that an active shooter had appeared on the school's campus. The county's emergency management reported the suspect had a rifle.Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said at a news conference Wednesday evening that "deadly force was used" and the suspect is dead. Kaul said a number of officers are on leave following the incident, as is standard when an officer-involved...
Town of Lake Mills police chief resigns
LAKE MILLS - After about a year of serving the Town of Lake Mills, Chief of Police Mick Selck has submitted his resignation effective mid-May or upon the hire of a new chief. Selck began his career in 1991 as an Assistant Correctional Officer with the Winona County Sheriff's Department, soon after working for the City of Onalaska. He relocated to Lake Mills in 1994, becoming a Sergeant in 1996, Captain in 2013 and Chief in 2019, a position he stepped down from in 2022. ...
Three people hurt following crash in downtown Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Three people were hurt following a crash Monday afternoon in downtown Madison, Madison Police Department reports. According to police, officers responded around 1:20 p.m. to N. Henry St. at W. Washington Ave. Police learned a woman allegedly ran a red light as she was traveling inbound...
Over 80 people arrested following block party in Wisconsin, one officer injured
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple people were arrested and an officer was injured following a large annual block party in Madison. According to the City of Madison, thousands of people attended this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party. There were people reportedly packed shoulder to shoulder in the 400 and 500 blocks of Mifflin Street on April 28.
Woman who died after being rescued from Lake Mendota was a UW-Madison staff member
Content warning: This article contains sensitive information. The woman who died after being rescued by the Madison Fire Department’s (MFD) lake rescue team has been identified as University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of African American Studies Student Affairs Program Coordinator Nina Liamba, according to a GoFundMe by her sister Michelle Liamba.
Madison man accused of fifth OWI arrested, police report
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison man was arrested for his fifth OWI after he allegedly drove away from police as they attempted to pull him over Sunday, Madison Police Department reports. MPD says around 4:40 p.m., an officer attempted to pull over the 35-year-old man for speeding near Park...
Fitchburg man arrested after loaded gun found during traffic stop
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 25-year-old Fitchburg man was arrested Saturday after an officer pulled over a driver and found a loaded gun, Madison Police Department. According to MPD, the driver was pulled over around 4:45 p.m. on the eastbound Beltline near Todd Drive. Police say the officer pulled the...
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