CRIME & SAFETY
Letter: Village should fill lieutenant position
Fill the police department lieutenant position. The chief of police has asked that a senior officer position needs to be filled and the board is concerned about a budget deficit. I agree with both sides, however to continue our high expectations from the police department this position needs to be...
Active shooter threat ‘neutralized’ at Mt. Horeb Middle School
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (WTVO) — A suspect has been neutralized in an “active shooter” incident at Mt. Horeb Middle School on Wednesday, according to the school district. WKOW reported that a suspect, armed with a rifle, was seen near school Wednesday morning. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office issued an active shooter warning around 11:15 a.m. […]
UW Milwaukee protests over Gaza continue with no sign of law enforcement
Protests at UW Milwaukee over the conflict in Gaza have continued with no sign of law enforcement. Protesters at UW Madison were met by police attempting to take down their tents Wednesday morning.
Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brawl erupted at UCLA after pro-Israel protesters tried to remove barricades at a pro-Palestinian encampment, and activists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison clashed with police officers who destroyed their tents, in a day of escalating violence on some college campuses over the war in Gaza.
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