A new Neighborhood Association hopes to establish greater control over the areas surrounding the University campus. The Campus Neighborhood Association is composed of students and residents. The group is seeking formal recognition from the city to incorporate as a regulatory body over the greater campus area. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Association […]
Policing in Madison Roundtable with Everett Mitchell and David Couper
“Until we change, we’re going to keep revisiting these events year after year after year,” says David Couper, former police chief of Madison. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the increasing demands to reform or even abolish the police, Ali Muldrow hosts a timely roundtable conversation about policing in Madison with […]
Community Healing as Protests Ongoing
During last night’s protest, attendees stood in silence for eight minutes to mourn the death of George Floyd. They congregated on the steps of the capitol building, and set up a memorial to multiple victims of police violence at the center of the protest. The protest flipped between solemn memorials, an open mic night for […]
Artists Paint Murals on Boarded-Up Windows of Downtown Madison
“The inspiration for this one is the fact that we need to make changes right now in order to grow,” said Mike Lroy. “So I think communities should give a platform for their local artists of color to express their views on the state of the world right now on the ugly boards that […]
Wisconsin’s Unemployed May Risk Their Health and Benefits
Picture by Goodfreephotos_com on Pixabay. Yesterday, Public Health Madison & Dane County announced the implementation of a county-wide reopening plan called Forward Dane. It went into effect today and removed travel restrictions, opened tennis and disc golf courses, allowed businesses to prepare to reopen, and removed any criminal penalty for violating the county’s stay-at-home order. […]
Evers Announces Two Free Drive-Thru Sites for COVID-19 Testing
Governor Evers announced today that some Wisconsinites can now be tested for COVID-19 from the comfort of their vehicles, for free. Beginning today, two new community testing sites run by the state National Guard in Milwaukee and Madison will offer tests for anyone with, or without, any symptoms of COVID-19. The test will not indicate […]
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