Earlier this month, Madison swore in Shon Barnes as the new chief of police. For today’s show, we feature Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd’s exclusive interview with Chief Barnes about his philosophy of policing and his vision for the Madison Police Department. They talk about what brought Chief Barnes to Wisconsin, community and neighborhood-oriented policing, SROs […]
Shon Barnes sworn in as Madison’s new top cop
This morning, Shon Barnes was sworn in as Madison’s new Chief of Police. Barnes will be replacing outgoing Chief of Police Vic Wahl, who’s served as the interim head of the department for the past sixteen months since the abrupt departure of former chief Mike Koval in 2019. Barnes most recently worked with the Civilian […]
Two Local 7-Eleven Convenience Stores Receive Bomb Threats Thursday
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Two Local 7-Eleven Convenience Stores Receive Bomb Threats MADISON, Jan 28 —Officers in three local police departments were busy today – responding to not one, but two bomb threats called in two local 7-Eleven convenience stores. Police evacuated buildings and blocked off streets on the UW-Madison campus for several […]
Madison Police Prepare for Potential Armed Protests
Police in Madison are beefing up security around the state Capitol after a warning from the FBI earlier this week, in anticipation of right-wing protests in Madison and beyond. The memo warned of possible armed protests at state capitals in the days around President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday — continued fall-out from President Trump’s […]
In 2020, MPD deployed chemical weapons in record amounts
The Madison Police Department deployed more tear gas during Black Lives Matter protests in late May and early June than they did in the prior 16 years combined. Over just three days and nights from May 30th to June 1st, officers deployed 62 clouds of tear gas: 53 canisters of tear gas thrown by hand […]
New Year’s Day Show: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Today, we kick off 2021 with a looking-back/looking-forward conversation with alder Rebecca Kemble, a longtime Madison organizer, water protector, labor activist, and housing advocate. She talks about her hopes for the new year—the rising generation, community rights, the power to act collectively—and discusses important moments from 2020 in Madison city government, including higher resident participation […]
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