Protest organizer Marquon Clark is being held in the Dane County Jail on charges of probation violation after he was stopped by police at a stoplight near Verona Road on Tuesday evening. He has not been charged, but is a person of interest in connection with last week’s attempted arson of the City County Building, […]
Mayor Rhodes-Conway issues apology for inflammatory video
In a recently leaked video, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway expressed her thanks to the Madison Police Department and commended the MPD for their work during the Black Lives Matter protests. The video was allegedly sent to members of the Department early last week. “We have unprecedented protests, violence and looting. None of us asked for these […]
Protests continue Monday in downtown Madison
Protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality against black lives continued Monday. A demonstration organized by Freedom, Inc gathered at noon on Monday outside of the Dane County Jail. After a press conference, the action proceeded up to the intersection of John Nolen and North Shore Drive, where the procession came to […]
Boys & Girls Club CEO Michael Johnson on Downtown Cleanup
On Saturday night, violence broke out in downtown Madison, as police and protesters clashed on State Street. Some agitators also took the chance to damage business. On Sunday Morning, Michael Johnson, the President and CEO of the Dane County Boys and Girls Club, arranged a clean-up crew of over 3,000 to sweep through the affected […]
Local law enforcement leaders condemn murder of George Floyd
Image courtesy Madison365’s Facebook livestream In a virtual town hall this morning, Dane County law enforcement officials publicly condemned the murder of George Floyd. The town hall was streamed on Facebook by the Dane County Boys and Girls Club and Madison365. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned […]
Five Years After Tony Robinson’s Death, Have MPD Policies Change...
It’s been five years since Tony Terrell Robinson was killed by Madison police officer Matt Kenny. Last Friday, community members gathered to hold a memorial for Robinson on the anniversary of his death. The celebration started with music and a fashion show at the Wil Mar Center, and as the sun set, mourners held a […]
