(Photo credit: Brian Standing, WORT News) In a time when decisions over power, police, and policing are even more closely examined, WORT will host a discussion with a decision-maker in […]
Protesting Kenosha Police Shooting of Jacob Blake, Civil Unrest Downto...
“You don’t want protests turning into riots? Stop letting arrests turn into murder,” says a protestor with a megaphone, as unrest in downtown Madison begins to wrap up around 2am […]
Police Reform Proposal Moves on to Common Council
The Federal 1033 program allows police departments to acquire excess military equipment from the Department of Defense. A proposed ordinance meant to limit what the Madison Police department’s can acquire […]
Madison Finance Committee approves police reform measures
Under the federal 1033 program, local police departments across the country can purchase excess military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense. Critics argue that the program has led to […]
In tie, Common Council effectively strikes down Mayor’s curfew
Late Saturday night, Mayor Rhodes-Conway issued an emergency proclamation, six hours after an evening of violence, looting, and conflict between agitators and police officers had begun downtown. The emergency proclamation […]
