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By Amanda Quintana Jan 29, 2021 5:52 PM MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Madison’s new police chief Dr. Shon Barnes will be sworn in. That means Interim Police Chief Vic Wahl will go back to his role as Assistant Chief. In September of 2019, Chief Mike Koval announced his retirement. Wahl was expected to step into the role until the Police and Fire Commission could find a replacement. He thought that would take about 6-9 months. But then 2020 happened. “Feels like a decade even though it’s only been 16 months,” said Wahl. It’s not just the duration of the job that has him feelin...

December 21, 2020 At MacIver, we strive to provide readers with information the mainstream media ignores or chooses not to cover. In 2020, with so much of the conversation focused on Coronavirus and the monumental presidential election, far too many important stories did not receive the attention they deserved. While the list could be much longer, we have compiled what we believe to be the “Top Ten Underreported Stories Of 2020.” Do you agree with our picks? Did we leave off a story that you believe should be on the list? Let us know in the comment section.    #10. Wisconsin’s Unprep...

MADISON, Wis. — The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County and a handful of other community organizations have been working for 16 days to completely remodel Irene Alexander’s east side home. Alexander is the great grandmother of 11-year old Anisa Scott who was shot and killed this August in an act of gun violence. It’s why so many people stepped up to volunteer their services and donations to give Alexander a home she couldn’t believe was real. “This is far more than I could have ever expected,” Alexander said. “I can’t believe this is the same home.”

SHARE MADISON, Wis. — Leave it to the community to raise one Dane County senior up this holiday season after a series of tragedies nearly broke her spirit.   To bring Irene Alexander a bit of comfort and joy, a team of a hundred plus laborers are working around the clock to complete renovations on the senior's east side bungalow. "I try to keep from crying, but the tears may flow," Alexander said sitting in the Concourse Hotel where she is staying complimentary until the home remodel is finished this Friday. The great-grandmother's 2020 was beyond difficult.   "I was so saddened, so dow...