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In a virtual meeting Tuesday night, Madison police chief Shon Barnes and community leaders looked at ways to fight gun violence in the city.
Madison group will host webinar event to further their proposition to spend $1.2 million on a gun reduction strategy
Apr 21, 2021 MADISON (WKOW) -- Michael Johnson, the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County's CEO, invited about a dozen community leaders to watch together as the judge read the jury's decision in the Derek Chauvin trial. The room was mostly silent as the judge read the first two guilty verdicts. After the third guilty verdict, many of the leaders started applauding. Johnson had tears in his eyes. Dr. Ruben Anthony, the President and CEO of Urban League of Greater Madison, was one of the people in the room. "We've waited for a long time for justice, and finally we get justice," he said. "All people...
Wisconsin to receive $60K grant to restore state Capitol statues MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday, Dec. 11, that the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) was awarded two federal grants totaling $60,000 to assist with the restoration costs of the "Forward" and Col. Hans Christian Heg statues that were damaged earlier this year. The grants are from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). According to a news release, back in July, Gov. Evers encouraged the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB)...