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According to the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, Katie Leising’s death marks the fourth law enforcement killing to occur in Wisconsin in 2023, and is the most the state has lost in a single year since 2000.
Legislation to strengthen penalties for assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon, authored by a pair of local legislators and named for a Waseca police officer critically wounded in the line of duty, is included in the Legislatureâs comprehensive judiciary and public safety budget agreement. The Matson Strong bill â inspired by and named after Waseca Officer Arik Matson who was shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person call in January 2020 â will increase penalties for those convicted of first-degree assault with a dangerous weapon against a police off...
Created: June 30, 2021 10:37 PM (ABC 6 News) -- Now, included in the Public Safety Bill is a bill named after Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson. The bill is designed to strengthen criminal penalties for people convicted of assault of a police officer, prosecutor, judge or correctional employee. Megan Matson, Arik's wife, spoke to ABC 6 News. She says the family is feeling so many emotions, but all good ones. And, now more than ever, she's optimistic about the future. Arik was honored on the senate and house floors before the bill passed. "Once he figured out what was happening,...
With day left, Minnesota legislators press toward budget deals Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune © Elizabeth Flores - Star Tribune Caption kicker: Waseca officer Arik Matson, was guided his wife Megan Matson, as they made their way to the Senate chambers to be recognized by the Senate, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the State Capitol in St. Paul, MN. Minnesota legislators made their last stand Tuesday on a budget bill that has been at the center of a cultural clash over policing, as the threat of a partial government shutdown shadowed their work. The Legislature has one day left t...
Waseca police officer Arik Matson survived a shot in the head in January 2020, but his recovery continues.