3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (333+ words) MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice will conduct an independent investigation into a shooting involving a Madison Police Department officer that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The decision to have the state DOJ take over investigations into police shootings has become…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (342+ words) MADISON, Wis. — Body-worn cameras for police officers will be part of the Madison mayor's next executive budget. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway made a firm declaration during a press conference on Thursday that came after a Madison police officer shot and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (124+ words) WMSN MADISON, Wis. -- Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Police Chief John Patterson are expected to provide an update Thursday after a police officer shot and killed a man on the city's near-east side. The press briefing, during which other city…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (168+ words) MADISON, Wis. -- A portion of Williamson Street near the site where police shot and killed a man will be closed through mid-morning on Thursday. City of Madison officials said the street will stay closed from South Dickinson Street to South…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (245+ words) MAPLE BLUFF, Wis.— A massage parlor owner was charged following a prostitution investigation at a spa in Maple Bluff. The owner, Guiyun L. Liu, 51, is charged with keeping a place of prostitution and two counts of massage/bodywork therapy-employment of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (659+ words) FITCHBURG, Wis. -- After reducing the number of incidents its officers would respond to due to funding constraints, the Fitchburg Police Department has begun exploring new technology. Captain Drew McCarthy highlighted two facts as he explained the department's proposal: FBI data…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) ELBA -- A Dodge County Sheriff's deputy was shot and seriously injured while responding to a disturbance at a dog park Sunday night, according to the Dodge County Sherrif's office. The suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (108+ words) WMSN Montello man identified as victim in fatal Marquette Co. UTV crash MECAN, Wis. -- The Marquette County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released the name of a man who died after a UTV crash. Mark Steffen, 63, of Montello died at the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (286+ words) FITCHBURG, Wis. — Fitchburg’s Common Council voted unanimously to discontinue the city’s current contract with Flock Safety, the company that operates and stores data from Flock cameras. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers intended to help police departments identify vehicles…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (139+ words) BELOIT, Wis. — Beloit police are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle suspected to have been involved in a shots-fired incident from early Sunday morning. Police responded to the 1800 block of Spruce Street for a call of shots fired…...