Mayor Soglin responds to Tony Robinson protests
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Mar. 11, 2015Madison Mayor Paul Soglin responded to continued protests over the shooting of Tony Robinson in a Tuesday morning press conference.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin responded to continued protests over the shooting of Tony Robinson in a Tuesday morning press conference.
In what is reported to be gang-related violence in an ongoing dispute, Jeffrey E. Mitchell shot 18-year-old Lawrence E. Drake on Russett Road after firing shots at a group of rival gang members in the parking lot of West Towne Mall Feb. 28, according to the case file.
A Madison police officer was scheduled to attend the monthly Bassett Neighborhood Meeting to present on the recent Tony Robinson case. However, the officer did not attend.
Friday’s officer-involved shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson brought out community members of all ages, who converged in a protest Monday to address officials from university, state and city levels.
The Madison Plan Commission delayed the construction of a new church and elementary school on the east side during its meeting Monday night, after high costs forced architects to change their original plans for the building.
An ongoing cyber attack targeting city and county communication systems launched late Monday has impacted the city of Madison’s website and email system, according to a Department of Emergency Management press release.
During a trying time of dealing with the death of a loved one, Tony Robinson’s family held their tears just long enough to thank the community Monday for continued support in the face of tragedy.
Following the death of a 19-year-old black man named Anthony "Tony" Robinson, hundreds of demonstrators marched along East Washington Avenue, from Madison Police Department headquarters to the scene of the shooting on the 1100 block of Williamson Street.
After a Madison Police Department officer shot teenager Tony Robinson in an apartment on the 1100 block of Williamson Street Friday evening, a crowd of nearly 150 gathered at the scene to protest what they said was another example of racial injustice.
In a press conference Friday, Madison police announced the arrests of three men suspected in relation to shots fired at West Towne Mall, according to Madison Police Department Sgt. Tim Radke.
A Madison committee heard from the director of the Madison Department of Civil Rights Thursday, another step in the process of reviewing adding homelessness as a protected class in the city.
The gunshots fired at West Towne Mall Saturday sparked conversation about the mission of Madison’s neighborhood officers at the Police Chief Forum Thursday.
Incumbent Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, stressed their progressive values in the fourth Madison mayoral debate since the primary election, hosted by the Democratic Party of Dane County.
A 53-year-old Madison man was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday morning while waiting at a bus stop on Allied Drive, according to a City of Madison Police Department incident report.
Three days after shots were fired at Madison’s West Towne Mall, Ald. Maurice Cheeks, District 10, and Ald. Matt Phair, District 20, announced plans to combat gang violence Tuesday, according to a city of Madison press release.
Madison’s Common Council unanimously approved a planning process for implementing recommendations and examining issues associated with the ongoing changes on State Street and Capitol Square without debate during its brief meeting Tuesday.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, clashed Monday night over tackling the city’s racial and economic divides in the one of the first major one-on-one debates for the 2015 Mayoral Election.
Despite optimism from developers, the Madison Landmarks Commission determined Monday night that the second proposal of "The Glen," a new mixed-use building adjacent to the Arbor House, will require further revisions.
An 18-year-old Madison man was the victim of an attempted homicide Saturday night, which may have been connected to reports of gunshots at West Towne Mall earlier in the evening, according to a City of Madison Police Department incident report.
An unknown driver hit a 19-year-old woman as she was crossing North Park Street at the University Avenue intersection on campus early Saturday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.