Social Unrest Archives

May 30, 2020 5:45 pm WKOW

A small group of protesters in downtown Madison have started to escalate into damaging property. …

May 29, 2021 7:14 pm WKOW

A small group was at the steps of the state Capitol leading a protest one year to the day after protests started in Madison, a few days after the…

May 26, 2021 10:30 pm A. J. Bayatpour

After experiencing Madison’s largest unrest in a generation, activists and police leaders share why they’re hopeful — and where they will never…

May 26, 2021 11:08 pm Caroline Dade

Nearly a year after looters broke into Goodman’s Jewelers, owner John Hayes still has plywood covering the front…

May 26, 2021 6:27 pm WKOW

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, members of Madison’s Black community were looking for…

April 21, 2021 10:40 pm Caroline Dade

George Floyd’s death sparked a social justice movement that spread across the globe. In Madison, young people led many of the protests.…

April 21, 2021 6:58 pm A. J. Bayatpour

The most common suggestion among the men at Magico Barbershop was psychological evaluations.…

April 20, 2021 7:30 pm A. J. Bayatpour

The recommendations will include reforms related to banning chokeholds, limiting the circumstances under which no-knock warrants can be served,…

April 18, 2021 10:51 pm Caroline Dade

Community activists marched through Madison’s streets Sunday afternoon standing for unity and demanding justice for people who have been shot and…

April 17, 2021 8:47 pm WKOW

A small crowd held a demonstration against police brutality at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Saturday.…

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