You have permission to edit this article.Monroe Rural Fire District's controversial building, located at 840 W. 8th Street in Monroe.MONROE (WKOW) -- Some Green County communities have been embroiled in , and that debate has now escalated to the point that police are involved.The City of Monroe Fire Department had been providing service to the towns of Monroe and Clarno, but the contract was up at the end of 2020. They couldn't reach an agreement on a new one, so the towns formed a new department: the Monroe Rural Fire District.MRFD's station is located in a converted building in the City...…You have permission to edit this article.Monroe Rural Fire District's controversial building, located at 840 W. 8th Street in Monroe.MONROE (WKOW) -- Some Green County communities have been embroiled in , and that debate has now escalated to the point that police are involved.The City of Monroe Fire Department had been providing service to the towns of Monroe and Clarno, but the contract was up at the end of 2020. They couldn't reach an agreement on a new one, so the towns formed a new department: the Monroe Rural Fire District.MRFD's station is located in a converted building in the City...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.MADISON (WKOW) -- A Madison protest organizer has been charged in federal court with extortion following his arrest which sparked demonstrations downtown.Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Devonere Johnson, 28, in federal court, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.Johnson also goes by the name Yeshua Musa.The U.S. Attorney's Office claimed Johnson used "force, violence, and fear" to get free food, drinks and money from businesses.The complaint alleges that on Monday, Johnson threatened...…You have permission to edit this article.MADISON (WKOW) -- A Madison protest organizer has been charged in federal court with extortion following his arrest which sparked demonstrations downtown.Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Devonere Johnson, 28, in federal court, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.Johnson also goes by the name Yeshua Musa.The U.S. Attorney's Office claimed Johnson used "force, violence, and fear" to get free food, drinks and money from businesses.The complaint alleges that on Monday, Johnson threatened...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.MADISON (WKOW) -- Controversy is developing at UW-Madison around one of the campus's most iconic fixtures.As far as historical figures go, most people might consider Honest Abe worthy of a statue -- but Nalah McWhorter would tell you what you probably learned about the 16th President of the United States is only part of the story."I grew up thinking Abraham Lincoln was this great president, and this really great figure that freed the slaves, because that's what I was taught in high school," she said. "But the Emancipation Proclamation was just a...…You have permission to edit this article.MADISON (WKOW) -- Controversy is developing at UW-Madison around one of the campus's most iconic fixtures.As far as historical figures go, most people might consider Honest Abe worthy of a statue -- but Nalah McWhorter would tell you what you probably learned about the 16th President of the United States is only part of the story."I grew up thinking Abraham Lincoln was this great president, and this really great figure that freed the slaves, because that's what I was taught in high school," she said. "But the Emancipation Proclamation was just a...WW…