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1. Community concerned after social media post shows moments after deadly shooting (fox47.com) — A deadly weekend shooting at Northgate Shopping Center on Madison's northside has neighbors worried about rising violence and the impact graphic social media videos have on community trauma. Residents and anti-violence advocates say repeated exposure to such posts risks desensitizing people to loss of life, while police continue investigating the city's fifth homicide of the year with no arrest yet announced.
2. Madison police searching for laundromat stabbing suspect (fox47.com) — Madison police are asking for your help identifying a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man at Northport Laundry on the city's north side last Friday night. Investigators say the attack was unprovoked, the victim was treated for injuries, and anyone with information can contact Madison Area Crime Stoppers anonymously and may qualify for a reward.
3. Madison-based medical charity sues city, claims it was displaced without required relocation help (wmtv15news.com) — A Madison-based medical charity is suing the City of Madison, claiming it was displaced from its longtime West Badger Road space without legally required relocation assistance during the Centro Hispano redevelopment. The dispute could influence how future city-backed projects handle notice, moving help, and rent support for small nonprofits as the Park Badger redevelopment adds housing, a new fire station, and a public health facility.
4. Stormwater Expert Panel: There's often a tension between growth and development and protecting our waterways. What do you think communities should be thinking about as they try to balance the two? (cityofmadison.com) — City of Madison Engineering staff are using Wisconsin Stormwater Awareness Week to explain how local development rules increasingly require better stormwater design in new projects. They describe tradeoffs between dense growth and land use, and urge communities like Madison to embrace green infrastructure that manages runoff while improving health, habitat, and neighborhood livability.
5. Experts warn about opioid up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl (wmtv15news.com) — Madison health experts are warning about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, even though it hasn't yet been detected locally. UW–Madison researchers and Public Health Madison & Dane County stress that tiny amounts can be deadly, Narcan may require multiple doses, and families should talk frankly with teens about counterfeit pills and changing drug risks.
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