🌱 Armed La Follette Student Charged + Madison Mask Mandate Stays

Morning, neighbors! Sean Peek here with the latest copy of the Madison Daily.

First, today's weather:

A snow shower in the p.m.. High: 21 Low: 19.

Here are the top stories today in Madison:

1. A La Follette high school student who was arrested last week for allegedly bringing a stolen gun to school is now facing several charges tied to the incident. 18-year-old Marquan Webb was charged Monday with possession of a firearm on school grounds, possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, two counts of felony bail jumping, two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping, and one count of resisting an officer. Officers with the Madison Police Department arrested Webb on Thursday after school administrators got an anonymous tip that the student was armed. (Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3)
2. Once again, the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County won't ask to repeal the county's COVID-19 mask order. The board voted unanimously to indefinitely table, for the second time since September, a request that Public Health Madison and Dane County Director Janel Heinrich "pull back her emergency order until public input and consent of the governed [have] been achieved." The vote came just days after Dane County's mask mandate had been slated to expire on Nov. 27, but then was extended to Jan. 3 amid rising local cases and concern about the new Omicron variant. (hngnews.com)
3. Dane County recognized its 48 "climate champions" from 21 different organizations for their efforts to address climate change locally. (Press Release Desk)
4. A transgender artist decided to run for the Madison School Board after seeing another candidate's social media posts containing transphobic comments. (Madison.com)
5. The face of construction is changing: Madison College instructors are seeing more women and people of color in the Construction and Remodeling program. (Madison Area Technical College)

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Today in Madison:

• State of the Sectors 2021 - Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (8:00 AM)
• Take Home Tuesday - Fitchburg Public Library Kids Events (9:00 AM)
• CAREER: The Contentment Ethic - Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (12:00 PM)
• Intro to Photography - Meadowridge Branch Library (12:30 PM)
• One-on-One Tech Assistance - Meadowridge Branch Library (1:00 PM)
• Sequoya Kids' Chess Club - Sequoya Branch Library (4:30 PM)
• Sequoya All Ages Chess Club - Sequoya Branch Library (6:00 PM)
• Livestream of Friends of Pinney Annual Meeting, featuring Maria Amalia Wood (7:00 PM)
• Friends of Pinney Annual Meeting, featuring Maria Amalia Wood (7:00 PM)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.