🌱 Madison PD Prepared For Protests + Immigration Resource Fair

Hey, Madison! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

High clouds and milder. High: 48 Low: 31.

Here are the top stories in Madison today:

1. Madison police chief Shon Barnes said the department has staffing holds and a command post in place to prepare for possible protests in the wake of the jury reaching a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. A jury in Kenosha County found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in the shooting deaths of two men and the injuring of another during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer. Chief Barnes said their special events team is on standby, staffing holds are in place, and a command post is ready to manage traffic and any situations that occur. He has also placed calls to community partners to ensure the agency is working in sync with community organizations and will work with outside agencies like Capitol Police as needed. (Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3)
2. The Dane County Department of Human Services Immigration Affairs Office will be hosting its first annual Immigration Resource Fair this weekend. The two-day event will take place today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Madison College South Campus. Attendees will have an opportunity to consult with Madison College's Legal Clinic volunteer lawyers, find immigration resources, have documents notarized, and much more. (madison365.com)
3. A new Madison-based startup helps children find mental health services in just two days. (Madison.com)
4. Thanks to an unprecedented amount of federal pandemic relief funding, the proposed 2022 Madison city budget will preserve services and launch new initiatives with minimal tax impact. (The Cambridge News)
5. Police are investigating a burglary at Tutto Pasta on State Street. (WKOW)

Today in Madison:

• Downtown Tree Lighting - Program for All Ages / Everyone (12:00 AM)
• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Madison! (9:00 AM)
• FAMILY: Fall Snacks with Kid-Entrepreneur, The Step Stool Chef (10:00 AM)
• Harvest Walk - Native American Storyteller-in-Residence (10:00 AM)
• Goodman South Madison Book Club - discussion of James Baldwin's Go Tell It On The Mountain (1:30 PM)
• Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Neal Stephenson for Termination Shock (8:00 PM)

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