Chris Rickert

Madison

Urban Affairs Reporter and SOS Columnist at Wisconsin State Journal

Reporting and consumer help ("SOS") at the @WiStateJournal. Freelance fact-checking at https://t.co/TuE5gOPWFB. Opinions are my own.

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Articles

Father of school shooter ordered held on $20,000 bail

5 days ago | wiscnews.com | Chris Rickert

The man who police say provided the gun his troubled daughter used to kill two people in a Madison school shooting last year was ordered held Friday on $20,000 bail. Jeffrey W. Rupnow, 42, of Madison, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child and two counts of providing a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 — all felonies — for allegedly purchasing the Glock handgun Natalie Rupnow used in the Dec. 16 shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on the city’s Southeast Side.
Madison School District seeing reading, math improvements with full-day 4K

5 days ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

As it prepares to expand the number of sites offering full-day, 4-year-old kindergarten, the Madison School District is pointing to literacy and math gains by students in the full-day program last school year.
Father of school shooter ordered held on $20,000 bail

5 days ago | lakegenevanews.net | Chris Rickert

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Father of school shooter ordered held on $20,000 bail

5 days ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

The man who police say provided the gun his troubled daughter used to kill two people in a Madison school shooting last year was ordered held Friday on $20,000 bail. Jeffrey W. Rupnow, 42, of Madison, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child and two counts of providing a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 — all felonies — for allegedly purchasing the Glock handgun Natalie Rupnow used in the Dec. 16 shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on the city's Southeast Side.
No new answers in death of man who drove into Cottage Grove family

1 week ago | madison.com | Phil Brinkman |Chris Rickert

As he was being taken to the hospital after crashing into a Cottage Grove family last month, killing a mother of three and injuring one of her children, Jeffrey M. Endres told paramedics he had had suicidal thoughts within the past month. Shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday, a day after a judge ordered him held on $1 million bail on charges of homicide and attempted homicide, Endres was found dead in his cell at the Dane County Jail.
Cottage Grove man intentionally drove into family at 40-60 mph, records allege

1 week ago | lacrossetribune.com | Chris Rickert

Less than three hours before he intentionally drove into a family walking their dog in Cottage Grove last week — killing a mother of three and seriously injuring one of her sons — Jeffrey M. Endres had received records from the village’s police department alleging an incident between his child and the boy he’d just hit, according to authorities.
Man charged with homicide in car crash that killed Cottage Grove mother of three

1 week ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

Less than three hours before he allegedly drove into a family walking their dog in Cottage Grove last week — killing a mother of three and seriously injuring one of her sons — Jeffrey M. Endres had received records from the village's police department about the alleged abuse of his child by the boy he'd just allegedly hit.
SOS: McFarland man has insurance; SSM Health was slow to bill it

1 week ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

Tom Ludwig wasn’t looking to get sent to collections for unpaid medical bills — and presumably his health care provider wanted to be compensated for services rendered. So the 66-year-old McFarland man was mystified and not little frustrated that SSM Health wasn’t submitting two of his bills to his insurance provider. Ludwig’s billing imbroglio dates back to Sept. 1, he explained in a March 31 letter to SSM that he shared with SOS.
Oldest Madison 'community schools' not showing gains in academics, attendance

1 week ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

The Madison School District remains enthusiastic about the wraparound services it offers students and their families at a handful of elementary schools. There's little evidence, however, that the community schools model has improved academic achievement or attendance at the two longest-participating schools.
Jury finds man not guilty due to mental illness in Dane crash that killed 1

2 weeks ago | madison.com | Chris Rickert

In 1990, following years of mostly uneventful parties, the police presence was removed. The Mifflin Street Co-op hired four off-duty police officers, and the event went off peacefully. However, in 1991 the city cracked down on alcohol concessions at block parties, requiring the Co-op to limit alcohol to an enclosed beer garden. The co-op decided not to organize the block party that year, fearing it would lose money.