Omar Waheed

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Madison police arrested the father of the 15-year-old Abundant Life Christian School shooter Thursday morning. Jeffery Rupnow, the 42-year-old father of Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, was arrested at 3:45 a.m. on May 8 and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child and two counts of providing a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 resulting in death. All charges alleged against Rupnow are felonies in the state of Wisconsin.

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Madison-based Latina artist Issis Macias’ newest exhibit in Milwaukee’s Latino Arts will have a bilingual Cafe con Arte reception on May 9. Macias, an intuitive artist who connects her cultural heritage with healing and was named Latina artist of the year, has had the exhibit “Her Colorful World” up since March 7. The exhibit currently up at the Latino Arts Gallery, located in the United Community Center, 1028 S. 9th St., is inspired by a drawing her daughter made.

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

The Dane County Health Council (DCHC) and the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FBWW) teamed up for its annual Saving Our Babies press conference to give updates on its seven years of work to combat negative Black maternal and infant health outcomes May 6. Saving Our Babies, a cross-sector collaboration between health care and community organizations, has worked for seven years to address Dane County’s dire outcomes for Black maternal and infant health.

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

“It turned out exactly the way I thought it would,” said Oscar Mireles in reflection on the first of the first-ever Wisconsin Conference on Latino Arts and Culture. From May 2-3, Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD), a statewide initiative started by Mireles to advance Latino arts and service organizations, artists and communities, held its first full run on its Latino Arts and Culture conference.

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Thousands from across Wisconsin came to the State Capitol to rally for rights and protections for immigrants and workers May 2. The protest, “A Day Without Immigrants and Workers,” was a nationwide effort with demonstrations across the country for a singular cause. In Wisconsin, the effort was organized by Milwaukee-based nonprofit Voces De La Frontera with protests in the city of Milwaukee on May 1 and Madison the following day where thousands met at Brittingham Park, 829 W.