Attorney: City to pay $2.3M to settle Heenan shooting case
The city of Madison has agreed to pay $2.3 million in a settlement with the family of Paul Heenan who was shot and killed by Madison police Officer Stephen Heimsness in 2012.
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The city of Madison has agreed to pay $2.3 million in a settlement with the family of Paul Heenan who was shot and killed by Madison police Officer Stephen Heimsness in 2012.
A bill motivated in part by the Madison officer-involved shooting death of Paul Heenan got a much-awaited public hearing at the Capitol Thursday.
The families of three men killed in officer-involved shootings are lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill that would establish independent reviews of officer-involved deaths.
Officer Steven Heimsness resigned from the Madison Police Department on Oct. 14, according to the Wisconsin Professional Police Association.
A judge granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Police and Fire Commission from taking any further action against Madison police Officer Stephen Heimsness Tuesday.
Lawyers for Madison police officer Stephen Heimsness and the Police and Fire Commission argued their cases Monday.
A lawyer for the relatives of a Madison man shot and killed by a police officer last year says the family is suing the officer and the City of Madison.
A lawyer for the relatives of a Madison man shot and killed by a police officer last year says the family is suing the officer and the City of Madison.
A lawyer for the relatives of a Madison man shot and killed by a police officer last year says the family is suing the officer and the City of Madison.
The family of Paul Heenan filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Madison, Police Chief Noble Wray and Officer Stephen Heimsness Thursday.
A lawyer for the relatives of a Madison man shot and killed by a police officer last year says the family is suing the officer and the City of Madison.
As the investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting continues, WISC has learned the Madison Police Department is using a new policy when it comes to investigating its own.
The Madison Police and Fire Commission ruled to deny a motion to dismiss the complaint against Officer Stephen Heimsness, according to a document from a meeting Monday night.
A long table sat in the front of a Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center room. At that table sat a wide array of people, all with perspective to share on the fatal shooting that killed Paul Heenan last November.
Madison's Police Chief Noble Wray is responding to officer's claims of a lack of communication between top bosses and officers.
Officer Steven Heimsness has agreed to resign from the Madison Police Department Nov. 23, according to a release.
May, Soglin, Wray and Frei will cost the city more for dodging in both dollars and trust, because there are those of us in the community who won't tolerate it anymore. There is just no excuse for bad math.
Mayor Paul Soglin said the city has to make it clear that certain actions are unacceptable, particularly those similar to messages listed in a complaint from Madison Police Chief Noble Wray.
Officials are releasing the details of compensation given to embattled Madison Police Officer Stephen Heimsness. He remains on paid administrative leave through multiple investigations.
A number of Madison police officers are under investigation after Chief Noble Wray called for the firing of Officer Stephen Heimsness.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is expressing confidence in Madison Police Chief Noble Wray after the release of a complaint against an officer involved in a shooting and investigation into actions by other officers.
A 58-page complaint by Madison police Chief Noble Wray documents a rash of alleged inappropriate behavior from an officer in the weeks prior to shooting an unarmed man.
Paul Heenan's former roommates say removing Stephen Heimsness from the Madison police officer isn't enough. They want his boss gone too.
An independent review of a police shooting resulting in the death of Paul Heenan is complete, according to the Madison city attorney.