What we’re reading on this Friday morning.
- Mayor Tom Barrett says all 1,867 MPD officers will undergo new training related to mental health. The mayor credited the family of Dontre Hamilton with pushing for the initiative.
- During a Madison radio appearance, outgoing Republican state Sen. Dale Schultz accused his colleagues of “dismantling” state government.
- In other political news, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen isn’t gung ho to run for a new perch when he leaves the AG’s office, but he’s not ruling it out, either, according to WisPolitics.
- “7th Heaven” star Stephen Collins, accused of sexually abusing young girls, sat for an interview with Katie Couric in which he denied being a pedophile.
- And lastly, the results of a science photos competition. The coneheaded planthopper never looked so good.
