Police look for answers in Abundant Life shooting

Teacher, Student Killed, Multiple Injured in School Shooting

• Madison police continue to investigate the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, where a teacher and student were killed and six others were injured, two with life-threatening injuries.
• Police identified the shooter, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as Natalie Rupnow, 15, who went by the name Samantha. A motive is not yet known.
• Dig deeper: Madison365 executive editor Rob Chappell joined Bianca Martin on the City Cast Madison podcast to talk about the latest developments in the tragic incident. [ 🔒 WSJ, Cap Times, 🎧 City Cast Madison]

Hong Kong Cafe For Sale After 34 Years

• The owner of Hong Kong Cafe, the Chinese restaurant that has been a staple of Madison’s dining scene since 1991, has put the business and its building on Mills Street up for sale.
• Terry Leung turned 65 in November and said he plans to retire once a sale goes through, saying that staffing shortages and rising rents have made it more difficult to run a restaurant in Madison. He’s asking $4.8 million for the property. [ 🔒WSJ]

City May Bail Out Ice Arenas

• Two struggling ice arenas in Madison, Hartmeyer Ice Arena on the north side and Madison Ice Arena on the west side, may have the $1.6 million they owe forgiven by the city.
• The arenas are owned by Madison Ice Inc., which bought the arenas in 2004 from the city. Now, the nonprofit is in debt and the facilities need maintenance.
• Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has proposed forgiving the debt and selling Hartmeyer to a new nonprofit. Madison leaders will consider the idea next month. [CT]

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