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Prosecutors charged two more men Wednesday with damaging property for allegedly helping topple two statutes on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds during a June protest against police brutality and racism.
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Read More »Teen charged in Kenosha shootings that killed 2, wounded 1
A judge agreed Friday to delay for a month a decision on whether a 17-year-old from Illinois should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges accusing him of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during a night of unrest following last weekend's police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
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Read More »Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings
Peace and calm prevailed on the streets of Kenosha on Thursday after the first relatively quiet night of protests since last weekend's police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.
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Read More »17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha (UPDATE)
Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the third night of unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.
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Read More »Jacob Blake’s dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was told his son was shot eight times during the Sunday evening confrontation with police, which was captured on cellphone video and led to two nights of unrest in the city between Milwaukee and Chicago.
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Read More »Evers seeks federal grant for Capitol statue of Black leader
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday requested $150,000 in federal grant money to pay for a new statue on the Capitol grounds of the state's first Black secretary of state and to restore two statues that were torn down by protesters in June.
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Read More »Graffiti on Wisconsin Veterans Museum to be removed
Graffiti spray painted on the outside of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum standing directly across the street from the state Capitol will be removed starting this week, the state Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday.
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Read More »Women charged in beating of Wisconsin state senator
Prosecutors charged two Madison women Wednesday with attacking a Wisconsin state senator during a chaotic night of violence outside the state Capitol last month.
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Read More »2 arrested for attacking senator during Wisconsin protests
Two women have been arrested for attacking a Wisconsin state senator during a chaotic night of violence near the state Capitol last month.
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Read More »Wisconsin duo wants stiffer penalties for wrecking statues
Two Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that would make defacing or destroying statues a felony after protesters ripped down a sculpture of abolitionist Col. Hans Christian Heg and a statue embodying the state's "Forward" motto at the state Capitol last month.
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