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Craig Robinson and his wife, Kelly Robinson, have filed a lawsuit against a Milwaukee-area private school over issues of inclusiveness and alleged racism. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016.

Michelle Obama's brother and his wife sue Milwaukee school for alleged racial bias

Apr 21, 2022
Craig and Kelly Robinson say the University School of Milwaukee ended their sons' enrollment after they raised concerns about the school's treatment of students of color and other alleged biases.
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National
Members of the Dancing Grannies pose for a picture before attending the Milwaukee St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 12, 2022. This performance marked the first since the Waukesha Christmas tragedy where four members of the troupe were killed.

Dancing Grannies pay tribute to those killed in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack

Mar 19, 2022
Formed in 1984, the Dancing Grannies first started off as a jazz exercise group. The group has now expanded to perform in parades across Wisconsin each year.
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National
Darrell Brooks Jr. makes his initial court appearance on Tuesday in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged Brooks with intentional homicide in the deaths of at least five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade

The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges

Nov 23, 2021
A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr.
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National
A police officer uses a flashlight while looking for evidence in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV sped through a barricade and slammed into a Christmas parade, killing and injuring several people on Sunday.

Suspect in Waukesha Christmas parade attack had prior criminal record

Nov 22, 2021
Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, was charged earlier this month with recklessly endangering safety and battery when he ran over a woman with his car earlier this month.
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Law
Chrystul Kizer (shown here with her lawyers in 2019) is arguing that it was self-defense when she killed the man who sexually abused her.

After the Rittenhouse verdict, focus returns to Chrystul Kizer's self-defense case

Nov 22, 2021
As a teenager in 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed the man who sexually assaulted and trafficked her. Advocates say given the Rittenhouse verdict, a self-defense argument should work in her favor.
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National
Toppled chairs are seen among holiday decorations in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade injuring dozens of people Sunday.

Here are the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident

Nov 22, 2021
At least five people died and 48 others were injured, the Waukesha, Wis., police chief said. Officials have also identified one suspect.
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National
Debris litters the street at a crime scene on Sunday in Waukesha, Wis., after a person in an SUV slammed into pedestrians at a Christmas parade.

Police identify Waukesha Christmas parade suspect. Here's what we know

Nov 22, 2021
The Waukesha police chief identified Darrell E. Brooks as the only suspect in the tragic vehicular attack that killed at least five people and injured 48 others on Sunday.
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Coronavirus Updates
Steven Brandenburg, the pharmacist accused of tampering with hundreds of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, is facing a misdemeanor charge of attempted criminal damage to property.

Pharmacist Accused Of Tampering With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Charged With Misdemeanor

Jan 19, 2021
Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist who admitted to removing some 570 doses of the Moderna vaccine from cold storage last month, has been charged with attempted criminal damage to property.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the National Guard would be deployed in anticipation of another round of unrest in Kenosha. Evers is seen during a press conference in August.

Prosecutor Announces No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

Jan 05, 2021
Kenosha, Wis., police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back in August after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward a parked vehicle.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Steven Brandenburg, who worked as a pharmacist with the Advocate Aurora Health hospital system, has admitted he deliberately removed 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration and left them out overnight on Dec. 24 and again on Dec. 2

Pharmacist Who Spoiled More Than 500 Vaccine Doses Said He Thought They Were 'Unsafe'

Jan 04, 2021
"He'd formed this belief they were unsafe," prosecutors said Monday. They also disclosed that colleagues of the now-fired pharmacist, Steven Brandenburg, reported he had twice taken a gun to work.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Grafton, Wis., police officials said the now-fired pharmacist admitted he removed the vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from refrigeration to render them useless.

Pharmacist Arrested, Accused Of Destroying More Than 500 Moderna Vaccine Doses

Dec 31, 2020
The now-fired hospital employee later said he knew "that people who received the vaccinations would think they had been vaccinated against the virus when in fact they were not," investigators said.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine must be kept between 36° to 46°F. The vials can remain at room temperature for up to 12 hours.

Some 500 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Intentionally Destroyed, Hospital Says

Dec 30, 2020
Officials at the Wisconsin medical center first suspected a now-former employee inadvertently left the Moderna drugs out of cold storage. But an investigation concludes they were deliberately removed.
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Politics
The Wisconsin Supreme Court was critical of the Trump campaign's legal challenge on Monday, saying the president should have raised concerns before the election.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Trump Election Challenge 'Unreasonable In The Extreme'

Dec 14, 2020
"Striking these votes now — after the election, and in only two of Wisconsin's 72 counties ... would be an extraordinary step for this court to take. We will not do so," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote.
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Politics
Representatives for President Trump (left) review ballots Nov. 20 in Madison, Wis., during the recount vote in Dane County. A state judge on Friday rejected a Trump campaign attempt to challenge the voting process in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Take Up Trump Lawsuit Appeal To Overturn Biden Win

Dec 11, 2020
The decision by the conservative-controlled court on Friday means Trump's case will skip over the Wisconsin Court of Appeals as the president pursues his quest to invalidate more than 221,000 ballots.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. A judge ruled there is enough probable cause in his case to proceed to trial.

Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial

Dec 03, 2020
The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Kyle Rittenhouse's case has become a flashpoint between conservatives and Black Lives Matter supporters.

Kyle Rittenhouse Released On $2 Million Bail, Awaiting Trial In Kenosha, Wis., Deaths

Nov 20, 2020
Rittenhouse faces charges that he shot to death two men and wounded a third at protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Joseph Mensah, an officer with the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wisconsin, has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015 and is resigning from the department Nov. 30.

Suburban Milwaukee Police Officer Who Has Killed 3 People Since 2015 Set To Resign

Nov 18, 2020
Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer Joseph Mensah reached a separation agreement allowing him to resign Nov. 30. He has killed three people while on duty, including a teenager in February.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse, seen here in court on Oct. 30, is accused of supplying the gun used in the Aug. 25 shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wis.

Wisconsin Man Charged With Providing Rifle Used In Kenosha Protest Shootings

Nov 10, 2020
Dominick David Black was charged with illegally providing the gun that prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three men, killing two, during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wis.
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Elections

Where Presidential Election Votes Are Still Being Counted

Nov 05, 2020
After notching narrow victories in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, Joe Biden holds a lead in the march to 270. All eyes are on four key states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.
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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote
People gather with signs that read "Voters Decide" at the Civic Center Park while waiting for the results of election in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday.

Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work?

Nov 05, 2020
Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
A Wisconsin court commissioner said Kyle Rittenhouse, pictured during a hearing on Friday, poses a flight risk.

Bail For Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Shooter, Set At $2 Million

Nov 02, 2020
Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that because he had allegedly acted in self-defense the bond should be set at $750,000. But Court Commissioner Loren Keating rejected that argument.
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Elections
A woman casts her ballot on the first day of in-person early voting for the 2020 elections in Milwaukee, on Oct. 20. With just days left until Election Day, both President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will head to the Badger state

As Election Nears, A Look At What Motivates Some Wisconsin Voters

Oct 30, 2020
With just days left until Nov. 3, NPR explores what's on the minds of some voters from this swing state. For a dairy farmer, it's his farm. For others in Milwaukee, it's driving Black voter turnout.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Police stand guard outside of a rally with Vice President Pence  on Oct. 13 in Waukesha, Wis. The state is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, threatening to overwhelm rural hospitals.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Wisconsin, Health Workers Brace For More

Oct 27, 2020
Rural areas are of particular concern as COVID-19 cases rise in Wisconsin. One big worry: having enough staff in hospitals.
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National
Wisconsin Lt. Gov.  Mandela Barnes (seen here in June 2019) says the state is setting up alternate care facilities in case hospitals are overrun as coronavirus cases spike.

Weather, Football And Politics: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. On Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Oct 15, 2020
Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin's Democratic lieutenant governor, reflects on the recent surge of coronavirus cases in his state and talks about how it's preparing for what comes next.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
In this screen grab from live stream video, Kyle Rittenhouse appears via video during a hearing earlier this month at the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Waukegan, Ill.

Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Killer, Won't Face Gun Charges In Illinois

Oct 14, 2020
An Illinois state prosecutor said local police could find no evidence that Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, ever physically possessed the firearm in the state. An extradition hearing is set for Oct. 30.

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