Federal prosecutors have charged a Milwaukee teen mentor with attempting to firebomb a police station during riots two summers ago.
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Ex-Milwaukee officer sentenced to 3 years for sex crimes
A former Milwaukee police officer who was acquitted last year in a fatal shooting that sparked two nights of riots will serve three years in prison for unrelated sex crimes.
Read More »Ex-Milwaukee cop weighs plea offer in sexual assault case
Attorneys are weighing a plea deal in the sexual assault case of a former Milwaukee police officer acquitted in a fatal shooting that sparked riots in the city.
Read More »Swift acquittal for former Milwaukee cop charged in shooting
A Milwaukee jury needed less than two days of deliberations to acquit a former police officer in the on-duty shooting of a black man last year that sparked two nights of violence on the city's north side.
Read More »Deliberations in Milwaukee police shooting enter second day
Jury deliberations have entered a second day in the trial of a former Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a black man after a foot chase last year, igniting riots in the predominantly African-American neighborhood where it happened.
Read More »Jury deliberations begin in trial for former Milwaukee cop
The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer with first-degree reckless homicide in the killing a 23-year-old black man told jurors Tuesday the man was defenseless and "looked like a child" when he was fatally shot last year.
Read More »View from around the state: Trial shows need for cop cameras in Madison
Madison should pay close attention to the Milwaukee trial of a former police officer in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith.
Read More »Ex-officer begins defense in Milwaukee shooting trial
Attorneys for a former Milwaukee police officer charged in a fatal shooting will begin making their case that the officer was acting in self-defense when he killed a black man after a brief foot chase.
Read More »Prosecutors conclude case in Milwaukee police shooting
A former Milwaukee police officer on trial in a shooting that sparked riots in a predominantly black neighborhood told investigators he feared that he and a colleague would be "killed or seriously injured" by the man he fatally shot.
Read More »Bodycam shows shooting of black man by Milwaukee officer (UPDATE)
Prosecutors on Thursday were expected to show body camera footage from the Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a black man following a traffic stop last August, setting off two nights of rioting.
Read More »Milwaukee prosecutor: Ex-officer shot man ‘point blank’
A black man killed by Milwaukee police after fleeing a traffic stop was unarmed and defenseless when an officer shot him "point blank," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, while defense attorneys said the officer believed the man still had a gun.
Read More »Ex-Milwaukee officer’s trial to begin in death of black man
A former Milwaukee police officer whose fatal shooting of a black man last year ignited riots on the city's north side goes on trial this week.
Read More »Judge denies venue change for officer charged with homicide
A judge has denied a change of venue in the trial of a former Milwaukee police officer charged with reckless homicide in the shooting death of a suspect during a traffic stop.
Read More »Trial set for ex-Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting (UPDATE)
A former Milwaukee police officer will go on trial for the shooting death of a black man, attorneys told a judge Thursday, an indication that there's no plea deal in the works.
Read More »Former Milwaukee officer pleads not guilty in shooting (UPDATE)
A former Milwaukee police officer accused of fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday, erasing a chance for the public to see body camera footage of the incident.
Read More »In year of big stories, legal news was the biggest
Violence and arson on the north side of Milwaukee after the fatal shooting of a black man by police. A big development in the "Making a Murderer" case that so transfixed TV viewers nationwide. A gunman who opened fire on prom-goers in a small northern Wisconsin town.
Read More »Prosecutor confident in Milwaukee shooting case
The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer with killing a black man in a shooting that sparked riots in Wisconsin's largest city said Friday that he's not trying to send a message to the public about police use-of-force.
Read More »Ex-Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man (UPDATE)
A former Milwaukee police officer is charged with reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of a black man that sparked two nights of riots.
Read More »Milwaukee cop who killed man facing trial for sexual assault
A Milwaukee police officer whose fatal shooting of a black man sparked a weekend of violent unrest in the city has been ordered to stand trial on unrelated sex assault charges.
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