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Panel ponders firing Milwaukee police chief after protests
An oversight board is considering firing Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after he ordered officers to use tear gas to break up protests over George Floyd's death, the last straw for members upset with how the chief has handled incidents since the arrest of Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown in 2018.
Prosecutors: Agents will probe crimes, not bust protests
Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee and Detroit worked Wednesday to dispel concerns that federal agents headed to their cities will be used to break up protests, insisting that the agents will work side-by-side with local and state investigators to solve violent crimes.
Wisconsin Democrats question federal agents’ Milwaukee role
A group of powerful Wisconsin Democrats peppered a federal prosecutor Tuesday with questions about his plan to deploy additional federal agents in Milwaukee, demanding to know if the agents would be used for crowd control and to protect federal property.
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.
Judge lifts gag order in George Floyd case
Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill on Tuesday lifted a gag order in the criminal case against four former officers charged in death of George Floyd, but said he would take under advisement a news media coalition’s request to make body camera footage more widely available.
Wisconsin abolitionist’s descendants want statue restored
A Wisconsin abolitionist's descendants are imploring state officials to repair and reinstall the man's statue outside the state Capitol after demonstrators ripped it down during a wild night of protests against police racism last month.
Support police rally in Kenosha briefly disrupted by clashes
Protesters demonstrating against the use of police force briefly disrupted a Kenosha rally organized to show support for law enforcement on Saturday.
Wisconsin man who triggered protest charged with extortion
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a Black man whose arrest triggered a violent protest in Wisconsin's capital city with extorting local businesses.
Assault near Wisconsin protests investigated as hate crime
An assault on a biracial woman in Madison was being investigated Thursday as a hate crime after the woman told police she was burned by lighter fluid thrown at her and ignited by a white man, just a few blocks from violent protests at the state Capitol.
Crowds tear down statues, attack Wisconsin state senator
Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who shouted at restaurant customers through a megaphone while carrying a baseball bat.
Roggensack touts Wisconsin judges for their lack of racial bias
State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack said she has long been interested in whether judges were responsible for the large number of Black people who are behind bars. She then pointed the judges to a 2016 paper she wrote on "race and sentencing" and the work of the Supreme Court statistician, Michael Thompson, on "race and Wisconsin courts."
Evers calls for changes as Wisconsin marks Juneteenth
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Wisconsin Legislature to pass a package of criminal justice reforms as the state celebrated Juneteenth on Friday.
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- Grand jury indicts managing partner of Milwaukee’s Five O’Clock Steakhouse for sex trafficking a minor
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- Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
- American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory
- Five Americans facing 12-year prison sentences in the Turks and Caicos over alleged ammunition possession
- 16-year-old charged with DUI in deadly crash with UPS truck
- FBI and Milwaukee Police respond to homicide related vehicle ‘hot pursuit’
- Criminal justice groups argue for invalidating constitutional amendments on bail
- Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill
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