A Kenosha man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for knocking a police officer unconscious during protests in Kenosha over the shooting of Jacob Blake, prosecutors said.
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Blake’s uncle files lawsuit over Kenosha protest arrest
The uncle of a Black man shot by police in Kenosha in 2020 has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff's deputies unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the incident.
Read More »Georgia resident pleads guilty to sending death threats during Kenosha protests
A twenty-seven-year-old Georgia resident plead guilty to one count of cyberstalking Wednesday.
Read More »Blake drops civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin officer
Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Read More »Evers vetoes riot penalty, PFC commission membership bills
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Thursday that would have defined a riot and created new penalties for attending or participating such a gathering.
Read More »Wisconsin lawmakers OK penalties for protesters (UPDATE)
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised Tuesday to vote on a pair of GOP-backed bills that would create tougher penalties for protesters who participate in riots and deface public statues.
Read More »Rittenhouse seeks return of gun used during Kenosha protest
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man acquitted of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during street protests in Kenosha in 2020, is seeking the return of the gun and other property that police seized after his arrest
Read More »Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings (UPDATE)
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S.
Read More »Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request
The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial was to move into a third day of deliberations Thursday, even as its request to re-watch video in the case sparked a fresh bid from his attorneys for a mistrial.
Read More »Rittenhouse trial arguments worry mental-health advocates
The first man Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot on the streets of Kenosha was "irrational and crazy," Rittenhouse's attorney told jurors at his murder trial.
Read More »Rittenhouse jurors return for Day 2 of deliberations
Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse returned Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial, after failing to reach a swift verdict on whether he was the instigator of a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Read More »Rittenhouse verdict comes amid a fraught gun landscape
The upcoming verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial for shooting three men during street unrest in Wisconsin comes against a backdrop of deep political divisions and expanded access to guns in the United States – factors that some fear could lead to more dangerous encounters.
Read More »Jury begins deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
The jury began deliberating Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse after listening to dueling portrayals of him as a "wannabe soldier" who went looking for the trouble, or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Read More »Which side did better in Rittenhouse closings?
A defense lawyer angrily accused the prosecution at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial of lying. The lead prosecutor struck a measured tone, even as he raised the accused's rifle at one point and sighted at a courtroom wall.
Read More »EXPLAINER: What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face?
Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha last year.
Read More »Closing arguments begin at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (UPDATE)
Attorneys were set to deliver closing arguments Monday at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial in the shootings of three men during street unrest in Kenosha, the last word before jury deliberations in a case that has underscored bitter division in the U.S. over guns, protests and policing.
Read More »Could jury weigh lesser charges for Rittenhouse?
Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial could ask the jury to consider lesser charges when it gets the case, a move that could secure a conviction for some crime but take a possible life sentence off the table.
Read More »Next battleground at Rittenhouse trial: Jury instructions
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse will return to the courthouse without the jury present on Friday to finalize how jurors will be instructed when they get the case next week.
Read More »Rittenhouse gives account of shootings: ‘I defended myself’
Kyle Rittenhouse told jurors at his murder trial that he tried to get away from his pursuers the night he shot three men during street unrest in Kenosha, saying he never wanted to kill anyone: "I didn't do anything wrong. I defended myself."
Read More »Rittenhouse says first man he shot threatened to kill him
Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his murder trial Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha was holding a chain at one point and twice threatened to kill him.
Read More »Survivor expected to testify in Rittenhouse trial’s 2nd week
A man who suffered a severe arm injury when he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during a night of protests against racial injustice is expected to testify this week as prosecutors near the end of their case in Rittenhouse's murder trial.
Read More »Witnesses: 1st victim threatened Rittenhouse, lunged for gun
The rapid sequence in which Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men on the streets of Kenosha was set off by the confrontational behavior of the first man, who threatened to kill Rittenhouse and others in his group and later grabbed for the 17-year-old's weapon right before he was shot, witnesses testified.
Read More »Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Blake shooting
A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial was dismissed Thursday after a court-security officer reported that the man had told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people.
Read More »Jury selection underway at Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial (UPDATE)
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse opened Monday with the difficult task of seating jurors who haven't already made up their minds about the young aspiring police officer who shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha last year.
Read More »Feds won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won't file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year.
Read More »Judge: Prosecutors can’t show Rittenhouse link to Proud Boys
A judge was set to decide Friday whether jurors at the trial of a man accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last year will see video that prosecutors say shows him talking about wanting to shoot people.
Read More »Blake, paralyzed in police shooting, hopeful he’ll walk soon
A Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin expects to be walking soon, an accomplishment he says is tempered by fears of it happening again.
Read More »Kenosha officials reject damage claim sought by Jacob Blake
Officials in Kenosha have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when he was shot by a white police officer last summer.
Read More »3 arrested during protest in support of Jacob Blake Jr. (UPDATE)
Supporters of Jacob Blake Jr. and others staged a rally and march in Kenosha Sunday calling for the firing of an officer who shot Blake.
Read More »Racial justice task force issues recommendations
The Wisconsin Assembly's bipartisan racial disparities task force created in the wake of a white Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man issued 18 recommendations on Wednesday, but stopped short of calling for a total ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants as Gov. Tony Evers wants.
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