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Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won't file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Read More »White Wisconsin officer who shot Black man returned to duty
A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave, officials said Tuesday.
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Read More »Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests
Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer, police said Friday.
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Read More »Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer
A Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in southeastern Wisconsin filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force.
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Read More »Wisconsin protest shootings trial delayed at least 7 months
The trial for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin was pushed back Wednesday by seven months and could be delayed even longer.
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Read More »Kenosha police officials focus on diversity in recruiting
At a time when the number of people applying to be police officers is on the decline, the Kenosha Police Department is putting out a call for new recruits.
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Read More »Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests
An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha was charged Friday with a felony for allegedly kicking in a door at the Kenosha Public Safety Building and saying he wanted to break an officer's fingers.
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Read More »Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse
A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors' request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer.
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Read More »Rittenhouse, accused of violating bond, going before judge
An Illinois 18-year-old charged with killing two people during street protests in Kenosha last summer faces a judge Thursday with prosecutors asking that he be re-arrested.
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Read More »Kyle Rittenhouse fires attorney who helped raise his bail
The 18-year-old from Illinois who's accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer fired a California attorney who had been soliciting money for his case.
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Read More »2 of 3 officers at Blake shooting in Wisconsin back on duty
Two police officers who were on the scene when a white officer shot and partially paralyzed a Black man in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests, have returned to duty, according to police officials.
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Read More »Jacob Blake says he was ready to surrender before being shot
A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests over the summer and leaving him partially paralyzed, said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire.
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Read More »Federal civil-rights investigation into shooting of Jacob Blake ongoing
A federal civil-rights investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake is ongoing, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Read More »Two people fatally stabbed in Kenosha, one arrested
Two people were fatally stabbed in Kenosha early Wednesday and one person is in custody, according to police.
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Read More »No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake (UPDATE)
An Illinois teenager charged in the slayings of two people during street protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man is expected to enter a plea in the case Tuesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin prosecutors add curfew charge against Rittenhouse
Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old Illinois teen accused of shooting three people during a protest in southeastern Wisconsin this summer with violating curfew that night.
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Read More »Evers: Criminal justice reforms likely in next state budget
Gov. Tony Evers' executive budget could include criminal-justice reforms as Wisconsin emerges from a tumultuous year of protests over police brutality and racism, setting up another possible conflict with Republicans who have been reluctant to take any action to reform police procedures.
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Read More »California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case (UPDATE)
A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest in Wisconsin is extracting himself from his criminal defense after prosecutors raised ethical concerns about the lawyer.
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Read More »Illinois teen charged in protest slayings posts $2M bail
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives posted $2 million in bail on Friday and was ...
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Read More »Trial ordered for accused gun supplier in Kenosha killings
The man charged with buying the rifle that police say an Illinois teen used to kill two people during a Wisconsin protest over police brutality will stand trial, a court commissioner decided Thursday.
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Read More »Man shot by police in Wisconsin reaches plea in assault case
A Black man paralyzed in a Wisconsin police shooting reached a plea deal Friday to settle a sexual assault case pending against him.
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Read More »Illinois defends plan to send teen to Wisconsin in 2 deaths
Any claims about what happened in Wisconsin have no role in whether to extradite an Illinois teenager to that state to face charges in the killing of two protesters, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Read More »Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootings
A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, remains in custody in his home state of Illinois as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
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Read More »Uncle: Jacob Blake being treated at Illinois rehab center
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man left paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer in August, was discharged from a Milwaukee hospital and is now undergoing treatment at an Illinois rehabilitation clinic.
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Read More »Uncle: Jacob Blake being treated at Illinois rehab center
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man left paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer in August, was discharged from a Milwaukee hospital and is now undergoing treatment at an Illinois rehabilitation clinic.
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