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News Articles: waukesha

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.

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

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.

March 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Darrell Brooks, left, speaks with a lawyer during a court appearance on Nov. 23, 2021 in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Brooks is now facing new charges related to the Christmas parade tragedy.

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The suspect in the Waukesha parade tragedy faces more than 70 new charges

Prosecutors in Wisconsin brought the charges against Darrell Brooks, who is accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his car into a Christmas parade in November.

January 12, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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.

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

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.

November 23, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Toppled chairs are seen among holiday decorations in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade injuring dozens of people Sunday.

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What we know about the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident

At least six people died and 62 others were injured, according to authorities in Waukesha, Wis. Officials have also identified one suspect.

November 23, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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.

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

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.

November 22, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
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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.

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Suspect in Waukesha Christmas parade attack had prior criminal record

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.

November 22, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram

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