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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last year.

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  • Elections

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is reelected, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin

Johnson's seat was once considered to be one of the most vulnerable for the GOP this cycle.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Matthew Grover (center) of NextGen America talks with young voters Kate Browning (left) and Jack Borg as they sign a pledge promising to vote near the Milwaukee Public Market on Saturday.

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  • Politics

What's on the minds of young voters in Milwaukee? A lot

Polls found that young people were among the least likely to vote this fall. But the end of Roe v. Wade has helped boost voter registration among them. Other issues are also important to young voters.

October 27, 2022
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By:
  • Karen Zamora,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
This March 17, 2020, photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows Douglas K. Uhde, who is suspected in the shooting death of retired Juneau, Wis., County Judge John Roemer.

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  • National

A gunman who allegedly killed a retired judge had a list of targets, officials say

A gunman suspected of killing a retired judge in Wisconsin had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.

June 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Law enforcement examine a bloody garment while working at the scene of a shooting on Thursday at Graceland Cemetery in Racine, Wis.

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  • National

Police search for the Wisconsin cemetery shooter

Police are still searching Friday for whoever opened fire during a funeral at a Wisconsin cemetery.

June 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • National

2 people are shot at a Wisconsin cemetery, police say

Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine was on lockdown "out of an abundance of caution" following the shooting, the hospital said.

June 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The University School of Milwaukee says it has filed a motion in court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Craig and Kelly Robinson, the brother and sister-in-law of former first lady Michelle Obama. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016.

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  • Education

A school seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michelle Obama's brother and his wife

The school argues that it exercised its contractual right to deny the Robinson children enrollment in 2021, as school officials determined it was in the "best interest of the school."

May 24, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Craig Robinson and his wife, Kelly Robinson, have filed a lawsuit against a Milwaukee-area private school over issues of inclusiveness and alleged racism. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016.

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  • Education

Michelle Obama's brother and his wife sue Milwaukee school for alleged racial bias

Craig and Kelly Robinson say the University School of Milwaukee ended their sons' enrollment after they raised concerns about the school's treatment of students of color and other alleged biases.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
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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  • National

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 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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  • National

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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By:
  • 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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  • National

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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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Chrystul Kizer (shown here with her lawyers in 2019) is arguing that it was self-defense when she killed the man who sexually abused her.

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  • Law

Rittenhouse's defense renews focus on the case of a 17-year-old who killed her abuser

As a teenager in 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed the man who sexually assaulted and trafficked her. Advocates say given the Rittenhouse verdict, a self-defense argument should work in her favor.

November 23, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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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  • National

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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By:
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • and 1 more
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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  • National

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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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Steven Brandenburg, the pharmacist accused of tampering with hundreds of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, is facing a misdemeanor charge of attempted criminal damage to property.

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  • National

Pharmacist Accused Of Tampering With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Charged With Misdemeanor

Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist who admitted to removing some 570 doses of the Moderna vaccine from cold storage last month, has been charged with attempted criminal damage to property.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Prosecutor Announces No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

Kenosha, Wis., police Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back in August after Blake slowly walked away from officers and toward a parked vehicle.

January 05, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
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