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2 Wisconsin police officers killed in traffic stop shooting

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late Saturday that it was investigating the shooting in Cameron, Wisconsin. The suspect in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died.

April 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
April 4, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The aftermath of Donald Trump's arraignment; Kemp vetoes first bill this year

Wednesday on Political Rewind: While Donald Trump was being arraigned, Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene was forced away from a rally she planned to lead. The former president would later address the public from his Mar-a-Lago home.

Plus, Gov. Brian Kemp vetoes his first bill of the year.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at a municipal building in Kenosha, Wis., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.

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  • Elections

Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Lina Tran
The Madison, Wis., office of Wisconsin Family Action was firebombed and vandalized on in May 2022. Nearly a year later, federal authorities say they tracked down a suspect with the help of DNA from a half-eaten burrito.

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  • National

How a half-eaten burrito led to charges in the firebombing of an anti-abortion office

Federal officials say they've arrested a 29-year-old Wisconsin man in connection with the May 2022 incident. They found him with the help of forensics and fast food.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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
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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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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