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News Articles: Wisconsin

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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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Steven Brandenburg, who worked as a pharmacist with the Advocate Aurora Health hospital system, has admitted he deliberately removed 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration and left them out overnight on Dec. 24 and again on Dec. 25.

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  • Law

Pharmacist Who Spoiled More Than 500 Vaccine Doses Said He Thought They Were 'Unsafe'

"He'd formed this belief they were unsafe," prosecutors said Monday. They also disclosed that colleagues of the now-fired pharmacist, Steven Brandenburg, reported he had twice taken a gun to work.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Grafton, Wis., police officials said the now-fired pharmacist admitted he removed the vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from refrigeration to render them useless.

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  • Law

Pharmacist Arrested, Accused Of Destroying More Than 500 Moderna Vaccine Doses

The now-fired hospital employee later said he knew "that people who received the vaccinations would think they had been vaccinated against the virus when in fact they were not," investigators said.

January 01, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine must be kept between 36 and  46 degrees Fahrenheit. The vials can remain at room temperature for up to 12 hours.

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  • Health Care

Some 500 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Intentionally Destroyed, Hospital Says

Officials at the Wisconsin medical center first suspected a now-former employee inadvertently left the Moderna drugs out of cold storage. But an investigation concludes they were deliberately removed.

December 31, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
The Wisconsin Supreme Court was critical of the Trump campaign's legal challenge on Monday, saying the president should have raised concerns before the election.

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  • Politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Trump Election Challenge 'Unreasonable In The Extreme'

"Striking these votes now — after the election, and in only two of Wisconsin's 72 counties ... would be an extraordinary step for this court to take. We will not do so," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote.

December 14, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Representatives for President Trump (left) review ballots Nov. 20 in Madison, Wis., during the recount vote in Dane County. A state judge on Friday rejected a Trump campaign attempt to challenge the voting process in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

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  • Politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Take Up Trump Lawsuit Appeal To Overturn Biden Win

The decision by the conservative-controlled court on Friday means Trump's case will skip over the Wisconsin Court of Appeals as the president pursues his quest to invalidate more than 221,000 ballots.

December 11, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. A judge ruled there is enough probable cause in his case to proceed to trial.

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  • National

Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial

The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Kyle Rittenhouse's case has become a flashpoint between conservatives and Black Lives Matter supporters.

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  • Law

Kyle Rittenhouse Released On $2 Million Bail, Awaiting Trial In Kenosha, Wis., Deaths

Rittenhouse faces charges that he shot to death two men and wounded a third at protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Joseph Mensah, an officer with the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wisconsin, has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015 and is resigning from the department Nov. 30.

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  • National

Suburban Milwaukee Police Officer Who Has Killed 3 People Since 2015 Set To Resign

Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer Joseph Mensah reached a separation agreement allowing him to resign Nov. 30. He has killed three people while on duty, including a teenager in February.

November 19, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of supplying the gun used in the Aug. 25 shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse  is pictured here in court on Oct. 30.

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  • National

Wisconsin Man Charged With Providing Rifle Used In Kenosha Protest Shootings

Dominick David Black was charged with illegally providing the gun that prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three men, killing two, during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wis.

November 10, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Elections

Where Presidential Election Votes Are Still Being Counted

After notching narrow victories in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, Joe Biden holds a lead in the march to 270. All eyes are on four key states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker,
  • Jess Eng,
  • and 2 more
People gather with signs that read "Voters Decide" at the Civic Center Park while waiting for the results of election in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday.

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  • Elections

Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work?

Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.

November 05, 2020
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  • David Schaper and
  • Brakkton Booker
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