Stories tagged: "Kenosha"

Courts Kyle Rittenhouse holding up a "white power" hand signal.
Courts Kyle Rittenhouse Made White-Power Signs as He Took Photos with Proud Boys, Prosecutors Say

“The defendant’s continued association with members of a group that prides itself on violence, and the use of their symbols, raises the significant possibility of future harm."

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 14, 2021 3:20 pm CST
Elections President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport on Saturday in Janesville. Recent polls have former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leading Trump by more than 10 points in the state. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Elections Trump Campaigns Maskless in Janesville as COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket in Wisconsin

Trump campaigns in Wisconsin one day after record-setting day of roughly 4,000 new cases.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 18, 2020 9:07 am CDT
Social Justice Kenosha inequality Jacob Blake
Social Justice Blake Shooting Amplifies What Kenosha’s Black Residents Have Long Known: Inequality Is Alive and Well

How decades of divestment, deindustrialization, and segregation have made Kenosha one of the worst places in the country for Black people to live.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 14, 2020 11:34 am CDT

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President Joe Biden speaks to the media after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on Nov. 9 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden spoke about how his administration would respond to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) National Biden Throws a Lifeline to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Dana Hanson, assistant operations manager at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire, preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine News Next Vaccination Group Includes 65+, Educators, Prisoners, Food Service Workers
A police officer draws a gun Law and Policy Debate on Cops Drawing Guns, Banning Chokeholds Reveals Serious Divides on Racial Disparities Task Force
Immortalized in this statue in Milwaukee, baseball legend Hank Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-1965, the relocated Atlanta Braves until 1974, and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976. After a stint in the Negro League, Aaron's first minor league experience came with the Braves' Eau Claire squad in 1952. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Aaron died Friday at the age of 86. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Our Wisconsin Hank Aaron Spent a Summer Up North in 1952. He Credited It for Building His Confidence.