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Wisconsin man pleads guilty to vandalizing synagogue
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing a synagogue last year as part of a neo-Nazi plot, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Yousef Barasneh, 22, of Oak Creek, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal civil rights charge, U.S. Attorney Matthew Krueger of the Eastern District of...
Records: Staffer accused lawmaker of drunken proposition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly's chief clerk released records of a legislative aide's sexual harassment complaint against a freshman Democratic lawmaker, months after news organizations sued to gain access to them. The heavily redacted documents include a complaint from a staffer who said Rep....
Evers expects Trump to wear mask during visit next week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he expects President Donald Trump and his entourage to wear masks indoors and social distance when Trump visits Oshkosh for a rally next week. Evers, a Democrat, issued a statewide mask mandate in July to combat rising coronavirus...
3 Milwaukee residents headed to DC event arrested in Indiana
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — Three men who are members of a Milwaukee group that's marching to the nation's capital for a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington were arrested in northern Indiana after police said they were blocking traffic on a highway. Frank David Sensabaugh, 30, Eric...
Double homicide case in Brown County moves to sanity phase
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The trial for a Green Bay area man found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend and her mother is moving to the next phase in which jurors will determine if he should be held responsible due to mental illness. A jury in Brown County found 30-year-old Jacob Cayer guilty Wednesday...
Demoted Milwaukee police chief to retire, defends record
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's former police chief, who was demoted to captain in part for using tear gas against protesters demonstrating over George Floyd’s death, has chosen to retire instead of staying with the department. The city's Fire and Police Commission voted unanimously last week to demote...
Twins rout Brewers, 12-2, behind Kenta Maeda
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two solo home runs and Miguel Sanó added another as the Minnesota Twins jumped to an early lead and routed the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 on Wednesday night. The victory gave the AL Central-leading Twins a 2-1 series win over the Brewers, who dropped to 2-6 at home....
Grandmother: Girl shot in Madison going off life support
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The grandmother of an 11-year-old girl shot in Madison said Wednesday the girl will be taken off life support. Loren Gomez told reporters that her granddaughter will go off life support Thursday morning. The shooting happened Tuesday on Madison’s East Side, the Wisconsin State...
UW-Madison Chancellor: 'We're in a real financial crisis'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered a sobering message Wednesday about the state's flagship campus as the fall semester looms, saying "we're in a real financial crisis” due to the coronavirus pandemic. How bad the crisis will be depends on several...
New Milwaukee chief launches police community effort
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s new acting police chief has launched an effort to help rebuild trust with the community. Acting Chief Michael Brunson Sr. on Wednesday introduced the “ReWaukee Project,” a new initiative aimed at improving police-community relations. The project will host...
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