Kenosha Police

• Ex-Wisconsin police chief to review shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha

  Wisconsin’s attorney general announced Monday that he has selected a former Madison police chief to serve as an independent consultant for prosecutors weighing whether to file charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down.

  World

  Sep 21, 2020
  
• Jacob Blake speaks from hospital bed for 1st time since police shooting in Kenosha

  In a video posted Saturday night on Twitter by his family’s lawyer, Ben Crump, Blake said from his hospital bed that, “Twenty-four hours, every 24 hours it’s pain, nothing but pain. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side-to-side, it hurts to eat.”

  World

  Sep 6, 2020
  
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• Kenosha braces for Trump visit as tensions mount over Jacob Blake shooting

  The city's mayor, and the state's governor, also said they believed Trump's visit comes at a bad time.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2020
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• Rally supporting police draws crowds to Kenosha, where officers shot Jacob Blake

  Some attending the rally in the Wisconsin city wore "back the blue" shirts. Others carried American flags. They applauded when law enforcement vehicles rolled by.

  World

  Aug 30, 2020
• ‘Defund the police’ rallies held across Canada; protesters topple John A. Macdonald statue

  Protests have taken place in Toronto, Montreal, London and Calgary on Saturday. Organizers have also planned for demonstrations in Fredericton, Moncton and Halifax.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2020
• Kenosha activists see disparate police tactics amid protests over Jacob Blake shooting

  Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they'd recently gotten a tip about ``suspicious vehicles'' from out of state.

  World

  Aug 29, 2020
• Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder in shooting deaths of protesters in Kenosha

  The 17-year-old could face a mandatory life sentence if convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, the most serious crime in Wisconsin.

  World

  Aug 27, 2020