Wisconsin Protests

• Kyle Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin to stand trial on murder charges

  Sheriff's deputies in Illinois handed Rittenhouse, who's accused of killing two protesters, over to their counterparts in Wisconsin shortly after a judge on Friday approved the contested extradition.

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2020
  
• Wisconsin protests over police shooting of Black teen lead to 28 arrests

  Police said two of the arrests were for felonies, one was for a misdemeanour and 25 were for municipal citations. Police said some of the people arrested were blocking traffic, others had tried to start fires, and one person had materials to start a fire, including lighter fluid.

  World

  Oct 10, 2020
  
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• Fact Check: Donald Trump’s claims about the Kyle Rittenhouse video

  U.S. President Donald Trump is giving an account at odds with the authorities who charged Kyle Rittenhouse with homicide.

  World

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Trump tours Kenosha as racial tensions deepen, calls violence ‘domestic terror’

  Soon after arriving in the city, a visit made over the objections of state and local leaders, Trump toured the charred remains of a block besieged by violence and fire.

  World

  Sep 1, 2020
• Democrats accuse Trump of ‘recklessly encouraging’ violence to help his campaign

  Trump's tweets came hours after a man identified as a supporter of a right-wing group was shot and killed in Portland when a large caravan of Trump's supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the city's streets.

  Politics

  Aug 30, 2020
• Kenosha protest shooting victims engaged with gunman, lawyers allege

  Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, has been charged with fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third. Attorneys representing Rittenhouse have said he acted to defend himself.

  World

  Aug 28, 2020
• 2 dead, 1 injured after shots fired during Wisconsin protests for Jacob Blake

  The shooting was under investigation and no other information was released. The victims have not been identified.

  World

  Aug 26, 2020
• ‘Nothing’s really changing’: Raptors’ VanVleet, Powell speak out after Jacob Blake shooting

  "You know coming down here and making a choice to play was supposed to not be in vain, but it's just starting to feel like everything we're doing is going through the motions and nothing's really changing,''

  Sports

  Aug 25, 2020
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• Wisconsin police tear gas protesters after Black man shot in the back

  Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers activated 125 members of the National Guard to assist local law enforcement.

  World

  Aug 24, 2020