Sept. 24, 2020 2:25p; Updated at 3:20p with Wilmot item; Updated 9-25- with fatal names
(WGTD)---A protest march and rally calling for charges to be filed immediately against the Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake is scheduled for this afternoon between 3:30 and 6:30. It’s to begin near the Boys and Girls Club on 52nd St. and end at Grace Lutheran Church on 60th. Marchers are also expected to express solidarity for those in Louisville who are protesting the lack of charges in the Breonna Taylor case.
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(AP)---Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse have launched a social media campaign depicting the Kenosha, shooter as not just a scared teenager acting in self-defense, but an American hero akin to the Minutemen who fought at the nation’s founding. The dramatic rhetoric has helped raise nearly $2 million to pay for the 17-year-old’s defense against homicide charges in the killing of two protesters. But some legal experts say there are risks in turning a fairly straightforward self-defense case into a sweeping political argument that could play into a stereotype that he is a gun-crazed militia member out to start a revolution.
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(WGTD)---Wilmot High School will close for in-person instruction for two weeks because two more students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number to three. Two staff members previously tested positive. Those who have been identified as close contacts with the infected individuals will receive a quarantine letter. District administrator Dan Kopp said the shutdown is being conducted as a precaution and because the number of staff now on quarantine would not allow all classes to be staffed in the coming days.
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(AP)---Wisconsin’s daily count of COVID-19 cases has hit its second-highest total to date, while the seven-day average topped 1,900 for the first time. The state Department of Health Services reported Thursday that Wisconsin has seen more than 108,000 positive cases of the coronavirus and 1,265 deaths. The 2,392 new cases reported Thursday was second only to 2,533 new cases reported less than a week ago on Sept. 18. The seven-day average was 1,939. That was nearly three times the seven-day average of 665 a month ago. Gov. Tony Evers urged people to wear masks, keep a social distance and stay home when possible.
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(WGTD)---A construction worker was killed and another seriously injured when a cement truck backed over them in the Durand Ave. construction zone Thursday morning. The dead worker has been identified as 39-year-old Dharmista Chauhan from Menominee Falls. The critically-injured worker was identified as 29-year-old Jordan Newson from River Hills, according to a news release from the State Patrol.
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