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Misconceptions Corrected Over Protest Response; Daily Briefings Promised

Aug. 26, 2020 11:45p

(WGTD)---Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian corrected some misconceptions and issued an apology during a joint news conference with other officials at the Public Safety Building Wednesday.

Illinois Teenager Faces Homicide Charges In Kenosha Shooting

Aug. 26, 2020 10p

(WPR)---Illinois authorities have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the shooting death of two protesters and injury of a third in Kenosha on Tuesday night.

Jacob Blake Reportedly Admits He Had a Knife

Aug. 26, 2020 6:15p

(WGTD)---The 29-year-old Kenosha man who was shot by a police officer as he tried to get into his vehicle Sunday night had in his possession a knife, according to the state Justice Dept. 

The East of I-94 Curfew in Kenosha County is Extended Through Sunday

Aug. 26, 2020 5:10p

(WGTD)---Authorities are preparing Kenosha, Somers and Pleasant Prairie residents for the strong possibility that the overnight curfew will be in place through Sunday. 

LIVE BLOG: Press Conference Aims at Bridging Racial and Community Divides

August 26th 2:50pm 

(WGTD)---After a press conference on Monday that got off to a rocky start when a group of angry residents stormed the Kenosha County Safety building and broke a door, Wednesday's event aimed to bridge a community divide. Here are some

Two Dead, One Injured in Shooting Incident at Kenosha Protest

Aug. 26, 2020 1:20a; Updated 3:55a; Updated at 4:35 with 2nd death

(WGTD)---Two people are dead and one other is injured in shootings that took place during a third night of unrest in Kenosha.

In a news release, the police department asked for the

Statewide Emergency; More on Jacob Blake's Condition From Mother

Aug. 25, 2020 5:10p

(WPR)---Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after two nights of protests left businesses vandalized and dozens of buildings set on fire in a city where police shot a Black man multiple times, apparently in the

Kenosha National Guard Number to Increase; Ald. Decry Info Deficit

Aug. 25, 2020 1:25p; Updated at 2:45p with quotes; 4:35 with Guard numbers

(WGTD)---The National Guard presence in Kenosha will be doubled to deal with tonight's anticipated continuance of trouble.

Milwaukee Black Lives Matter Protesters Shot At While Marching Through Pennsylvania

Aug 25 12:15pm

(WPR/WGTD)---A group of Milwaukee-based Black Lives Matter protesters who are marching to Washington D.C. were shot at Monday night as they crossed through Pennsylvania.

Father Says Jacob Blake Paralyzed As Kenosha Faces Aftermath Of Protests

Aug 25 12:05pm

(WPR/AP)---The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back by police Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said his son was left paralyzed from the waist down.