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The governor of Wisconsin is deploying the National Guard ahead of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial verdict.  Governor Tony Evers announced the deployment of 500 troops to Kenosha to supplement the hundreds of officers already in place. The judge in the case set closing arguments for Monday.  Rittenhouse faces multiple charges in the shooting deaths of two men during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the summer of 2020 Lesser charges may be included in Kyle Rittenhouse

Approximately 500 Wisconsin Army National Guard troops are reporting for State Active Duty as authorized by Gov. Tony Evers to support local partners in ensuring public safety in conjunction with hundreds of officers from volunteering local law enforcement agencies. “We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe,” said Gov. Evers. “The Kenosha community has been strong,

As we recently adjusted our clocks and settle into the time change, many people use that as a reminder to check their homes smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alerts as well.  For this week’s Friday feel good, we hear about quick thinking kid and a call that her family won’t ever forget.  There is a 9-year-old out of Boston who saved her family’s lives by unlocking her dad’s phone, using his facial recognition, so she could call 911 as they suffered from

A speeding ticket turns into a 5th OWI for a West Allis woman. It was 47 year old Rene Sosa, who was been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. On 11/12/21, at approximately 12:25am, a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for traveling 89mph in a 70mph zone. A subsequent investigation including standardized field sobriety tests were conducted. The driver was arrested

Winter weather advisories are in effect as a snowstorm in the upper Midwest strengthens.  The first significant winter system of the season is expected to bring high winds and snow to the Dakotas and Minnesota.  The Storm Prediction Center also issued a warning for excessive rain in New England through Saturday morning.  Rainfall totals could reach up to four inches in some areas, increasing the risk for flash flooding.

No one is really sure just how many Afghan refugees Madison will get. Jewish Social Services, which is the lead relocation agency for Afghans in Madison, said 35 refugees are already in town, and they expect at least 40 more. But JSS also says the number of refugees expected to stay in Wisconsin as a whole changes frequently. One of the biggest challenges for refugee families in Madison is finding affordable apartments that are large enough to accommodate large families.

The list of charges in last weekend’s hotel shooting that wounded three Wauwatosa police officers is long and serious. Prosecutors filed attempted homicide, weapons, and drug charges against Kenneth Burney. He’s the convicted felon who police say opened fire on a group of officers Saturday night at the Radisson on Mayfair Road. Burney is already facing felony weapons charges in another case, he was out on bond when police say he shot the officers. Burney is in jail now, and

An Illinois man is looking at a long list of charges for a shooting that left a Kenosha County police dog wounded. The D.A. in Kenosha filed formal charges yesterday against Allan Brown. The most serious charge is a weapons charge, though he’s also charged with mistreatment of a law enforcement animal. Prosecutors say Brown fired at a Kenosha County deputy during a traffic stop last month. One of the bullets fired in the shootout hit K9 Riggs. The dog

The third week of November is Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Weather Service predictions for the 2021-2022 Winter show an “equal chance” of having above or belowaverage temperatures and a “leaning above” chance of above average precipitation. The La Niña weatherpattern is expected to return for the second Winter in a row. Winter 2020-2021 was also a La Niña where wesaw about average snowfall; but we also saw a week-long snap of below zero temperatures and wind chill inlate

Kyle Rittenhouse’s case will go to the jury next week.   There are no more witnesses to be called in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.  NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports. The defense rested yesterday, and the judge in the case pushed closing arguments back until Monday. One of Rittenhouse’s final witnesses was a defense use-of-force expert who told the jury about just how quickly everything happened on that violent night in August of 2020. The expert said all three shootings, and