WAUKESHA, Wis.—The man who served for 15 years as Milwaukee County sheriff said his former colleagues in the Milwaukee district attorney’s office and the circuit court system “have blood on their hands” for letting Darrell E. Brooks Jr. out on low bail two days before he allegedly mowed down and killed six participants—including an 8-year-old…
Former Sheriff Says Milwaukee DA, Court Officials ‘Have Blood on Their Hands’ for Christmas Parade Killings
Milwaukee Sets Homicide Record for the Second Straight Year
With two murders recorded on Dec. 13, the city of Milwaukee set a new annual record with 192 homicides, a 98-percent increase in just two years. It is the second straight year of record murders in Wisconsin’s largest city. Milwaukee joins a dozen other major urban centers with record-high murders in 2021. Chicago, the nation’s…
Suspected Wisconsin Parade Killer Was Out on $1,000 Bail Due to Error, Milwaukee’s Top Prosecutor Says
Darrell Brooks was allowed to go free on $1,000 bail after allegedly ramming his SUV into the mother of his child because the prosecutor in charge of the case “made a mistake,” Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm says. Brooks was arrested on Nov. 2 after allegedly striking the woman and then running her over….
How Milwaukee System Twice Set Free Waukesha Massacre Suspect
When Darrell Brooks allegedly rammed his SUV into the Waukesha Christmas Parade—killing six people and injuring dozens—he had two open violent felony cases at Milwaukee County Circuit Court. In one open felony case, Brooks allegedly fired his handgun into a moving car. In the other, he allegedly ran over the mother of his child—with the…
Milwaukee: The Capital of Frozen Custard
In 1919, after discovering that adding egg yolks into ice cream creates something magnificent, Archie and Elton Kohr became the first vendors of “frozen custard.” They opened a stand, not in the heart of dairyland, but in New York’s Coney Island. While the sources seem sketchy, the claim is out there that Milwaukee has the…
$750,000 Bond Set for Man Charged in Grandson’s Beating Death
MILWAUKEE—Bond was set at $750,000 cash Thursday for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of stealing his money. A criminal complaint alleges that Andrez Martina, 54, used a sledgehammer, mallet, and coat rack to beat Andre Smith II for up to 90 minutes on Sunday before the boy…
Nearly 500 COVID-19 Cases Reported in Milwaukee’s Deer District During NBA Playoffs
Nearly 500 cases of COVID-19 were reported among people who attended an event in Milwaukee’s Deer District in July. People were attending NBA games in the neighborhood throughout the month, and later celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks championship win. According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 491 COVID-19 cases were linked to Deer…
Milwaukee Man Who Killed 5 Family Members Gets 205 Years
MILWAUKEE—A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate. Before receiving his sentence Tuesday, Christopher Stokes told the judge in Milwaukee County Circuit Court that he wasn’t asking…
Milwaukee Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Daughter’s Mother
MILWAUKEE—A Milwaukee man who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter’s mother and is charged with killing the couple’s girl was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Dariaz Higgins, 37, pleaded guilty in April to first-degree intentional homicide in the March 2019 shooting death of 24-year-old Sierra Robinson and attempted…
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Milwaukee Audience: Shen Yun Is a Wonderful Cultural Experience
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Shen Yun Performing Arts was once again delighting its audience in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with an exquisite display of authentic Chinese traditional culture through the medium of classical dance and music. “It’s beautiful,” said Mrs. Pace, who was attending the performance at the Marcus Performing Arts Center with her husband Jeff Pace. Shen Yun’s mission…