Category: Wisconsin

Kyle Rittenhouse Says He’s Going to Blinn College, After Texas A&M Said He’s Not Enrolled

Kyle Rittenhouse said Monday that he is planning to attend Blinn College, a two-year community college in southeastern Texas. Rittenhouse—whose college plans drew national attention following the high-profile trial that found his killing of two protesters in August 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was in self-defense, acquitting him of all charges against him—said he was left…


Wisconsin Man Charged With Killing 6 in Botched Drug Robbery

MILWAUKEE—A 34-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the deaths of six people who were found dead in January at a Milwaukee duplex. Bail was set at $1 million Sunday for Travis Lamar Birkley, who is charged with six counts of felony murder. An attorney who represented Birkley at the hearing declined to comment on…


Wisconsin Judge’s Alleged Killer Identified, Reportedly Had a Hit List

Officials identified the alleged suspect who killed a Wisconsin judge last week and said the killer had apparently had Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on his hit list. Douglas K. Uhde was identified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice as the alleged assassin. He’s hospitalized in critical condition, according to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul in a…


Former Judge Killed in ‘Targeted’ Attack Against Judicial System, Officials Say

A retired judge was shot and killed at his home in Wisconsin on Friday in what has been described by officials as a “targeted” attack against the judicial system. John Roemer, a former circuit judge in Juneau County, is believed to be the victim of the murder that happened in New Lisbon at around 6:30…


Sandmann Lawyer Joins Kyle Rittenhouse Team, Says Mark Zuckerberg a ‘Top’ Target

A lawyer who represented Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann in his defamation lawsuits said he has joined Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal team, stating there will be at least ten suits filed against companies and prominent figures. “I’ve been hired to head the effort to determine whom to sue, when to sue, where to sue,” Todd McMurtry,…


Wisconsin School Goes Virtual After Multiple Bomb Threats, Memorial Day Parade Canceled

A middle school in Wisconsin will hold classes virtually for students in the Kiel Area School District after a number of bomb threats were reported this week, officials said. The city also canceled its Memorial Day Parade after the third bomb threat that week, citing “ongoing security concerns in and around” the city. The City of…


Wisconsin Voters Sue 5 Cities Over Unlawful Unmanned Ballot Drop Boxes in Elections

Voters in Wisconsin’s five largest cities are suing over the use of illegal unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes in elections. Attorneys from the Thomas More Society, a nationwide public interest law firm, filed the legal complaints on May 25 on behalf of voters in Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine. Officials from the affected…


Wisconsin Republicans Opt Not to Endorse Candidates, Vote Against Decertifying 2020 Results

Grassroots Wisconsin Republicans have, for the first time, opted not to endorse any major candidates in several statewide elections at the 2022 State Convention in Middleton. Instead, the winner of the Aug. 9 primary, hoped by many Republicans to be Sen. Ron Johnson, will face off against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The move not to endorse any…


Wisconsin Republicans Opt Not to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Elections

Grassroots Wisconsin Republicans have, for the first time, opted not to endorse any major candidates in several statewide elections at the 2022 State Convention in Middleton. The move not to endorse any candidate signals the desire of “grassroots activists” at the convention “to allow candidates to continue to make their case to voters ahead of the…


Wisconsin Republicans Opt Not to Endorse Candidates in Statewide Elections, Vote Against Decertifying 2020 Results

Grassroots Wisconsin Republicans have, for the first time, opted not to endorse any major candidates in several statewide elections at the 2022 State Convention in Middleton. The move not to endorse any candidate signals the desire of “grassroots activists” at the convention “to allow candidates to continue to make their case to voters ahead of the…