Social media footage shows a SUV speeding through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, narrowly missing a small child. The red vehicle continued down the road and hit more than 20 people, including children. Waukesha police chief Dan Thompson said a person of interest was in custody and the suspect vehicle had been recovered.
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Waukesha Christmas parade: deaths after car speeds into crowd in Wisconsin
Person of interest held after ‘horrifying’ incident in which SUV ploughed through street full of marchers
A number of people have been killed after a vehicle ploughed into crowds at a Christmas parade in a town in Wisconsin.
A red sport SUV drove at speed into marchers in Waukesha about 20 miles west of Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon, causing “some fatalities” and injuring more than 20 people, the town’s police chief, Dan Thompson, told a media conference on Sunday night.
Continue reading...US Covid infections rising again as upper midwest sees biggest jump
Increase comes ahead of Thanksgiving as families gather in homes, and as winter approaches, forcing people indoors
America’s Covid-19 infections are climbing again, and could soon hit a weekly average of 100,000 cases a day as daily case reports increase more than 20% across the upper midwest.
The fresh worsening of the coronavirus pandemic in the US comes as temperatures cool during the approach of winter, forcing people indoors where the virus is believed to spread more readily and may presage another wave.
Continue reading...Protests erupt across US over Kyle Rittenhouse verdict – video
WARNING: This video contains strong language
Demonstrators take to the streets after a jury cleared Kyle Rittenhouse on charges related to his shooting dead two people at an anti-racism protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Shouting matches flared on the courthouse steps in the town, and protest marches were held in Portland, Chicago and New York
Continue reading...As Kyle Rittenhouse walks free, Kenosha is left to pick up the pieces
Reactions to the verdict show a city as divided and beset by inequality as on the night of the killings in August 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse is now a free man after fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during anti-racism protests last year, but his trial has left behind a divided America – and done little to ease tensions in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the killings took place.
Rittenhouse, 18, who faced charges of homicide, was acquitted in full on the grounds of self-defence. But the jury’s decision did not calm the people outside the Kenosha county courthouse in the hours after news of the verdict rippled across the city, and the rest of the United States.
Continue reading...Unrest in Portland as Kyle Rittenhouse verdict divides US
Police declare a riot in Oregon’s largest city as observers condemn discrepancy in how law enforcement treats militia supporters and anti-racism protesters
About 200 protesters in Portland, Oregon, broke windows and threw objects at police on Friday night as reaction poured in after a jury cleared Kyle Rittenhouse over the shooting deaths of two people at an anti-racism protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.
Sheriffs in the city declared a riot downtown after “violent, destructive behavior by a significant part of the crowd”, with reports some talked about burning down the Justice Center.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse wasn’t convicted because, in America, white reasoning rules
When white people find Black protesters scary, and white vigilantes heroic, where does that leave the legal concept of ‘reasonable belief’?
Before sending a Kenosha, Wisconsin, jury to deliberate if Kyle Rittenhouse is a murderer, Judge Bruce Schroeder informed Rittenhouse’s hand-picked jury that his fate rests on the “privilege” of self-defense.
We now know what the jury decided.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse: Biden accepts verdict as acquittal sparks outrage – live
- President says he ‘stands by what jury has to say’
- Full story: Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts
- Five key takeaways from the trial
Jerrold Nadler of New York, the Democratic chair of the House judiciary committee, is out with a much stronger statement than President Biden:
“This heartbreaking verdict is a miscarriage of justice and sets a dangerous precedent which justifies federal review by [the Department of Justice].
I stand by what the jury has to say. The jury system works.”
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse verdict declares open hunting season on progressive protesters | Cas Mudde
Demonstrators in the US must fear not only police brutality but also rightwing vigilantes
Kyle Rittenhouse – the armed white teenager whose mother drove him from Illinois to Wisconsin to allegedly “protect” local businesses from anti-racism protesters in Kenosha, whereupon he shot and killed two people and injured another – has been acquitted of all charges. I don’t think anyone who has followed the trial even casually will be surprised by this verdict. After the various antics by the elected judge, which seemed to indicate where his sympathies lay, and the fact that the prosecution asked the jurors to consider charges lesser than murder, the writing was on the wall.
I do not want to discuss the legal particulars of the verdict. It is clear that the prosecution made many mistakes and got little to no leeway from the judge, unlike the defense team. Moreover, we know that “self-defense” – often better known as vigilantism – is legally protected and highly racialized in this country. Think of the acquittal of George Zimmerman of the killing of Trayvon Martin in 2013.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty after fatally shooting two in Kenosha unrest
Rittenhouse killed two people and injured a third at protests last year after a white officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the back
A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on charges related to his shooting dead two people at an anti-racism protest and injuring a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, after a tumultuous trial that gripped America.
Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, when he shot them with an assault rifle as he roamed the streets of Kenosha with other armed men acting as a self-described militia during protests in August 2020, after a white police officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, in the back.
Continue reading...Kenosha shooting: jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty – video
A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on charges related to his shooting dead two people at an anti-racism protest and injuring a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, after a tumultuous trial that gripped the US
Tense scenes outside court as protesters await verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse – video
As the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial deliberated, dozens of protesters – some for Rittenhouse, some against – stood outside the Kenosha county courthouse in Wisconsin. Some talked quietly with those on the other side and others shouted. One group was chanting ‘Black Lives Matter!’ while others responded with ‘self-defense is not a crime!’ One woman could be heard repeatedly calling Rittenhouse supporters ‘white supremacists’
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse trial: sense of unease amid wait for verdict in Wisconsin
The jurors will determine what the case represents in the eyes of the law, but to a divided America the implications are much larger
After the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who as a 17-year-old fatally shot two men and wounded a third, finally closed and the jury was sent out to deliberate its verdict, a crowd of supporters stood outside the Kenosha county courthouse volleying chants in the cold November dark.
“Black Lives Matter!” one group shouted.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse trial: yelling, tears and surprises reflect divided America
Analysis: The jury is to hear closing arguments in a murder trial featuring prosecution missteps and a controversial judge
As testimony wrapped up this week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, a wary America has realized that the trial of the young man on charges linked to his killing of two racial justice protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has not played out like many people expected.
With more than 30 witnesses taking the stand throughout a tumultuous week, a few called on by the state appeared to help Rittenhouse’s legal team with its claim that he was acting in self-defense. That added to notable errors made by prosecutors, as well as a judge with a simultaneously stern and flamboyant courtroom style who has shocked with controversial comments and outbursts.
Continue reading...Kyle Rittenhouse trial hangs in balance as defence requests mistrial – video report
The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse has been thrown into jeopardy after his lawyers requested a mistrial over what appeared to be out-of-bounds questions asked of him by the prosecution. On the seventh day of the trial, Rittenhouse took to the stand to insist he had acted in self-defence. The 18-year-old is on trial on charges of killing two men and injuring a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year.
- Kyle Rittenhouse lawyers seek mistrial as judge upbraids prosecution
- Jury watches drone footage of Kyle Rittenhouse shooting man dead
Kyle Rittenhouse lawyers seek mistrial as judge upbraids prosecution
- Judge accuses Thomas Binger of improper line of questioning
- Rittenhouse, 18, claims self-defense as trial continues for now
The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse was thrown into jeopardy Wednesday when his lawyers asked for a mistrial over what appeared to be out-of-bounds questions asked of Rittenhouse by the chief prosecutor.
The judge did not immediately rule on the request and is allowing the trial to continue.
Continue reading...‘Extraordinarily rare’: intact 1,200-year-old canoe recovered from Wisconsin lake
The 15-foot dugout canoe was first noticed by a maritime archeologist and her friend while joyriding on underwater scooters
A 1,200-year-old, 15-foot (4.5-metre) dugout canoe has been taken from Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, after two divers stumbled upon it while riding underwater scooters.
The vessel was recovered from roughly 27ft of water and brought to shore this week.
Continue reading...Kenosha police accused of ‘deputizing’ militia vigilantes during Jacob Blake protests
Lawsuit brought by Gaige Grosskreutz, who was wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse during anti-police brutality protests in August 2020
The police department in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha is facing new legal action after being accused of “deputizing” a group of militia vigilantes during anti-police brutality protests last year in which 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse killed two people.
The action, brought by Gaige Grosskreutz, who was wounded during the incident, alleges that local police effectively deputized a “band of white nationalist vigilantes” during protests sparked by the shooting of Jacob Blake, who is now paralyzed from the waist down, by a white police officer.
Continue reading...Wisconsin says hunters can kill 300 wolves this fall against biologists’ advice
• Hunters killed double limit during February breeding season
• State wildlife officials recommended a 130-kill limit
Wisconsin wildlife officials have authorized the killing of 300 wolves for the 2021 fall hunting season, more than doubling biologists’ recommendation of a 130-wolf kill limit.
Scientists with the state department of natural resources (DNR) recommended the 130 limit after the four-day hunting season in February saw hunters kill almost twice as many wolves as allotted during the wolves’ breeding season, raising concerns over potential long-term ramifications for the population.
Continue reading...‘Killing spree’: Wisconsin’s wolf population plunges after protections removed, study finds
Researchers blame poaching and hunting far beyond quotas after species dropped from endangered list
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves probably died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released on Monday.
Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said.
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