Month: February 2022
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3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper training or the … Read Full Article
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’60 Minutes’ profiles Report for America Sunday. These 4 corps members make a difference in our Wisconsin newsrooms.
Minutes’ on Sunday will air a story on Report for America. These four Report for America members make a difference in our Wisconsin newsrooms. Read Full Article
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Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd’s killing
The defense attorney for the third former Minneapolis officer charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck rested his case Monday, after the … Read Full Article
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For world, Floyd’s death was about race. Why not the trials?
For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race. A white police officer, with three other officers nearby, kneeled on the neck of a Black man until he stopped breathing, and … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee Excellence Charter School to open freestanding high school in former MPS building
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, a high-performing public charter school serving middle and high school students, plans to open a freestanding high school campus in a former elementary school … Read Full Article
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High School Sports Rally: Hmong Academy Celebrates 2-10 Season
They play the game because they love the game, not because they win the game. The Hmong Academy girls’ basketball team has won rarely this season, and yet it is considered an amazing success. Read Full Article
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Voting rights activists are pushing to speak the language of all voters. It’s not always English.
Voting rights advocates worry a wave of new restrictive election laws could weaken requirements to provide language assistance for some voters. Read Full Article
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Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing’
Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as the … Read Full Article
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Survey to measure equity, access at Henry Vilas Zoo, county parks
The Office of the Dane County Board of Supervisors recently launched an independent evaluation of equity and access at Dane County Parks and the Henry Vilas Zoo. Read Full Article
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Black History Month: A Bookstore for Milwaukee, Ashley Valentine Gets Ready to Launch Rooted MKE
Ortiz Bedtime at the Valentine household means story time. Almost every night, Ashley Valentine and her husband read to their son from a children’s graphic novel series known as Akissi. The series, … Read Full Article
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WATCH: #Top10WxDay Drone Video
4 hours ago High School Sports Rally: Hmong Academy Celebrates 2-10 SeasonThey play the game because they love the game, not because they win the game. The Hmong Academy girls’ basketball team … Read Full Article