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Online Store Stops Selling Rittenhouse Family's Merchandise

December 24, 2020 - 11:30am

An online store has stopped selling merchandise supporting an Illinois teen accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a Wisconsin protest last summer.

Wisconsin Home Sales Approaching Record Territory Even In Uncertain Economy

December 22, 2020 - 6:40am

While 2020 has been a difficult year for many sectors of the economy, home sales may hit an annual record.

For Wisconsin Voters Of Color, Disenfranchisement Can Continue After Election

December 19, 2020 - 7:25am

Two organizers share how they view the recount of Wisconsin's largest and most diverse counties, Dane and Milwaukee counties, as another form of voter disenfranchisement.

'We Have Nowhere To Go': Back Rent, Late Fees Pile Up As Evictions Loom

December 18, 2020 - 3:00pm

The federal moratorium that has been protecting renters from evictions will expire Dec. 31 unless Congress passes a relief bill.

Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61

December 18, 2020 - 5:00am

Charles Sheppard, a Navy veteran who knew what it was like to be homeless, devoted his last years to helping others who faced the same challenge. He died in June from COVID-19. He was 61 years old.

911 Tape Released In Milwaukee Police Officer Chokehold Killing

December 17, 2020 - 3:45pm

Newly released audio from a 911 call sheds light on the death of Joel Acevedo at the hands of a police officer in April. Milwaukee Officer Michael Mattioli has been charged with first degree reckless homicide.

Wisconsin Inmate Wins Federal Sexual Reassignment Surgery Case

December 17, 2020 - 6:05am

A transgender inmate at the Racine Correctional Institution has won a federal case and will be allowed to undergo sexual reassignment surgery.

Green Bay Police Will Get Body Cameras With Help From Packers

December 16, 2020 - 3:15pm

In 2021 the city will enter into a five-year contract with supplier Axon to provide body and dashboard cameras, tasers, software and training for the Green Bay Police Department.

Consider A Gift Of Connecting With Older Adults This Holiday Season

December 16, 2020 - 6:05am

Anne Basting, a professor in the Department of English at UW-Milwaukee, said there are plenty of ways to stay connected to our older loved ones without sacrificing safety this holiday season.

'They're Boiling Over': 9 Months Of COVID-19 Push Wisconsin Families To A Breaking Point

December 16, 2020 - 6:00am

The uncertainty of learning in a pandemic has laid bare all the ways schools were acting as a safety net for Wisconsin families even before COVID-19 — and how hard it is to continue meeting those needs as families' resources are stretched even thinner by the disease and its economic impacts.

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Online Store Stops Selling Rittenhouse Family's Merchandise

Wisconsin Home Sales Approaching Record Territory Even In Uncertain Economy

For Wisconsin Voters Of Color, Disenfranchisement Can Continue After Election

'We Have Nowhere To Go': Back Rent, Late Fees Pile Up As Evictions Loom

Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61

911 Tape Released In Milwaukee Police Officer Chokehold Killing

Wisconsin Inmate Wins Federal Sexual Reassignment Surgery Case

Green Bay Police Will Get Body Cameras With Help From Packers

Consider A Gift Of Connecting With Older Adults This Holiday Season

'They're Boiling Over': 9 Months Of COVID-19 Push Wisconsin Families To A Breaking Point

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