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Any claims about what happened in Wisconsin have no role in whether to extradite an Illinois teenager to that state to face charges in the killing of two protesters, prosecutors said Thursday.

A Racine man is accused of firing off a “warning shot” on the night two people were killed in downtown Kenosha during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Thirty-five-year-old Joshua Ziminksi pleaded not guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon. A criminal complaint notes that investigators reviewed multiple…

A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will not face charges in his home state of Illinois, prosecutors said Tuesday. An investigation revealed the gun used in the Kenosha shooting was purchased, stored and used in Wisconsin, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said. There is no evidence the gun...

A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is due back in court Friday as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.

A 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, remains in custody in his home state of Illinois as his attorneys fight efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges. Kyle Rittenhouse appeared on a video stream and wore a face mask during a brief court hearing Friday...

Sending a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to stand trial in Wisconsin would “turn him over to the mob,” defense attorneys argued in court records Thursday. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and injured a...

Federal law enforcement officials were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to internal Department of Homeland Security talking points obtained by NBC News.

On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse and his attorneys revealed plans to fight the teen’s extradition from Illinois and Wisconsin. Now, Phil Rogers with NBC 5 Investigates reports Rittenhouse’s lawyer has a video that reveals the defense strategy.

Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Lake County youth accused of killing two people and wounding a third during protests last month in Kenosha have mounted a high-profile defense alleging he acted in self-defense. “This is 100% self-defense,” Los Angeles attorney John Pierce stated in a video posted to Twitter earlier this month. “If this is not self defense for…

An attorney for the 17-year-old from Illinois charged in shootings that left two people dead and a third wounded last month during unrest in Kenosha said in a hearing on Friday that they planned to challenge the teen’s extradition to Wisconsin. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

An attorney for the 17-year-old from Illinois charged in shootings that left two people dead and a third wounded last month during unrest in Kenosha said in a hearing on Friday that they planned to challenge the teen’s extradition to Wisconsin.

The 17-year-old from Illinois charged in shootings that left two people dead and a third wounded last month during unrest in Kenosha appeared in a hearing on Friday during which his attorney said they planned to challenge his extradition to Wisconsin.

The 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during unrest in Kenosha last month is scheduled to appear in court Friday for a hearing on whether or not he’ll be extradited to Wisconsin. Chris Hush reports.

Members of Jacob Blake’s family are marching through Kenosha Thursday to Grace Lutheran Church, where they are expected to demand the officers involved in Blake’s shooting be fired and attempted first-degree murder charges be brought for the officer who shot him. Watch live in the player above.

After Wisconsin protests over Jacob Blake’s shooting by police turned deadly last month, a new lawsuit filed by witnesses and loved ones of victims claims Facebook provided an outlet for groups to “organize and further their conspiracy.”

As part of the ongoing investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin last month, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has requested that an independent consultant review investigative files and to provide an assessment of the incident prior to a decision being made on whether charges will be filed in the case.

A month after Jacob Blake was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer, portions of the Wisconsin city remain boarded up and residents reflect on all that has happened in the past four weeks. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Editor’s note: Watch the update live in the player above beginning at 6 p.m. CST Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Gravely are expected to provide an update Monday evening on the ongoing investigation into the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While it remains unclear what exactly the pair are...

Family members of a man who was one of two people shot and killed when a gunman opened fire during unrest in Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake last month released a statement Friday saying there “was absolutely no justification” for his killing.

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian has announced a series of public listening sessions to help unify the community and move forward three weeks after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, sparking several nights of protests. At a news conference Monday, Antaramian said feedback from the listening sessions, which begin later this week, will become a part of the city’s Commit...