Tony Evers

With Wisconsin’s case numbers and positivity rates on the rise, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted Republicans who sought to roll back the state’s coronavirus mitigation measures. Speaking at a press conference after Wednesday’s virtual City Council meeting, Lightfoot criticized the Wisconsin GOP for “politicizing” health and for putting party politics over the safety of the public. “Wisconsin is what...

Three business groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from releasing the names of more than 1,000 businesses with employees who have tested positive for COVID-19, saying the release would blacklist those operations as the disease surges across the state. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce along with the Muskego and New Berlin chambers of commerce filed…

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held a community gathering in Kenosha Thursday after meeting with the family of Jacob Blake. “We’re finally now getting to the point where we’re going to be addressing the original sin of this country, 400 years old … slavery and all the vestiges of it,” Biden said.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Demonstrators in Kenosha marched through city streets after President Donald Trump wrapped up a visit to the area, but the situation stayed relatively calm Tuesday. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos recaps it all.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday following more than a week of protests and unrest in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Sandra Torres reports.

While some Kenosha residents aren’t happy for President’s Trump visit on Tuesday, others believe the visit could do some good. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

Body cameras for the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department will be funded in the county’s 2021 budget, County Executive Jim Kreuser said in a news release Monday. The announcement comes one day and one week after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in the city of Kenosha. The incident sparked national outrage and protests, resulting in fires...

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers addressed the unrest in Kenosha at a press conference on Thursday, a day after police arrested a 17-year-old for the shooting of racial justice protesters. Evers was joined by the Wisconsin lieutenant governor and the National Guard, who spoke about maintaining peaceful protests.

New details are emerging Wednesday about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin and wounding another. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has all the details.

Note: Press conferences and live video will be available in the player above as they occur. Two people are dead after a shooting broke out during another night of unrest in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The shooting took place as unrest boiled over for a third consecutive night surrounding Blake’s shooting, which was captured on...

Authorities on Wednesday released some of the first details surrounding the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has since sparked nationwide outrage and days of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Authorities said three people were shot, two fatally, late Tuesday in Kenosha as unrest gripped the Wisconsin city for the third straight night following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

Members of the Kenosha County Board, in a letter to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, requested additional National Guard troops be sent to the area. “Our county is under attack,” the letter read. “Our businesses are under attack. Our homes are under attack. Our local law enforcement agencies need additional support to help bring civility back to our community.” The group…

Note: Press conferences and live video will be available in the player above as they occur. Unrest over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, continued for a second night as protesters and demonstrations defied a city curfew. Blake’s father spoke out Tuesday, revealing that doctors say his son is currently paralyzed from the waist...