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Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard troops have been activated in preparation for a possible verdict next week in the Kenosha murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, according to Gov. Tony Evers’ office.

Jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial were dismissed for the the weekend Thursday following a day during which prosecutors clashed with the judge yet again. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature voted Wednesday to eliminate a $300-a-week federal bonus for unemployed people, a measure that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has made clear he’s likely to veto.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, ruling that the Democrat exceeded his authority by unilaterally extending the mandate for months through multiple emergency orders.

Gov. Tony Evers killed a bill Monday that would have given Republican legislators oversight of Wisconsin’s share of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, instead announcing his own plan for distributing the money.

If you’re not yet eligible to get a vaccine in your area, you might still be hoping to get your shot by finding a leftover vaccine that would otherwise be thrown away by a pharmacy or provider in your area. Now there’s an app for that. Cyrus Massoumi created the app, called Dr. B, and joined LX News to explain...

President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill this Thursday. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving working people … a fighting chance,” Biden said. “That’s what the essence of it is.”

The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighed Monday whether Gov. Tony Evers exceeded his authority by issuing a statewide mask mandate after his original public health emergency related to the pandemic had expired, a move that opponents said was illegal.

Gov. Tony Evers renewed his pleas Tuesday for people to stay home to avoid the coronavirus in an unusual prime-time speech hours after the state set new records for infections and deaths.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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

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.