Aug 29 Blake’s family to lead Kenosha rally against police violence By Stephen Groves, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back, are leading a march and rally Saturday to call for an end to police violence. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 10:14 A new March on Washington through the eyes of Black families — including Jacob Blake’s By Yamiche Alcindor, Gretchen Frazee, Mike Fritz Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday to commemorate the iconic 1963 March on Washington -- and to communicate a message of their own, calling for an end to the killing of Black Americans… Continue watching
Aug 28 Kenosha police union gives its version of Blake shooting By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The Sunday shooting of Blake, a Black man, put the nation's spotlight on Wisconsin and triggered a series of peaceful protests and violence. The union's attorney says the state Department of Justice's public accounting of the event to date is… Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge delays extradition hearing for teen charged in Kenosha killings By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press A judge has postponed a decision on whether a 17-year-old should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges in the killing of two people on the streets of Kenosha during unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob… Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Kenosha police chief says officers didn’t see protest shooter as threat By Associated Press What the officers were driving into in this case, said Chief Mikinis, "was a shots fired complaint, not a shooting, not a person down complaint."… Continue reading
Aug 27 Illinois teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1 By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the wounding of a third. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley filed the charges against Kyle Rittenhouse Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 4:07 Authorities release new details on Blake shooting, subsequent violence By Courtney Norris Three days after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, shockwaves are still reverberating and details still emerging. Wisconsin’s attorney general said that police first used a Taser on Blake, who was reportedly shot less than three minutes after… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:11 ‘We’re more than just basketball players,’ Ray Allen says of sports boycotts The shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has sparked public outrage in that city and beyond. Athletes from the NBA, the WNBA, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer refused to play Wednesday night, and nearly a… Continue watching
Aug 27 WATCH: Kenosha officials give update on police shooting of Jacob Blake By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press Groups that had taken to Kenosha’s streets with long guns were nowhere to be seen early Thursday following somber protests and no widespread unrest for the first night since the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Jesse Jackson holds briefing on Jacob Blake police shooting By Joshua Barajas Jackson, joined by other officials, is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading