MILWAUKEE (AP) — The tough-talking sheriff of Milwaukee County, David Clarke, resigned without explanation Thursday, capping a tumultuous year for the divisive, provocative lawman whose unabashed support for President Donald Trump and in-your-face personality earned him a national following among some conservatives. Clarke submitted his resignation in a one-sentence letter to the county clerk that … Continue reading
In the country’s long history of racial strife, a few cities have become flashpoints: Los Angeles. Chicago. Ferguson, Missouri. Baltimore. But by many measures, there is no tougher place to be black in America than Milwaukee, where in recent days the shooting death of a black man by a black police officer has led to … Continue reading
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former suburban Milwaukee police officer pleaded guilty to Monday, Jan. 25 to killing an Oregon woman and ditching her body in a suitcase along the same Wisconsin highway where he also is accused of dumping another woman’s body. Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage … Continue reading
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