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Kenosha County Opioid Task Force warns against wide presence of fentanyl

KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha County Opioid Task Force is warning residents of the presence of fentanyl in “many illegal drugs and counterfeit prescriptions” locally. In

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Update: KCSD names suspect in Bristol deputy-involved shooting

BRISTOL ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has identified the suspect in a Thursday deputy-involved shooting in Bristol as Allen M. Brown, 33, of Countryside,

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Deputies shoot suspect after he shoots sheriff’s department K9

BRISTOL ⏤ Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies shot a fleeing suspect after he shot the department’s K9 officer at a gas station in Bristol Thursday. 

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UPDATE: KCSD identifies Milwaukee driver killed in I-94 crash

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department (KCSD) has identified the driver killed in a Tuesday I-94 crash as Dr. Mirza Ahmad, 35, of

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Sheriff’s department investigating fatal crash on I-94

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate a fatal crash that took place on Interstate 94 Tuesday. According to a release

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Observer Conversations: James Simmons for Kenosha County Sheriff

Editor’s note: As the Observer wishes to be fair to all candidates, if there is another sheriff candidate who would also like to sit down

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Kenosha County deputies respond to 59 calls during Tuesday thunderstorm

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Tuesday night’s thunderstorm downed trees, caused outages and kept Kenosha County deputies running to various calls throughout the night. According to Kenosha

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UPDATE: KCSD identifies Kenosha woman killed in Tuesday crash

SOMERS ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has identified the woman killed in a Tuesday crash on Green Bay Road as Pamela S. Dupuis, 54,

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Tuesday crash kills 54-year-old Kenosha woman, KCSD reports

SOMERS ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department reports a crash on Tuesday afternoon killed one local woman. Authorities have charged another person with felonies in

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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department responds to Burlington Road blaze, one dead

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Tuesday morning, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Chris Hannah told the public that one person had died in a Monday afternoon fire. 

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Observer on the Scene this week: Body cam demo, downtown shots

KENOSHA ⏤ This past week, the Uptown Observer went live for the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department demonstrating its new body cam system to the Kenosha

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Tesla autopilot allegedly drives sleeping man along I-94; human driver receives citation

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Sunday, a Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputy pulled over a Tesla driver on I-94 who was allegedly asleep at the wheel; due

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Alderperson announcement, City Council #OfInterest this week

KENOSHA ⏤ This week, Observer readers found the words of Alderperson Jan Michalski and also Alderperson Holly Kangas of the City Council to be #OfInterest.

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Tonight’s meetings: KCSD to present body camera policies to county committee

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Tonight, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department will present its drafted policies governing the use of the department’s new body cameras.  The two

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KCSD: Single-vehicle crash kills Milwaukee man

BRIGHTON ⏤ A single-vehicle crash Monday morning has killed a Milwaukee man, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department announced in a release. According to KCSD Sgt.

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‘Enough is Enough’: Activists protest police brutality; KCSD releases statement on arrests

KENOSHA ⏤ A peaceful Sunday march and protest eventually ended in Kenosha County deputies placing three notable community leaders under arrest at the Kenosha Public

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Kenosha County Sheriff Beth on Somers House mass shooting: ‘It’s a huge puzzle, an absolutely huge puzzle’

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ While the suspect in the Somers House mass shooting on Sunday in Somers has been identified, investigators continue to piece together over

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Suspect arrested in Somers House mass shooting identified as 24-year-old man

SOMERS ⏤ The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has identified the suspect currently in custody for Sunday‘s mass shooting at Somers House as Rakayo Alandis Vinson,

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UPDATE: Somers House shooting leads to six confirmed shooting victims; person of interest in custody

Editor’s note: By the definition that the FBI uses to determine it, this shooting is technically a mass shooting. And our hearts break for the

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Shooting at Somers House leaves three dead, others injured

Editor’s note: By the definition that the FBI uses to determine it, this shooting is technically a mass shooting. And our hearts break for the

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