KENOSHA ⏤ On Tuesday night, a 24-year-old man killed two people ⏤ and wounded two others ⏤ in a shooting in a home on the
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Tonight’s meeting: City Council to address alternative crowd control, TIDs
KENOSHA ⏤ Tonight, the Kenosha Common Council will vote on crowd-control alternatives for police and a couple of tax incremental districts (TIDs) Mayor John Antaramian
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Kenosha police release image, seek ‘person of interest’ in death investigation
KENOSHA ⏤ The Kenosha Police Department has released the image of a man sought in connection with a death at a home near 75th Street
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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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Police take several in custody in connection with 89th Street homicide
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha Police Department officers have arrested three people in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old in the 2000 block of 89th Street
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UPDATED: Alderperson: Rusten Sheskey should be ‘given a permanent desk job’
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include information from KPD documents released online concerning the Sheskey investigation as of 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, May
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Police Chief Miskinis’ disappointment, protests lead #SaturdayMorningMix
KENOSHA ⏤ This week, readers focused on local protests and also now-retired Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis‘ statement on his disappointment with some citizens. The
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Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis: ‘I am extremely disappointed’
KENOSHA ⏤ Monday afternoon, Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis voiced his extreme disappointment with recent events in the city of Kenosha. In particular, Miskinis addressed
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Police and Fire Commission approves Kenosha Police Chief’s retirement, resignations from department
KENOSHA ⏤ After approving Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis’ retirement, the Police and Fire Commission addressed the “significantly understaffed” department Tuesday morning. Miskinis announced his
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Kenosha Police decision leads week’s stories
KENOSHA ⏤ This week, Uptown Observer supporters’ eyes fell heavily on stories surrounding various facets of the Kenosha Police Department. We published a story focusing
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Officer discipline, Kenosha sunrises on list of #WhatYouMissed
KENOSHA ⏤ The past week has been a mixed bag of beautiful views and potentially bitter news in the city of Kenosha involving a decision
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Police Chief: KPD Officer Rusten Sheskey will not be disciplined for shooting Jacob Blake
KENOSHA ⏤ On Tuesday, Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis announced that officer Rusten Sheskey will not be disciplined for shooting Jacob Blake seven times on
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CORRECTED STORY: KPD Deputy Chief says department currently plans to implement body cameras by end of 3rd Quarter
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as of Friday, April 16, 2021, at 2:50 p.m. Corrections made to this story include clarifying that the
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#OfInterest: An application, Pride news and an art walkthrough
KENOSHA ⏤ This past week’s news touched on various groups within the overall city, bringing news of the return of the Kenosha Pride festival. Uptown
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#Mid-Week Rewind: An application, a city detective, a radio station
KENOSHA ⏤ So far this week, the Uptown Observer‘s coverage has hovered heavily around municipal happenings and getting to know a detective within the city
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#ObserverConversations: Talking about building trust, police life with KPD Detective Tommar Franklin
KENOSHA ⏤ Last week, the Uptown Observer had the opportunity to sit down for a long and very enlightening conversation with Kenosha Police Department Detective
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#OfInterest: Observer readers delve into KPD detective’s experience, Thompson’s Take
KENOSHA ⏤ This past week, Observer supporters’ eyes fell mostly on the story of Kenosha Police Department Detective Tommar Franklin. The community also took interest
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Observer Recap: A vaccine, a police chief and a detective (March 21-27, 2021)
KENOSHA ⸺ Over the past week, Uptown Observer coverage has focused mainly on the COVID-19 vaccine and the Kenosha Police Department. Last week, stories included:
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#HumanityCenteredSaturday: KPD Detective Tommar Franklin trying to make change from within
KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha Police Department Detective Tommar Franklin has served his nation and his community for much of his life. Franklin has been in law
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Chief Miskinis updates community on efforts to arrest August rioters
KENOSHA ⸺ Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis gave an update on his department’s efforts to arrest those who participated in riots in the city in
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