Milwaukee

Police were first called after reports that a 56-year-old man from Milwaukee had threatened to physically harm his neighbor while wielding a chainsaw.

"You better not talk s*** about BLM over here," one of the police officers told the detained man.

After postponing playoff games on Wednesday and Thursday, the NBA has reached an agreement with players to resume the playoffs and demonstrate a greater commitment to social justice issues.

The Wisconsin governor on Monday called for a special session of the state legislature to discuss accountability and transparency among local law enforcement.

"If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst," Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said. "I'll be an ally of the light, not the darkness."

The protests included family members of people killed by police and demonstrators for a living wage.

Members of the Bikers for Trump organization roared into Milwaukee on Wednesday and surrounded the site of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

"Mr. Morales has failed the men and women of the Milwaukee Police Department, the people of the city of Milwaukee and he has misled me," said Milwaukee Police Commissioner Raymond Robakowski.

A Lutheran high school in Milwaukee said it does not support the Black Lives Matter organization because the founders' beliefs "do not align with biblical views."

"A peaceful civil disturbance does not exist," the Milwaukee chief of police said in a video statement released Tuesday.

An investigation ruled that there was not "deliberate or intentional racist or sexist intent" after the doll was found in February.

Laminated photos of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin and Botham Jean were found hanging from nooses in Milwaukee's Riverside Park.

A suspect with a gun who was in the crowd was taken into police custody, the Milwaukee Police Department said.

While the Supreme Court has lifted the statewide stay-at-home order, local authorities can keep theirs in place.

The Democratic presidential candidate said his party may have to hold a "virtual convention" in Milwaukee due to coronavirus.

"We should not be allowing poll workers and voters to congregate on April 7," U.S. District Judge William Conley said.

Billionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he doesn't think he can win the Democratic Party's July nomination without a contested convention.

Six people are reported dead Wednesday as the result of a mass shooting at the Molson Coors headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The suspected shooter, reportedly a former employee of the company, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The 61-year-old is suspected to have died from hypothermia or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Robert Olson, 44, a lieutenant with the Milwaukee Fire Department, has been charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child.

"It was just out of control," the customer who filmed the incident said.

A 42-year old U.S. citizen was attacked on Friday when an unidentified white male threw battery acid on his face because he thought the Hispanic man was here illegally.

"Watch out when you take the garbage out, no telling what's lurking out there!" one local resident said after the gator was found on the the 3900 block of North Sherman Boulevard last week.

The father and daughter were treated for their injuries in hospital following the shooting.

"The outpouring of support during this horrific time have been above and beyond what I could have ever imagined," the victim's wife said.

Police said the Milwaukee woman confronted the other driver after a road accident and he pulled a gun.

As the protesters marched down the street on Saturday, a dark colored vehicle suddenly charged towards them.

Ronald Ziedman is accused of a string of offenses including child abduction, false imprisonment, and substantial battery.

Licensed nurse Alisha Newman, suspected of suffering from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, made her daughter have a pacemaker fitted, among other needlessly risky procedures.

"Our transgender siblings have heartbeats," another message, posted by Clackamas United Church of Christ pastor Rev. Adam Ericksen, read.