Rittenhouse Walks Free

KENOSHA, Wis. – Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who killed two people and injured another last year, has been found not guilty from all charges in a criminal trial that has society troubled about disturbance at racial justice protests and gun rights. Rittenhouse was facing first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide, but after the jury […]

Rittenhouse Has an Emotional Breakdown While Taking the Stand

Kyle Rittenhouse began to cry and panic on the stand of his trial on Nov. 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse was a 17-year old from Antoich, Illinois during the shooting. He is accused of shooting four people at protests in Kenosha on Aug. 25, 2020. The protests arose due to a police shooting of […]

Closing Arguments Focus on Self-Defense in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial

The jurors heard two versions from the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as the prosecutor Thomas Binger and defense attorney Mark Richards gave their closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Nov. 15, 2021. Richards argued that the defendant’s behavior on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, is protected under the law of self-defense. […]

7 Key Factors in Closing Arguments of Rittenhouse Trial

There were several heated moments during the closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial that took place on Monday in Kenosha. The trial is coming to an end as several key witnesses and Rittenhouse himself took the stand in the previous two weeks. Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as […]

33 Days: 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

About 17 Christian missionaries were kidnapped more than a month ago in Haiti, they are alive, but still in jeopardy. On October 16, 2021, it was reported that a group of missionaries from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries were kidnapped near the capital of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The missionaries were leaving their visit from an orphanage […]

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Trial Concludes With Him a Free Man

Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty on November 20 on all his charges, who he had killed two people and injuring a person. All of his charges were read as not guilty, making Rittenhouse a free man. Rittenhouse was previously charged with 1st degree reckless homicide, 1st degree reckless endangering safety, 1st degree intentional homicide, […]

Closing Statements in the Rittenhouse Trial Summarized; UWM Released a Statement to Students Ahead of the Verdict

On Nov. 15 closing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense were made to the jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for shooting three people during the Kenosha protests in Aug. 2020. “This case is not a game, it is my client’s life,” said the defense attorney Mark Richards. “Pretending that Mr. Rosenbaum […]

Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down During Testimony in Day Seven of Murder Trial

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old charged with first-degree intentional homicide after fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, made an unexpected move by taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday. Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, all of whom were in the thick of a […]

Deadly Shooting with a Prop Gun on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Movie Set

SANTA FE, N.M.- Deadly shooting on Alec Baldwins new movie set ‘Rust’ on Thursday, Oct. 21. Baldwin plays a part as a western outlaw named Harland Rust, where the character finds himself in a small church, cornered by a sheriff and a U.S. Marshal, Rust then decides to shoot his way out. Baldwin was practicing […]

Celebrating Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary

Oct. 1, 1971, was a memorable day in the history of theme parks and Orlando tourism as Walt Disney World opened its gates for the very first time. 50 years later, Walt Disney World (WDW) sprawls across nearly 42 square miles and welcomes 50 million visitors annually to the Most Magical Place on Earth.  To commemorate […]

Milwaukee Common Council Unanimously Votes to Join Gun Safety Consortium

The City of Milwaukee’s Public Health and Safety Committee held a meeting Thursday in which they unanimously voted to approve an agreement that will unite Milwaukee with the Gun Safety Consortium, a group committed to the development and testing of gun safety technology. The agreement is largely a product of Milwaukee’s ongoing four-year partnership with […]

Shooting at Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee Results in 15 Gunshot Victims

The FBI is investigating a mass shooting from earlier today at Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee that resulted in 14 gunshot victims in stable condition and one death. Police Chief Dale Lane identified the shooter as 29-year-old Uk Thang, who worked as a third-party vendor for the Kroger. The motive of the shooter and […]