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Waukesha Christmas parade suspect escorted out of court following outburst
Waukesha Christmas parade suspect escorted out of court following outburst

WAUKESHA (Scripps News Milwaukee) — Darrell Brooks, the man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens in the Waukesha Christmas Parade, was back in court Friday for a motion hearing.    The hearings came after defense attorneys filed several motions, including one to suppress interrogation recordings from the night of the parade. Brooks […] More

August 26, 2022

Ex-high school coach denies charges in ‘fat test’ case
Ex-high school coach denies charges in ‘fat test’ case

Aaron Thomas, 55, the former successful boys' coach at North Kingstown High School, was released on $10,000 personal recognizance after pleading not guilty in Washington County Superior Court to second-degree sexual assault and second-degree child molestation. More

August 26, 2022

Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape
Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape

A Black man wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36 years ago was ordered freed Thursday after a judge threw out his conviction. Sullivan Walter, now 53, used a handkerchief to wipe away tears as a state district judge formally vacated his conviction for a home-invasion rape. More

August 25, 2022

Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing

Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state's Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. James Coddington, 50, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. More

August 25, 2022

Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly
Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly

Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a liar and extortionist, contending the man first approached the R&B star in 2001 and demanded that Kelly pay $1 million or he’d go public with video that could put Kelly in serious legal peril. More

August 24, 2022

Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos

Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. More

August 24, 2022