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Milwaukee Mayoral candidate Bob Donovan opposes the City of Milwaukee's new mask mandate, releasing a press release titled, "FOLLOW THE SCIENCE, FOLKS— MILWAUKEE'S NEW CLOTH MASK MANDATE IS 99% USELESS!" The Milwaukee Common Council is requiring those age three and older to wear masks inside Milwaukee businesses until March 2022. Donovan, a former city alderman, is a candidate for Milwaukee mayor. "So I don't get into trouble with Facebook regarding my opinion over the likelihood of a new cloth mask mandate in the City of Milwaukee, I will quote only liberal media sources to back up my position," Donovan said. Here is the rest of Donovan's press release: "Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There's no place for them in light of Omicron," CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of ...

State Sen. Julian Bradley (R-Franklin) and Rep. Chuck Wichgers (R-Muskego) have announced a Wisconsin bail reform package in the wake of the Waukesha parade attack. In part, the bill would require a minimum bond of at least $10,000 for defendants who have previously committed a felony or violent misdemeanor. Bradley told Wisconsin Right Now: "Community safety has to be a factor as our state considers the flight risk of criminals. Currently, Wisconsin lives are in danger because of the low bail that soft-on-crime judges and DAs are setting. This revolving door for criminals must end. We must bring accountability and transparency to the court system to ensure serial criminals don't continually have the opportunities to put our communities and families in harm's way." He added: "Governor Evers took no time to investigate Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm after the tragedy in Waukesha where a criminal Chisholm let loose killed six people. The absolute mi...

Niesha Brazell, who had big dreams to own a clothing store some day, was named as the 16-year-old girl who was murdered while working at the Capitol Drive Burger King in Milwaukee. UPDATE: Milwaukee Police issued this update regarding the homicide of Niesha Brazell: Milwaukee Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspect wanted in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at approximately 10:12 p.m., on the 5100 block of W. Capitol Drive.   The suspect is described as an African American male with a heavy build. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and was armed with a handgun. The suspect vehicle is described as black 4-door Chevy Impala with a sunroof and spoiler on the back. The victim sustained fatal gunshot injuries during a business robbery. Anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips App to remain anon...

Niesha Brazell, who had big dreams to own a clothing store some day, was named as the 16-year-old girl who was murdered while working at the Capitol Drive Burger King in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee police district captain and a woman who knew Brazell, Kwana Kelly, both told Wisconsin Right Now that Niesha was killed while working at Burger King. "Yes, she was working. It was the Burger King, during an attempted robbery," Milwaukee Police Capt. Jesus Ortiz told Wisconsin Right Now. "So they try to rob them; happened around 10:30 last night (January 2, 2022). They had put a gun up to her head," Kelly told WRN. She said she didn't personally witness the slaying but knows what happened because "I work there. I'm like a sister to her." Kelly said Niesha Harris Brazell was shot "because she wouldn’t give them the money out of the registerl they put it up to her head, told her to give them the money, and then that’s when she told the manager th...

Niesha Brazell, who had big dreams to own a clothing store some day, was named as the 16-year-old girl who was murdered while working at the Capitol Drive Burger King in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee police district captain and a woman who knew Brazell, Kwana Kelly, both told Wisconsin Right Now that Niesha was killed while working at Burger King. "Yes, she was working. It was the Burger King, during an attempted robbery," Milwaukee Police Capt. Jesus Ortiz told Wisconsin Right Now. "So they try to rob them; happened around 10:30 last night (January 2, 2022). They had put a gun up to her head," Kelly told WRN. She said she didn't personally witness the slaying but knows what happened because "I work there. I'm like a sister to her." Kelly said Niesha Harris Brazell was shot "because she wouldn’t give them the money out of the registerl they put it up to her head, told her to give them the money, and then that’s when she told the manager th...

Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm’s office has failed to protect public safety well before the Darrell Brooks case. He refused to prosecute about 60% of felony charges last year. The jail population has plummeted, despite rising crime. Furthermore, when we confronted him with questions in the courthouse hallway, he admitted backlogs in his office and revealed that the system has been sending thousands of offenders "summons" to show up in court, instead of booking them into the jail. We've got it on audio. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm is trying to pretend the low bail for Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks was an aberration. However, Wisconsin Right Now has repeatedly demonstrated over the past year through investigative stories (rounded up below) how his office - and other Democratic leaders in Wisconsin - have endangered public safety by not holding repeat criminals accountable. The Democratic DA's soft-on-crime approach has escalat...

There is a significant development in the search of Major Harris, the missing 3-year-old boy who is the subject of an Amber Alert. Sources tell us that Milwaukee police are searching the area of 35th and Rohr for the missing child. We've heard additional details of what they're finding, but we are choosing to withhold that information for now. The development was unfolding on the afternoon of October 21, 2021. "Major Harris, age 3, is the son of a homicide victim who was located deceased at 2600 block of N. 37th St. in Milwaukee and is still missing. Jaheem K Clark who is a person of interest in the homicide has been located. Vehicle of interest is a black 2008 Chevrolet Equinox bearing Wisconsin auto plate # ABE2804 and has been located," the Amber Alert for the child says. The boy's mother was previously found murdered. Mallery Muenzenberger, 24, the child's mother, was found shot to death inside a home in the 2600 block of North 37th Street. Police...

You think things are crazy on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee? Check out this video. Wisconsin Right Now's Jim Piwowarczyk captured video on Friday, June 18, 2021, of Milwaukee police chasing a man down the middle of Water Street and then taking him into custody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDSah8TnrYs Milwaukee Police Foot Chase Video This video shows: How dangerous and chaotic things have gotten in Milwaukee's downtown bar district. The complete failure of city leaders to get a handle on it. How dangerous the jobs of police are, and how much we ask them. How the media aren't telling you what's really going on. There was not a word of this on any station. A source told us the Milwaukee Police foot chase started because police were spat on. We have a request to MPD for more details. This is all part of our mission to tell you the news the media won't. Read our fuller account with more videos here .

"She was running away and was struck in the back." - a witness. More than one person was shooting that night. A 24 year old woman, Diamond Arberry. was murdered early Saturday morning at Water and Michigan Streets after a wild fight involving multiple people spilled outside a nightclub, as the City of Milwaukee continues to fail to prevent the dangerous scenes unfolding in its popular entertainment district downtown. You can watch videos from the scene later in this article. The chaos was dangerous for police officers as well as the public. Now it's taken the life of a young Milwaukee mother. The victim was identified on social media by family and friends as Diamond Jakia Arberry. A woman wrote on Facebook, "Sending prayers love and hugs to my Arberry family for the lost of Diamond last night to senseless violence in our city. We need to do better Milwaukee all these shootings and taking ppl from there loved ones is sick. No family should not have to bury a lo...

There was a day in Milwaukee when injuries to police officers were treated seriously. That day appears to have passed. Here's the latest in the Milwaukee police explosives case: Two of the three men who are accused of throwing a powerful explosive at two Milwaukee police officers on Water Street, injuring them, were given signature bonds by two different Milwaukee court commissioners, David Sweet and Rosa Barillas. A third man accused of throwing an explosive in another incident not involving police was also given a signature bond, Wisconsin Right Now has learned. Signature bonds mean that a person can walk out of the jail without putting up any cash. Their signature is all that's needed to be released. It's part of a national trend toward "bail reform." There was a day in Milwaukee when injuries to police officers were treated more seriously. That day appears to have passed. According to a Milwaukee police press release, on July, 5, 2021, at approximately ...

We've obtained the 43-page criminal complaint charging Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis with four felonies relating to embezzlement and misuse of campaign finances. Prosecutors say the alderwoman, who has a history of anti-police rhetoric and is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate against Ron Johnson, went on an illegal multi-year campaign finance spending binge, using donations and unlawful city expense reimbursements as her own personal piggy bank, for everything from meals at Waffle House and Hooters to trips to Las Vegas, Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells, and a trampoline park. You can read the complaint in full here. Lewis is charged with four felonies for misconduct in office, theft in a business setting (embezzlement), making false reports and statements about campaign finances and accepting unlawful disbursement from campaign finances. She’s also charged with a misdemeanor for theft false representation. We've written about Lewis several times before; she joined a g...