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Authorities in Wauwatosa, Wis., arrested protesters Sunday night they accused of disobeying the city’s 7 p.m. curfew that has been in place after several nights of unrest, a report said.

The mother and sisters of a Black teen killed by a police officer earlier this year were arrested Thursday night as protesting continued in a Milwaukee suburb over the officer being cleared of criminal charges in the teen’s death, according to a report. The arrests came around 9 p.m., hours after a 7 p.m.

Parks and Recreation) and Ben Lewis (Arrow).Touted as a feel-good LGBTQ holiday romance, The Christmas Setup was announced last month, after rival Hallmark announced its own Christmas film with LGBTQ leads.Read more: Mean Girls’ Jonathan Bennett will star in Hallmark’s first gay Christmas filmAccording to Lifetime, the movie’s plot will center around Hugo (Lewis), a New York corporate lawyer, who heads back home to Milwaukee, with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong, GLOW) in tow, to spend time

Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, who are a real-life married couple, will be starring in Lifetime’s first holiday movie to revolve around an LGBTQ storyline.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that West's campaign filed the lawsuit in Brown County Circuit Court. The state Elections Commission decided last week that West missed the 5 p.m.

Following the lead of several teams in the NBA, at least two Major League Baseball teams, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds, also decided to sit out their previously scheduled game on Wednesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Blake is still in the hospital and is reportedly paralyzed, members of Blake's family and attorneys revealed in a press conference on Tuesday.

first reported by the Wall Street Journal’s Jared Diamond. The Brewers and MLB have yet to make any official statement.The Reds have agreed not to play as well.

Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot several times by police. Authorities on Wednesday hunted for a possible vigilante seen on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a rifle.

CBS Milwaukee affiliate WDJT-TV.The man was transported to the hospital in serious condition, according to police. His father said on Facebook that his son is alive and in stable condition.

David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: They’re striking the set today at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, site of this week’s Democratic National Convention, which pre-pandemic had held out the hope for full employment for hundreds of members of IATSE Stagehands Local 8.

The Killers‘ frontman Brandon Flowers has spoken out about the band’s recent investigation into allegations of sexual assault levelled against their road crew.Speaking in this week’s NME Big Read cover story, Flowers talked of his “relief” when an internal investigation conducted by their legal team found “no corroboration” of an assault which was alleged to have been committed against a woman backstage by their road crew at a show in Milwaukee on their US tour back in 2009, having spoken to the

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Kirshner had been working on Democratic National Conventions since the first time Bill Clinton was nominated, but the realities of the coronavirus pandemic this year saw the Emmy winning producer to literally move the show across the nation at very short notice.“We built a show that was anchored in Milwaukee, with a center in Milwaukee, where we would kind of roll out on to a much bigger set,” Kirshner says from the control room in

Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common, John Legend and Billy Porter are just a few of the A-listers who will perform during next week's Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The lineup for the 2020 DNC — announced Friday morning — will include a wide variety of artists gathering, virtually, of course, to celebrate the nomination of presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden and his VP pick, Sen.

Ted Johnson CNN will provide six hours of coverage each night of the Democratic and Republican conventions, which will be nearly all virtual.The network typically has a major presence at convention sites, setting up its own restaurant, the CNN Grill, to serve as a backdrop for its anchors and correspondents.

Kanye West is taking legal action to ensure he is a candidate for president in Wisconsin after officials ruled he missed the filing deadline by seconds.The rapper has been running an unconventional campaign for the presidency, with Democrat politicians accusing the star of running as a “spoiler candidate” to help President Trump beat their presumptive candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden.According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in the swing state of Wisconsin, West missed the 5 pm

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAndrea Mitchell almost drowned in balloons when she covered the 2008 Republican National Convention, and was forced to swat them away as she tried to tell MSNBC viewers what was taking place on the ground.In 2020, the longtime NBC News and MSNBC correspondent will have plenty of air.Fewer TV journalists will be on the ground at either the Milwaukee site previously selected for the Democratic National Convention or the Jacksonville or Charlotte venues Republicans

Ted Johnson ABC News announced plans for its coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, including one hour of primetime coverage on the broadcast network, and more extensive coverage on its streaming site ABC News Live.The broadcast coverage from 10 PM to 11 PM ET each night, led by chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, is in line with recent cycles even though the conventions themselves will be almost all virtual, after Democrats scrapped nearly all events in Milwaukee and Republicans

played an ambitious studio script editor.She had just turned 22 when “Sunset Boulevard” opened in 1950.The Milwaukee native moved to Hollywood to attend UCLA, where she studied theater. “Sunset Boulevard” was only her second film, after appearing in the 1949 Western “Canadian Pacific.” Olson nabbed a role in the noir as Betty Schaefer, who’s engaged to assistant director Artie Green (“Dragnet” star Jack Webb) but falls for struggling, cynical screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden).

Joe Biden no longer plans to travel to Milwaukee to formally accept his party's nomination for president and will instead do so from his home state of Delaware, the Democratic National Convention announced Wednesday.

Ted Johnson Plans for Joe Biden to accept the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee have been scrapped, as the coronavirus has forced further changes to the plans for the convention.No other speakers will travel to the city.Biden instead will deliver a speech from Delaware, his home state.More to come.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsUp-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming seriesPandemic-proof

There has been another outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus within a baseball team, CNN reports.

Lifetime has announced that they will be airing a holiday movie with a same sex couple in the lead roles.

After a shoulder injury cut Mark Ciardi's professional baseball career short — the pitcher made it to the majors for a few games with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1987 — he set his sights on Hollywood, where he led off by producing a film about his onetime teammate Jim Morris. That movie, The Rookie, became a huge hit for Disney, and Ciardi has since produced a successful run of real-life sports dramas including Miracle, Invincible and Secretariat.

Also Read: Danielle Brooks to Star in Lifetime's 'The Mahalia Jackson Story' From Robin Roberts, Director Kenny LeonPer Lifetime, “The Christmas Set Up” follows Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer and his best friend Madelyn, as they head to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAnother MLB face-off has been scrapped due to coronavirus. Today’s matinee game between the Milwaukee Brewers and St.

After postponing all 2020 dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guns N' Roses announced plans to reboot their outing on July 10, 2021, at Milwaukee's Summerfest, followed by stadium dates across the country. The 13-date outing will include stops at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Target Field in Minneapolis, Wrigley Field in Chicago and Fenway Park in Boston, wrapping up on Aug. 19 with a show at Banc of California stadium in Los Angeles.

Jay-Z‘s Team Roc have published an open letter calling for police in Milwaukee to prosecute and fire a police officer who has reportedly shot and killed three men over the last five years.Publishing the letter in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jay and his team called upon  Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm to take action against Wauwatosa Police Department officer Joseph Mensah – who is thought to have shot and killed Alvin Cole, Antonio Gonzales and Jay Anderson since 2015.“His

Jay-Z and his social justice organization Team Roc are calling for the prosecution of the police officer who shot and killed three Black victims.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Democratic nominating convention will be dramatically scaled down this year, without the customary parties and with state delegations advised to stay home, the organizing committee announced on Wednesday.The committee unveiled plans for a “convention across America,” which will be anchored in Milwaukee but feature content from satellite locations around the country.“(C)onvention organizers are announcing today that they have determined state delegations