Simone Cazares
In 2021, Simone Cazares was WUWM's Eric Von Broadcast Fellow. She later became a WUWM reporter.
In 2022, Simone became MPR News' Community Engagement Reporter.
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Gov. Tony Evers announced a $60 million investment to address workforce challenges across the state. -
According to state health officials, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin is more than 3,000, which is the highest it’s been in a year.
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Police say 39-year-old Darrell Brooks is suspected of killing at least five people and injuring nearly 50. During the city’s annual Christmas parade Sunday, Brooks allegedly sped through barricades and into the crowd. He is in custody and is expected to be charged with five counts of intentional first degree homicide on Tuesday.
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Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.
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Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers followed through Thursday on his promise to veto the Republican-drawn redistricting plans, calling the maps “gerrymandering 2.0.”
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial before the jury reaches a decision, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.
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A forensic pathologist testified that based on the autopsy report, Joseph Rosenbaum was shot four times within four feet.
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Richie McGinniss, chief video director for conservative website The Daily Caller, took the stand on the third day of Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial Thursday. During his testimony, McGinniss described what happened in the moments that led to Joseph Rosenbaum's death, the first person to be shot and killed at the hands of Rittenhouse.
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Latinos are making their mark in Milwaukee’s drag scene. The increase in representation has paved the way for other Latinos to follow their passion.
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Activists have been asking for the city of Kenosha to act on reforms ever since the city broke into unrest in August 2020, after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Jr. Police had been called to an apartment complex for a domestic disturbance. As Blake was walking away from police and toward his car, Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey shot him in the back and side multiple times.
