Morning Links for Dec. 15, 2016

Morning Links for Dec. 15, 2016

Charges for the officer who killed Sylville Smith in the Sherman Park neighborhood last summer. Plus: Russian hacks, and a “Rogue One” party at Boone & Crockett.

Our morning “newsometer” is hotter than today’s thermometer:

 

A writer for the alt-right website Breitbart targeted a transgender student at a Tuesday night event in UW-Milwaukee’s Student Union.

 

Milwaukee County district attorney John Chisholm has charged a former Milwaukee police officer with first-degree reckless homicide in the on-duty shooting of Sylville Smith last August in the Sherman Park neighborhood.

 

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s not convinced by the CIA’s conclusion that Russian hacks tried to sway the presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor.

 

Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin are starting an initiative to help relieve the shortage of doctors in the family medicine specialty.

 

The bitter cold won’t stand in the way of Boone & Crockett’s “Rogue One” party tonight at 10 p.m. Light sabers and blasters are welcome.

 

Ann Christenson has covered dining for Milwaukee Magazine since 1997. She was raised on a diet of casseroles that started with a pound of ground beef and a can of Campbell's soup. Feel free to share any casserole recipes with her.