REGIONAL BRIEFING Flight out of Milwaukee makes emergency landing in Sioux Falls
Moore travels to D.C. days after saying she had COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, a Milwaukee Democrat who announced Dec. 28 that she had contracted COVID-19, traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend Sunday’s vote on the speaker of the house.
Moore wrote in a tweet that her quarantine period was over and she was cleared to travel. She announced six days ago that she had COVID-19 and would be isolating.
Moore did not say when she tested positive for the virus. Her spokesperson did not respond directly when asked if Moore had tested negative for COVID-19 before traveling.
“All I know is she has been working with her doctors and she has been cleared to travel,” Samara Sheff said.
Kenosha prepares for charging decision in Blake shooting
Kenosha officials said Sunday they were planning various precautionary efforts such as closing roads and implementing a curfew as Kenosha awaits the district attorney’s decision on whether police should be charged in the Jacob Blake shooting.
Mayor John Antaramian and Police Chief Daniel Miskinis said the precautions would ensure the safety of the public, neighborhoods, businesses and protesters.
They will be implemented following the announcement of the charging decision by Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley.
Antaramian said he was informed that the decision would likely be announced within the first two weeks of January.
Planned precautions include:
Designation of a demonstration space
Limitations on city bus routes Road closures
A curfew
Protective fencing
Blake was shot by Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey on Aug. 23. The
shooting left Blake paralyzed.
A flight from Milwaukee to Denver made an emergency landing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after the flight crew reported a cracked windscreen, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The aircraft was diverted to Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls and landed without incident at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
The flight was SkyWest 5890. The aircraft was a twin-engine CRJ-700.
The FAA will investigate the incident.