Marquette University remembers James Foley one year after his death; "He gave everything to help others"
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette community is marking the one year anniversary of the death of one of the university's most well-known graduates.
Man says Walmart "has some explaining to do" after they printed ISIS flag on a cake
SLIDELL, Louisiana -- Walmart is defending an employee who created a cake with an ISIS flag on it for a customer.In a video published to YouTube on June 26th, Chuck Netzhammer says Walmart "has some explaining to do."Netzhammer says he ordered a customized cake with the Confederate flag on it -- and the words “Heritage Not Hate” from a Walmart store in Slidell, Louisiana.
Federally indicted: Madison man charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS
MADISON (WITI) -- A 34-year-old Madison man has been federally indicted, charged with attempting to provide material support and resources, namely himself as personnel, to a foreign terrorist organization.A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned the indictment against Joshua Van Haften Thursday, April 23rd.
U.S. Air Force veteran tried to join ISIS, U.S. alleges
(CNN) -- A U.S. Air Force veteran tried to join ISIS in Syria but was turned back by Turkish authorities before he could get to the war-torn country, U.S. authorities allege in a two-count indictment announced Tuesday.Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, accused of making the foiled attempt in January, was indicted by a grand jury this week on charges of trying to give material support to the terror group and obstruction of justice, the U.S. Justice Department said.Among the evidence, prosecutors allege: Investigators discovered on his laptop computer recent Internet searches for information on "borders controlled by Islamic state," and a chart of crossing points between Turkey and Syria, where ISIS controls some territory.Pugh was arrested upon his return to the United States in January and will be arraigned Wednesday in a federal court in New York, the Justice Department said."Pugh, an American citizen and former member of our military, allegedly abandoned his allegiance to the United States and sought to provide material support to ISIL," Assistant U.S. Attorney General John Carlin said, using an alternate acronym for the Islamist terror group that controls territory in parts of Iraq and Syria.Pugh will plead not guilty, his attorney, Michael Schneider, said.The defendant, a former avionics instrument system specialist in the Air Force, flew from Egypt to Turkey on January 10, weeks after being fired from a Middle East-based job as an airplane mechanic, U.S. authorities allege.But Turkey, for reasons the Justice Department didn't specify, denied him entry and sent him on a return flight to Egypt.
Sen. Ron Johnson: U.S. must send ground troops to fight ISIS
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Parents of Indiana man threatened by ISIS pleading with their son's captors to free him
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of an Indiana man threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group are pleading with their son's captors to free him.Ed and Paula Kassig released their video message Saturday, October 4th -- a day after a video from the Islamic State group threatened to behead 26-year-old Peter Kassig.Ed Kassig says his son was taken captive on Oct. 1, 2013, in Syria, where he was providing aid for refugees fleeing the country's civil war through an organization he founded.He says the former Army Ranger grew up in an Indianapolis family with a long history of humanitarian work.Paula Kassig holds a photo of her son in the video and says, "We implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go."
Racine man decides to "do something" about ISIS
RACINE COUNTY (WITI) -- A video features the words of Jordan Matson, A Racine County man believed to be fighting against ISIS in Syria.The Sturtevant native says he joined forces with Kurdish fighters, and a spokesman for that army says Matson was wounded in battle."I am from Wisconsin in the United States.
ISIS video shows apparent execution of third Western captive
BEIRUT (AP) — A video has been posted online purporting to show the beheading by the Islamic State group of British aid worker David Haines, who went missing in Syria last year.The video emerged hours after the family of Haines issued a public plea on Saturday urging his captors to contact them.Islamic State militants have beheaded two American journalists and posted video evidence online.
Deeply concerned about ISIS, Senators Johnson, Baldwin speak out ahead of President's address
MADISON (WITI) -- "A clear and present danger" -- the words one Wisconsin Senator uses to describe the threat to American from the terrorist organization known as ISIS.
Congressman Paul Ryan: "ISIS is al-Qaeda 3.0 -- We have to deal with this threat"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The ISIS terror group has published a video titled “A second message to America,” showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.
James Foley's close friends from college remember their friend, "Jim" as vigil is held near Marquette campus
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Marquette community says goodbye to James Foley.
"There is no role for a group like ISIS:" UWM political expert says Foley execution is a wake-up call
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A political science professor tells FOX6 News that the beheading of James Foley, a graduate of Marquette University, will likely be a wake-up call for many who believe Iraq was on the path to peace.UW-Milwaukee political expert Douglas Savage explains..."It's a process, frankly, that we've ignored at our own peril," said Savage.ISIS has continued to grow in the aftermath of the American military departure from Iraq.