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Crowds tear down statues, attack Wisconsin state senator

by Associated Press
| June 24, 2020 4:03 AM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties after protesters outside the state Capitol tore down statues commemorating an abolitionist and women’s rights and someone threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building during a night of violence that also included an attack on a state senator.

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