Members of Sikh community heal from tragedy by donating blood
BROOKFIELD (WITI) — The BloodCenter of Wisconsin says blood donations are down — and the harsh winter is to blame. The BloodCenter is working to restock its supply, and on Sunday, April 13th, the...
View ArticleSikh Temple mass shooting: Where have all the donations gone?
OAK CREEK (WITI) — Close to two years after the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, questions are being raised about where all the donations have gone. After a gunman walked...
View ArticleNever forget: Sikhs plan another 6K run to remember mass shooting victims
OAK CREEK (AP) — Members of Wisconsin’s Sikh community are planning another 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) run in memory of the six victims gunned down in their Milwaukee-area temple two years ago. The Chardhi...
View ArticleHonored for their heroics: Brian Murphy, Sam Lenda receive Congressional...
OAK CREEK/WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) — Two years after the tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek that killed six, Congress has recognized two heroes. Oak Creek Police Lieutenant...
View Article“True heroes:” Brian Murphy, Sam Lenda awarded Medal of Valor by Vice...
WASHINGTON (WITI/AP) — A special salute to those who risk their lives to protect and serve. At a ceremony at the White House Wednesday, February 11th, 22 police officers and firefighters were awarded...
View ArticleMan who lost father in Sikh Temple shooting heads to Charleston: “Very...
CHARLESTON, South Carolina/OAK CREEK, Wisconsin — Gunfire in a place of peace and prayer. Nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina...
View Article“We share the pain:” Sikh Temple in Oak Creek the site of candlelight vigil...
CHARLESTON, South Carolina/OAK CREEK — Expressions of grief, faith and gratitude on Sunday, June 21st filled the space of a horrific mass killing at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in...
View ArticleSikh community to remember six lives lost in shooting at temple in Oak Creek...
OAK CREEK — August 5th, 2015 marks the three-year anniversary of the shooting inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. On that tragic day, six people lost their lives, and four others were...
View ArticleSikh community hosts Chardhi Kala run/walk, blood drive “to unite people...
OAK CREEK — On August 5th, 2012, nearly three years ago, Wade Page opened fire inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek — and six people lost their lives. Leading up to the anniversary of that...
View Article3 years later, Sikh Temple shooting victims remembered: “People say time...
OAK CREEK — August 5th, 2015 marked the three-year anniversary of the shooting inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. On that tragic day, six people lost their lives, and four others were...
View Article“Six Minutes in August:” Three years after tragedy at Sikh Temple, Oak Creek...
OAK CREEK -- It has been three years since six people were shot and killed inside the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, and Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi has now written a book about the tragedy --...
View ArticleMuslims, faith leaders say Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ proposal will only...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sending shock waves across the country, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn't backing down on his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. This,...
View ArticleMass shooting plot: Suspect alleges it was to “defend Muslims;” leaders of...
MILWAUKEE -- Federal officials have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Milwaukee man, Samy Mohammed Hamzeh, who is accused of planning a mass shooting at a Masonic temple in Milwaukee. Investigators...
View ArticleSikh Temple of Wisconsin marks 4th anniversary of tragic event in Oak Creek
OAK CREEK — Friday, August 5th marks the fourth anniversary of a tragic event in the City of Oak Creek — the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. On August 5th, 2012, 40-year-old Wade Page opened...
View Article“Some of the best people we lost:” Members of Sikh Temple remember 6 gunned...
OAK CREEK -- Six people were shot and killed at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5th, 2012, and families who lost loved ones remembered that tragedy Sunday, August 7th. Wade Page, a white...
View Article“I remember:” Weekend events to commemorate 5-year anniversary of Sikh Temple...
OAK CREEK -- After five years, the beat goes on inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Thursday afternoon, a young man plays the drums with a group of five children seated around him. Friday will begin...
View Article“Can’t believe it’s been 5 years:” Prayers at Sikh Temple after 6 killed by...
OAK CREEK -- Friday, August 4th began a 48-hour prayer service to remember the Sikh Temple shooting in August of 2012 at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. Sikh Temple of Wisconsin On August...
View ArticleGov. Evers delivers proclamation at Sikh Temple, honors 6 Sikh members killed...
OAK CREEK — A Milwaukee-area Sikh temple where a white supremacist fatally shot six parishioners in 2012 hosted Wisconsin’s governor Tuesday to make April Sikh Awareness and Appreciation month in the...
View Article‘It just keeps happening:’ 3 mass shootings in a week ahead of Sikh Temple...
OAK CREEK -- The two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio within 13 hours on Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4 happened as people in Wisconsin prepared to remember the six people who...
View ArticleVigil held in Milwaukee on 7-year anniversary of Sikh Temple shooting: ‘We...
MILWAUKEE -- A vigil was held in Milwaukee on Monday, Aug. 5, the seven-year anniversary of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek that claimed six lives. It came on the heels of three mass...
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