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Senior Gymnasts speak about their teammate, Kara Welsh in the Hamilton Room, University Center on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Campus mourns loss, suspect pleads self defense

Parker Olsen, Editor September 8, 2024

  The UW-Whitewater community gathered Thursday, Sept. 5, for a vigil in memory of Kara Welsh. Coaches, teammates, family, friends and students filled the Hamilton Room inside the University Center...

Chad T. Richards

UW-W student charged with homicide

Josh Stoughton, Managing Editor September 3, 2024

A suspect has been identified in the Labor Day weekend shooting of UW-Whitewater student and gymnast Kara Welsh, 21, of Plainfield, Illinois. UW-W senior Communication major and former wrestler, Chad...

The Warhawks’ Kara Welsh, right, is hugged by Jennifer Regan, head gymnastics coach, after competing on the vault against Hamline University on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2023.

UW-W student killed in shooting, suspect arrested

Josh Stoughton, Managing Editor September 2, 2024

On Friday, Aug. 30, at about 11:54 p.m., Whitewater Police responded to a call on 100 block of W. Whitewater Street, about an individual who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in an apartment. Upon arrival,...

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