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Anti-data center protesters arrested during Port Washington meeting
Multiple people were arrested at a City of Port Washington meeting Dec. 2 where protesters spoke out against the proposed $18 billion data center.
Arrest made of data center protester at Port Washington meeting
The arrest came during public comment after a woman was speaking against an $18 billion artificial intelligence data center campus on Dec. 2, 2025.
At least one person was arrested at a City of Port Washington meeting Dec. 2 where protesters spoke out against an $18 billion artificial intelligence data center campus for tech giants OpenAI and Oracle. Multiple others were handcuffed and escorted out of the building.
The arrest came during public comment after a woman speaking against the project led chants of “Recall, recall, recall.” Her three-minute time slot to speak had ended, and city officials had already warned attendees to not speak outside of their turn.
The woman had mentioned that advocacy groups, namely the citizen group Great Lakes Neighbors United, are already planning recall elections to challenge members of the council.
She appeared surprised as police officers approached her to escort her out of the building.
Immediately, the council chambers erupted into commotion, as other protesters stood to defend her. They called out, “She didn’t do anything” and “What is the arrest for?”
The woman did not comply with the police, and multiple people who moved to defend her were handcuffed and escorted out of the building.
Before they were out the door, members of the city council had left the room. For the next 45 minutes, the remaining attendees and protesters stood in consternation, chattering nervously.
A spokesperson for Vantage who attended the meeting declined to comment on the situation. Vantage, a Denver-based data center operations company is fronting infrastructure improvements, along with interest, consulting fees and other costs associated with the project that total $458 million.
The data center was not on the agenda, but around 30 protesters showed up to participate in a string of protests against data centers across the state Dec. 1 and 2. Dozens of residents and climate advocates in seven Wisconsin cities demanded officials halt approval of data center projects built by Microsoft, OpenAI and other tech companies.
Over 50 people demonstrated outside Milwaukee’s Discovery World Dec. 2, while another 40 gathered at the state Capitol in Madison. Protesters also held smaller rallies in Kenosha, Beaver Dam, Menomonie and Janesville, cities on or near the sites of potential data center projects.
The protests were organized by climate advocacy groups Healthy Climate Wisconsin and 350 Wisconsin as well as political groups like the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said Healthy Climate Wisconsin health equity coordinator Julia Alberth.
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CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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