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WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Darrell Brooks is being ordered to pay more in restitution to the victims of the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy, with an escrow account ensuring any money he earns -- including any money he might make in media rights deals -- goes to repaying what he owes. Brooks had already been ordered to pay a total of $124,222.65 to Crime Victim Compensation and $47,193.29 to compensate the insurance company for the Waukesha School District, but a restitution hearing held Thursday added more money on top of those totals. On Thursday, Brooks was ordered to pay an additional $10,246.20...

WAUKESHA, Wisc. — Nearly two months after the Waukesha Christmas parade, 11-year-old Jessalyn Torres is speaking for the first time. Her life changed forever when she was struck in the middle of the five points intersection in Waukesha. It’s been and continues to be a long road to recovery. Now she’s back at home, laughing and enjoying time with loved ones. TMJ4 News spent time with Torres and her family on Friday and witnessed some of those precious moments. Moments that are a lot different these days... "Not being able to walk, it makes things a whole lot more of...

Waukesha suspect Darrell Brooks was released on $1,000 bail for allegedly running over an ex-girlfriend with his car just two weeks before the deadly Christmas parade rampage. The court record of that critical bail hearing is lost forever. In Wisconsin every official court proceeding is memorialized either by a court reporter or a digital recording device. But the transcript of the hearing is permanently gone, an official told Fox News on Tuesday. "The digital recording is damaged," she said when an attempt was made to order the Nov. 5 transcript. Career criminal Brooks, 39, allegedly mowed down the mother of...