Kate Wilkinson
Investigative Reporter at WPRI-TV (Providence, RI)
Investigative Reporter at WLWC-TV (Providence, RI)
Reporter @WPRI12. Former I-Team Reporter at WWLP. @Wheaton alum. NH expat. 🏳️🌈. She/her.
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wpri.com | Kate Wilkinson
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - From lockboxes in North Providence to pouches in Woonsocket, bans on personal devices like cellphones have gained popularity in Rhode Island and around the country. Now, both the Rhode Island House and Senate have passed statewide legislation. Identical versions of the bill received unanimous support, providing a veto-proof path for the measure after the House voted on Monday.
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wpri.com | Kate Wilkinson
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - It was a solemn start to the rise of the R.I. House Monday as lawmakers shared a moment of silence following the deadly shooting of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman. "There is no place for senseless violence in our political system," House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi said. But conversations about protection from political violence grow louder, as experts warn that the United States is experiencing its biggest increase in political violence since the 1970s.
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2 weeks ago |
wpri.com | Kate Wilkinson
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - While warnings of Iran's missile retaliation against Israel surfaced, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed was holding a news conference to share his concerns as the ranking Democrat of the Armed Services Committee. "Iranians now will begin to, as I said, retaliate," he said when he learned of the incoming attack. The missile strike comes after Israel carried out what it called "Operation Rising Lion." The raid took out a significant part of Iran's nuclear power.
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wpri.com | Kate Wilkinson
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) - The town of Portsmouth has released 70 pages' worth of documents after a partial collapse at the Portuguese American Citizens Club that left a 15-year-old dead and four others injured. The documents stretch back to the 1970s, but a review by 12 News revealed that none of them show whether the structure was inspected. On Saturday, the Portsmouth Fire Department said the concrete landing of a 14-foot staircase at the entrance of the club collapsed during a graduation party.
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2 weeks ago |
wpri.com | Kate Wilkinson
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - It took warehouse employees only a few minutes to fill a shipping container with fortified peanut butter at a facility in Quonset, but Edesia Nutrition's CEO, Navyn Salem, says the moment was months in the making. "I've learned a lot about paperwork and all of the things that are needed to keep things moving," Salem said. She said she had been waiting on a transportation contract from the federal government to ship food to children in war-torn Sudan.
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