Tejano Female D.J. Elizabeth "Liza" López-Galvan Killed After Being Shot At The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade And Rally Celebration In Missouri

López-Galvan, a local Tejano music venue co-host DJ (disc jockey) at the KKFI 90.1 FM radio station in Kansas City was reported shot at a local Kansas City Chiefs Rally and she later succumbed to her injuries at a hospital, according to police.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 15, 2024

Kansas City, Missouri - On Wednesday, Elizabeth "Liza" López-Galvan, 43, of Shawnee, a well known radio co-host DJ for the "Taste of Tejano" radio program that airs on Tuesday nights from 8:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. at KKFI 90.1 FM radio was reported shot at the local Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally after gunmen fired multiple shots in the crowd, according to police. López-Galvan was struck by gunfire in the abdomen and was transported to a local hospital where she later died.

The mass shooting occurred around 1:57p.m. just West of the Union Station, which 23 people were injured, 11 of the shooting victims were between the ages of 6 to 15, and one fatally reported. Three suspects were taken into custody in connection with the shooting, but one was later renamed without charges, two teens remained in custody. One of the alleged suspects was apprehended by Kansas City Chiefs fans, according to police. Multiple firearms were also recovered by police at the crime scene.

The mass shooting investigation indicates that the suspects were involved in an argument between them and was not a terrorist act.

López-Galvan is survived by two daughters and husband.

Update: A Gofundme for the Liz López-Galvan Memorial created by Rose López Shaw has raised more than $223,101 of the $75,000 goal, with the top donor being Taylor Swift who donated $50,000 twice on Friday, according to the donors list. https://www.gofundme.com/f/elizabeth-lopezgalvan-memorial

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Latin Breed Band To Release Vol. 1 Live Concert Performance From Milwaukee's Three-day Mexican Fiesta 2022, The Midwest Capital Of Tejano Music

The Latin Breed Tejano music style venue band will debut their live concert performance Vol. 1 album from Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta 2022 on February 16.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 14, 2024

San Antonio, Texas - On February 16, the first Latin Breed Tejano band live concert Vol. 1 album recorded during the three-day Mexican Fiesta (MF) in 2022, will be released on all digital platforms, according to the 10-piece Latin Breed band and their M Group Recording Label music company. The three-day MF festival takes place annually in late August at the Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Live, Vol. 1 from Milwaukee 2022 album will feature most of their live performances at Mexican Fiesta in Milwaukee, which MF has become known as the Midwest Capital of Tejano Music due its vibrant tradition to include an array of Tejano style music venues for the last 50 years in Milwaukee.

When contacted by HNNUSA on Wednesday in Texas, Luis González, the Mexican Fiesta Entertainment Production Coordinator and WHSF Board member in Milwaukee says, that the late Arturo Martinez, 69, who passed away on December 4, 2022 began the ball rolling months before the August Mexican Fiesta in 2022, after Gilbert Velasquez contacted Martinez for the live recording performance of the Latin Breed band at Fiesta. Martinez designated González along with the entertainment committee composed of Fela Salinas, Vanessa Salinas Sánchez, Eileen Figueroa, González including Martinez at the time to help coordinate the live production at Fiesta. González says that he and Albert Velasquez who is associated with the Latin Breed band planned for months and made sure everything that the Latin Breed band needed for the live production was available at Fiesta in 2022 when they performed. González also says, that Martinez and the entertainment committee has kept Tejano music alive at Fiesta and he will continue too as long as he is alive.

The three-day MF music venue at the Summerfest grounds is the largest Latin and Mexican cultural tradition event with a showcase "Taste of Mexico", which also includes Mexican Bandas and Norteño music, Mexican cumbias and Salsa music venues from Puerto Rico. The MF in 2023 reported 110,000 in attendance.

MF attracts more than $22M to the local economy by out of state and non-locals that attend the three-day Fiesta in late August, according to a recently released independent economic study by Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA). http://tinyurl.com/437vw8cv

Last year, the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (WHSF), a non-profit organization that sponsors Mexican Fiesta reported in their 990 IRS 2022 tax filing that the three-day MF operation at Summerfest local estimated economic impact was $8,612,721 (according to a 2014 UW-Whitewater study financed by multiple ethnic festivals including MF/WHSF) and that 113,000 attended their festival. IRS 990 tax filing link: https://tinyurl.com/4x6h53mn

Update: The Latin Breed Live Vol. 1 album from Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta released on February 16, 2024 (links): https://youtu.be/SyKYa-W0hqY, https://youtu.be/OUvN3NjfrI8, https://youtu.be/IICR2yVN9ks, https://youtu.be/8h25gSxFuH0

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Mexican, Puerto Rican, Caribbean And Latin Fests Draw More Than $35.5M Into Milwaukee's Local Economy Per Year

The Latino/Hispanic festive invasion in Milwaukee continues to proliferate in Wisconsin and are primarily responsible for more than $35.5M influx into the local economy per year.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 9, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Last year, the 3-day Mexican Fiesta 2023 sponsored by the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (Non-profit) celebrated its 50th Anniversary and attracted more than 110,000 festivalgoers in late August at the Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds) and brought an estimated $22M into the local economy during the three-day Summer event (August 25 thru 27, 2023). IRS 990 tax filing link: https://tinyurl.com/4x6h53mn (Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA))

The 1-day Puerto Rican Family Festival 2023 at Veterans Park organized by Yussef Morales on August 20, 2023 brought an estimated $1.5M into the local economy. No total estimated attendance figures have been released by organizer.

The Caribbean Latin American Fest 2023 At Walker's Point on August 5, 2023 organized by Victor Huyke and El Conquistador Latino Newspaper brought in an estimated $1M to the local economy. No total estimated attendance figures have been released by organizer.

Playa Fest 2023, a 1-day Latin beach festival held on August 19, 2023 at Bradford Beach sponsored by Lucky 7 Promo, Pulse Mke Dance Company, Eventerro Party Entertainment and Playa Fest MKE brought an estimated $1M into the local economy. No total estimated attendance figures have been released by organizers.

Summerfest Latin Music Day 2023 on July 7, 2023, which Grupo Niche from Colombia and Tito Puente Jr. from New York performed at Summerfest and drew more than 15,000 of Latino attendees, with an estimated $7.5M economic boost to the City of Milwaukee. Summerfest is operated by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (Non-profit). IRS 990 tax filing link: http://tinyurl.com/sdwteryf

Other Hispanic events and annual festivals, which includes, the Cinco de Mayo 2023 sponsored by El Conquistador Newspaper, and the annual Mexican Independence Parade and Festival 2023 sponsored by UMOS (Non-profit) are held at the UMOS Corporate grounds at the 2700 block of S. Chase Ave., which brought an estimated combined $2.5M of economic boost to the Southside of Milwaukee. No total estimated attendance figures have been released by organizers.

Editor's note: Major Hispanic festivals in Milwaukee attract more than $35.5M total of estimated combined economic boost annually to the local Milwaukee area and Wisconsin.

The 3-day Mexican Fiesta annually attracts attendance from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Texas and Minnesota, the rest of the festivals and events attract attendance from Illinois and neighboring states.

The estimated economic boost to the local Milwaukee area are based on estimated conservative atttendance figures (unless estimated attendance total figures have been made public by fest organizers), estimates are based for the costs of lodging, food, gas, beverage consumption and local shopping in the Southside of Milwaukee and downtown Milwaukee.

Please note: The HNNUSA estimated economic impact to the local economy by festival attendees from out of state and non-locals was conducted as an independent research and not financed by any major festival or organized event venues. 

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Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform With A Path To Citizenship For The More Than 13M Undocumented Who Crossed The Border And Have Not Become Dependent On Government Welfare Like Asylum Seekers Today

Has anyone noticed?

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 6, 2024

Most of the 13M undocumented who crossed the U.S. border without seeking asylum have been self sustaining, work and pay local, state and federal taxes. The more than 9M undocumented asylum seekers under the Biden administration and current Republican/MAGA controlled U.S. Congress have become dependent on local, state and federal welfare, without requiring that they pay it back.

We now need comprehensive immigration reform with a path to U.S. citizenship more than ever for the 13M undocumented who crossed the border without seeking asylum and who have not become dependent on local, state and federal government welfare.

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Final Pre-trial Set For Kimberlee Coronado Who Was Criminally Charged For Allegedly Aiding Child From Abusive Father, Ricardo Valadez In Walworth County

Coronado's final pre-trial is set for March in Walworth County, will the child involved be a witness for the defense or prosecution?

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 5, 2024

Elkhorn, Wisconsin - Kimberlee Coronado, 47, is set for a final pre-trial on March 20th, and jury trial on April 1st in the Walworth County criminal case, which multiple alleged illegal acts were committed by the Walworth County District Attorney's Office and investigating Delevan Police Department officers including detectives, especially with the aid of the Waukesha Police Department detectives, according to an updated federal Civil Rights lawsuit 23CV00211 JAO WRP claiming $88,000,000 in liability filed by Kathryn "Jack" Xian (pronouns: they, them), Kimberlee Coronado and Protective Makua against Delevan Police Detective Trevor G. Hinman in Walworth County and other defendants, Waukesha Police Department, Waukesha County, Walworth County, Walworth County District Attorney's Office in Wisconsin on early November 2023. (http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/11/wisconsin-defendants-from-walworth-and.html)

The federal Civil Rights lawsuit against Detective Hinman and defendants details all the alleged illegal acts committed in a conspiracy to frivolously file criminal charges against Coronado, Xian and Julie Valadez for interfering with child custody of other parent and party to a crime, which in Wisconsin is a felony offense.

In the federal lawsuit case against Detective Hinman, the Civil Rights lawsuit claims that Hinman intentionally filed a false police report that was included in Delevan Police Department documents sent to the Canada Border Services Agency in an attempt to coerce immigration officials in Canada to hold both Xian and Valadez for at least 9 weeks in immigration detention, they were eventually released pending asylum status. The documents released to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) by Xian and Valadez who now live separately in Canada (while seeking asylum) showed that Detective Hinman had filed a police supplement report charging both Xian and Valadez with kidnap minor to sexually assault dated March 1, 2023, which also showed that they were booked. However, HNNUSA learned that both Xian and Valadez were not in Wisconsin when Julie's 15-year-old son, Ethan Valadez decided to run away in early January 2023 from his abusive father. Xian and Valadez were never charged with kidnap minor to sexually assault in Walworth County, indicating it was a fraudulent police supplement report by Hinman. (http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/06/julie-valadez-ordered-released-from.html)

In Coronado's criminal case in Walworth case, multiple alleged illegal acts were committed as well violating her Wisconsin and U.S. Constitutional rights of due process,  according to the federal Civil Rights lawsuit filed against Hinman and Walworth County. When Coronado was taken into custody in March 2023, she was facing three felony charges, but two felony charges were eventually dropped. She was held at the Walworth County jail on a $100,000 cash bail for months, even when she wasn't a flight risk, nor a danger to the community and had no criminal history in Wisconsin. (http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/03/46-year-old-kimberlee-coronado-facing.html)

So far, Det. Hinman remains in active duty at the Delavan Police Department, despite that he filed a false police supplement report against both Xian and Valadez, which the Walworth County District Attorney's Office has failed to criminally charge Hinman for filing a false report and the Delavan Police chief has also failed to hold Hinman accountable for his alleged criminal act.

Det. Hinman's actions was a mere attempt for him to push for the extradition of Xian and Valadez to Wisconsin without the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Justice involvement in the case. A City police detective does not have the federal authority to personally seek extradition of alleged wanted suspects living in another country without the U.S. government initiating an extradition request.

This whole debacle of injustice against Coronado, Xian and Valadez began when Waukesha County family court Judge Michael J. Abrahamian decided to illegally place the Valadez children with the abusive father, Ricardo Valadez, a former pastor and restricted Julie Valadez from having sole or joint custody. Julie filed an appeal in State Court and won, but Judge Aprahamian ignored the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals decision that he illegally placed the Valadez children with the abusive father. Aprahamian eventually recused himself from the Valadez divorce case and Waukesha County family court Judge Ralph M. Ramirez who was assigned the divorce case also ignored the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals decision as well and kept the Valadez children with the abusive father. 

Julie filed a Petition For Writ Of Mandamus And Memorandum on March 23, 2023, with the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. The petition writ cites multiple state and federal laws that Judge Ramirez violated during the proceedings in the Valadez divorce case including his illegal decision to give Ricardo Valadez, the known abuser full custody, who was also caught making a false statement in the course of the case and wasn't charged for lying in court, according to court transcripts in the divorce case. In June 2023, the State Supreme Court denied Julie Valadez's Writ of Mandamus. (http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/07/corruption-and-no-accountability.html)

Currently, Valadez has filed another appeal with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals regarding her divorce case, according to State Court of Appeals records. (Appeal# 2023AP002302)

Added supplement, checkout documents link sent to the FBI, which includes evidence of alleged fraud and public corruption, public benefits fraud and conspiracy against rights in the Julie Valadez Waukesha County divorce case # 2018FA000296: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:878bddde-ecc0-4666-8f7b-5bd5bad2ec1c

Recap:

See videos regarding the Julie Valadez domestic abuse case in Wisconsin: 

15-year-old runs away from abuser father https://youtu.be/hiCIdQaAIeM

Waukesha Courts Criminalize Motherhood https://youtu.be/d8sCV-9HDec

The Julie Valadez Story https://youtu.be/lVjb_6tFG8A

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18-year-old Edgar J. Padilla Jr., A Homeless Man Facing 60 Years In Prison For Stabbing Hospital Security Guard, 47, For Waking Him Up At Parking Lot Structure

Padilla, who is homeless was charged for stabbing a hospital security guard multiple times after waking him up at a parking lot structure.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 3, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 18-year-old Edgar J. Padilla Jr., a homeless man was criminally charged on January 31, 2024 with attempted 1st-degree attempted intentional homicide including use of a dangerous weapon for the January 29, 2024 stabbing of a 47-year-old Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital security guard at the ER Department's bathroom. The security guard was stabbed in the head and back by Padilla. Padilla was taken into custody and the security guard was treated for multiple stab wounds.

If convicted, Padilla is facing up to 60 years in prison. A $50,000 cash bail was set for Padilla.

Padilla is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on February 8th.

According to the criminal complaint, Padilla told police that he was homeless and had been sleeping at the hospital's parking structure for days when he was awaken by the 47-year-old hospital security guard and was told to leave the parking structure at the 2300 N. 

 Lake Drive in Milwaukee.

Afterwards around 6:00 a.m. on January 29th, when Padilla saw the security guard at the ER Department's bathroom, he began to assault the security guard by stabbing him multiple times. Padilla admitted to police, that he was mad that the guard because he had awaken him earlier at the parking lot structure.

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3 Mexican Nationals Charged In Fake ID Trade For Retail Theft Merchandise By Venezuelan Migrants In Chicago

Three Mexican nationals arrested and charged with felony counts for providing fake IDs to Venezuelan migrants in Chicago for exchange of retail theft merchandise, the Cook County Sheriff's Office reported.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 1, 2024

Chicago, Illinois - On January 24, 2024, the Cook County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant at the 2700 block of S. Hamlin Ave. in the Little Village neighborhood and recovered 483 fake IDs that included U.S. Permanent Resident cards, social security cards, permits and driver licenses from Mexico and various states of the U.S.. The fake IDs were provided to newly arrived Venezuelan migrants in exchange for for retail theft merchandise worth $20, $40 and $60, totalling $150, or for $150 in cash.

Three Mexican nationals, Facundo Donato Meneces-García, 51, Francisco Javier Otero-Rosas, 41, and Keneth Jareth Ulloa-Rodriguez, 19, were taken into custody and charged with multiple felonies for duplicating, manufacturing, selling fraudulent ID cards and permits.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart during a press conference on Tuesday said that an investigation was initiated when multiple newly arrived Venezuelan migrants were being taken into custody for retail theft and an increase of shoplifting incidents increased to over $40,000 in theft losses last December at the downtown area of Michigan Ave. and River North in Chicago.

The migrants arrested for retail theft told a similar confession, that they were told to steal certain retail merchandise for money to purchase or trade stolen merchandise for fake IDs in other to use for work. The stolen merchandise was then sold on the internet by the suspects.

A Cook County Sheriff's Office sting operation, which undercover deputies were able to purchase fake IDs led to the arrest of the three Mexican nationals.

The Cook County Sheriff's investigation confiscated documents with information of fake IDs sold to individuals, $7,200 in cash was recovered, control substance believed to be meth, multiple fake IDs and permits.

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