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Apr 19, 2021

Food plant worker sues employer after contracting COVID-19

A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected his wife who died from the disease.

Apr 19, 2021

Judge has harsh words for man sentenced to 40 years for killing outside Neenah bar

A Wisconsin man who killed a bar patron after robbing the place was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.

Ryan Owens
Apr 19, 2021

Republican law professor announces attorney general run

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ryan Owens announced Monday that he will run for attorney general, becoming the second Republican to enter the race against incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul.

Apr 16, 2021

Evers, treatment-court staff tout budget proposal’s investment in treatment alternatives

Gov. Tony Evers, managers from La Crosse County's treatment courts and local lawmakers touted investments in the governor's proposed 2021-23 budget meant to offer more treatment alternatives and diversion programming throughout Wisconsin.

Pepper, the Waukesha District Attorney’s Office Victim Assistance Program's new facility dog, comforts victims of crime as they participate in the justice system.
Apr 16, 2021

Waukesha victim assistance program hires dog to comfort crime victims

The newest hire at the Waukesha District Attorney's Office Victim Assistance Program is Pepper, a very good girl.

Apr 16, 2021

Habush’s Wagner, Blocher secure $550K verdict in car-crash case

A Milwaukee County jury has awarded nearly $550,000 to a woman hurt in a rear-end car crash. Attorneys Benjamin Wagner and Jesse Blocher of Habush Habush & Rottier represented the plaintiff. The crash happened in October 2015, and liability wasn’t contested, the firm said. The plaintiff had cervicalgia, migraines and fibromyalgia before the crash, and […]

Apr 16, 2021

Green Bay teacher charged with sexually assaulting students

A Green Bay elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting three of his second grade students.

Apr 16, 2021

Lawsuit: College grant program not open to all minorities

A lawsuit filed on Thursday by a Madison couple and others alleges that a college grant program for minorities violates the Wisconsin Constitution.

Apr 15, 2021

7th Circuit taking comment on proposed change to attorney-admission fee

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is considering amending a circuit rule to change the attorney-admission fee from $15 to a fee that would be set by order.

Apr 15, 2021

Labs improve DNA turnaround, tool mark cases taking 3 years

Wisconsin's beleaguered crime labs improved their turnaround times on DNA and ballistics testing last year but took longer to complete drug and tool-mark analysis, according to a state Justice Department report released Thursday.

Apr 15, 2021

Thomas More Society applauds court’s decision in capacity-limits lawsuit

Attorneys at the conservative Thomas More Society are applauding the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration has no authority to impose capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without approval of the Legislature.

Apr 15, 2021

Green Bay teacher accused of sexually assaulting students

=A Green Bay teacher is accused sexually assaulting students at his elementary school.

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