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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
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- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
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- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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