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Jan 27, 2021

Wisconsin Senate votes to repeal Wisconsin mask mandate

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to repeal Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, despite warnings from virtually every sector of the health care profession that doing so would impair efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Jan 26, 2021

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a "zero tolerance" enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations.

Jan 26, 2021

Biden orders end of federally run private prisons

President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role government has played in implementing discriminatory housing policies.

Jan 26, 2021

Former Wisconsin officer cleared in 3 shootings now a deputy

A police officer in a Milwaukee suburb who resigned after being involved in his third fatal shooting in five years has been hired as a sheriff's deputy.

Jan 26, 2021

Rittenhouse, mother fixated on social media treatment

An Illinois teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin and the teen's mom were fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after his August arrest, newly released police video shows.

Jan 26, 2021

Hall, Michaelson, Syrjala promoted to Vrakas shareholders

The public-accounting and business-advisory firm Vrakas has promoted Michael J. Hall, Mary Ellen Michaelson and Scott M. Syrjala to shareholders.

Jan 26, 2021

Eau Claire lawyer reinstated after suspension for ‘web of deception’

An Eau Claire lawyer who saw his law license suspended for engaging in a "web of deception" has been reinstated.

Jan 26, 2021

Wisconsin jury instructions now online

Wisconsin jury instructions can now be found for free online.

Jan 26, 2021

Report: Conditions worsening at Wisconsin juvenile prison

Conditions are worsening at Wisconsin's juvenile prisons, in part due to challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the latest report from a court-ordered monitor determined.

Jan 26, 2021

Committee to consider statue of Wisconsin’s first Black SOS

The board in charge of decorations at the state Capitol voted Monday to create a subcommittee to study the prospect of placing a statue of Wisconsin's first Black secretary of state on the building's grounds.

Jan 26, 2021

Patrol: Two killed in crash caused by wrong-way driver

Two people were killed and another was injured in a crash caused by a wrong-way driver Monday night on Interstate 94 near Lake Mills, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Milwaukee County ends vaccine mandate and masking requirements
Jan 26, 2021

Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on repealing mask mandate (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Senate planned to vote Tuesday on repealing Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, while it remained unclear whether the Assembly would follow suit as required to undo the order.

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