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Oct 29, 2020

Up to 400 Wisconsin National Guard troops to help at polls

No more than 400 Wisconsin National Guard troops will be needed to plug any shortages at polls on Election Day as coronavirus cases surge, the state's top elections official said on Thursday.

Oct 29, 2020

Chief Justice Abrahamson honored with reading-room dedication, portrait released

The retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson was honored with a virtual reading-room dedication and portrait release on Tuesday.

Oct 29, 2020

Milwaukee lawyer’s 5th discipline results in 60-day suspension, $19K in costs

A Milwaukee lawyer's fifth disciplinary action resulted in a 60-day law-license suspension and him having to pay more than $19,300 in costs of the proceeding.

Oct 29, 2020

UW-Madison resuming COVID-19 vaccine trial next week

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will resume enrolling patients for a coronavirus vaccine trial next week.

Oct 28, 2020

New dashboards illustrate work of Milwaukee County DA’s office, city homicide rates

Two new online dashboards are providing data about the work of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and shootings and homicides in Milwaukee.

Oct 28, 2020

Wisconsin Dells man arrested on 12th drunken-driving charge

A Wisconsin Dells man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving is facing his 12th charge for drunken driving.

Oct 27, 2020

Man held on suspicion of killing father with vehicle

Portage County sheriff's officials say a 44-year-old man is suspected of intentionally striking his father with a vehicle.

Oct 27, 2020

Wisconsin family’s calls ‘answered’ for harsher charges in killing of Ho-Chunk woman

The man accused of killing a 22-year-old Ho-Chunk woman originally from Wisconsin now faces a heightened charge of murder.

Oct 27, 2020

US Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in

Democrats and Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin were pushing Tuesday to get 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots returned by the close of polls on Election Day after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to extend the deadline to receive and count ballots, as Democrats had wanted.

Oct 26, 2020

Barrett confirmed by Senate for US Supreme Court, takes oath

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

Oct 26, 2020

US high court won’t extend Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline

The U.S. Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day.

Oct 26, 2020

Wisconsin election clerks seek order on ballot counting

Election clerks in northeastern Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to issue an order allowing them to fill in a ballot misprint so that as many as 13,500 ballots can be processed more quickly through counting machines on Election Day.

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