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DA won’t file charges over male-enhancement brownies
A Wisconsin prosecutor has decided he won't file charges against three high school students who gave their classmates brownies laced with a sexual enhancement supplement.
Prosecutors, judge weigh in on proposed change to expungement rules
In the decades that Rock County District Attorney David O’Leary has been a prosecutor, he's learned it's not just juveniles who can suffer for years for acts that were ill-thought-out and possibly out of character.
Alleged drunken driver won’t be charged in bicyclist’s death
Prosecutors say a motorist who struck and killed a bicyclist in Beloit won't be charged in the man's death but will be prosecuted for drunken driving.
Walker’s budget proposes cuts to DA’s offices
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal includes decreasing the total budget for district attorney’s offices across the state.
Prosecutors push for 84 new positions in budget (UPDATE)
District attorneys around the state are requesting 84.4 new prosecutor positions during the 2015-17 biennium, according to a budget request released Tuesday.
Janesville man sentenced for stealing $1.8 million
A Janesville man convicted of stealing $1.8 million from his employer was sentenced this week to 2-½ years in prison, and the judge said he couldn't remember a bigger theft in Rock County in 30 years.
Police plan crackdown on online prostitution
Janesville police plan a crackdown on online sex trafficking following the arrest of two people accused of forcing a 16-year-old runaway into prostitution.
Man won’t be tried in neighbor’s shooting
A Wisconsin man who killed his neighbor has been sent for treatment at a mental hospital after a judge ruled that injuries from two suicide attempts and his age made the man unfit for trial.
Editorial: Judging by the correct standards
Ten defendants have completed the Rock County Veterans Treatment Court program in the three years since the court’s founding, and not one has reoffended.
County officials disagree on specialty court
Tensions ignited recently over the use of specialized treatment courts in Wisconsin.
Veterans no longer allowed in court program
The Rock County district attorney has stopped allowing Wisconsin veterans to enroll in a court treatment program designed for them, saying it's costly and doesn't meet national standards.
Court: Wisconsin triple homicide conviction proper
A Janesville sex offender was properly convicted of killing his neighbor and her two teenage children, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
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