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Assembly GOP limits area with 4 a.m. convention bar time
The state Assembly walked back a bill Thursday that would have allowed bars throughout Wisconsin to stay open later during the Democratic National Convention this summer, tweaking the proposal to allow extended hours only for taverns in the southeastern corner of the state before passing it on to the Senate.
Police say suspected drunken driver struck at least 13 vehicles
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after striking at least 13 vehicles in the town of Lake Tomahawk, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.
Assembly OKs tougher sentences for repeat drunken drivers
Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday.
Charges of defying law, building ‘straw man’ written in split Supreme Court opinion
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed a decision on a subject-matter-jurisdiction dispute relating to an OWI case from Ozaukee County.
Supreme Court to decide if warrantless searches OK after OWI arrests
A case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court questions when police officers have reasonable belief to conduct searches without warrants after an arrest.
Senate passes amended public defender pay parity bill
Wisconsin public defenders are on pace to receive pay parity with state prosecutors. The state Senate on Tuesday passed an amended version of Senate Bill 468 to provide a pay-progression plan for assistant state public defenders.
Evers signs bill setting 5-year minimum for OWI homicides
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a Republican bill that stiffens penalties for drunken drivers who kill someone.
Senate OKs bills setting tougher drunken driving penalties (UPDATE)
The state Senate has signed off on two bills that would stiffen drunken-driving penalties — and possibly generate millions of dollars in new prison costs.
Supreme Court hears arguments over OWI fine for drunken driver with baby in car
The Marquette County Courthouse sounded like a math classroom during oral arguments in a Wisconsin Supreme Court case on Monday. The justices asked two attorneys appearing before them how they’d calculate fines in a felony OWI case involving a baby in a car and a blood alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit.
Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years in fatal crash
A drunken driver who fled from a fatal crash in Milwaukee has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Man arrested for 10th drunken-driving offense
Dane County sheriff's officials say they've arrested a Madison man for his tenth drunken-driving offense.
Court: Driving drunk on riding mower same as a vehicle
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that operating a riding mower while drunk carries the same penalties as driving a car while intoxicated.
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