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Milwaukee man sentenced to life for baseball bat slaying
A man convicted of beating a Milwaukee gas station clerk to death with a baseball bat has been sentenced to life in prison.
Man convicted in killing of 5-year-old girl gets 30 years
A second man convicted in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old girl as she sat on her grandfather's lap in Milwaukee has been sentenced to prison.
1 of 2 men convicted of killing 5-year-old sentenced
One of two men convicted of firing the gunshots that killed a 5-year-old girl as she sat on her grandfather's lap in Milwaukee has been sentenced to 65 years in prison.
Judge sentences last of sisters in tax fraud, identity theft scheme
A judge has sentenced a Milwaukee woman to 10 years in prison for a tax fraud and an identity-theft scheme involving her sisters and two other accomplices.
Milwaukee man gets 50 years in slaying of 13-month-old boy (UPDATE)
A judge sentenced a Milwaukee man to 50 years in prison Thursday in the killing of a 13-month-old boy who died when authorities say the wrong house was shot up during a dispute between drug dealers.
Committee to vet candidates to lead Judicial Council
The Wisconsin Judicial Council is starting the process to select new leadership.
Plea talks ongoing in Milwaukee strip-search case
An expected plea deal has hit a snag for two Milwaukee police officers charged with failing to intervene when another officer conducted illegal strip searches and body cavity searches.
20 days in jail in illegal strip search case
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a former police officer to 20 days in jail for "not stepping up" when fellow officers were performing illegal searches of suspects.
Mom whose 3 kids died in fire gets 18 years (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin woman who had been repeatedly warned not to leave her children alone was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison and 18 years of extended supervision after three of them died in a house fire.
Insanity defenses face long odds
Despite a few recent cases in which a mental defense was raised, local judges, attorneys and court observers say there has been a decline in the frequency of the defense.
Spooner’s life sentence shows difficulty of stubborn clients (UPDATE)
Defense attorney Frank Gimbel did not want to question his client John Spooner in court recently, but was forced to when the 76-year-old insisted upon taking the stand.
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- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
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