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Evers signs bill authorizing permanent restraining orders
In addition to Senate Bill 519, Evers signed a total of 15 bills into law and vetoed the remaining 28 on Friday.
Packers fan loses bid to wear team colors at Soldier Field
A Green Bay Packers fan has lost a court battle to wear green and gold on the sidelines of Soldier Field, home of the rival Chicago Bears.
Walker signs bill protecting victims of cyberbullying
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that will allow state judges to issue restraining orders against anyone who uses technology to harass a Wisconsin resident from anywhere in the country.
Assembly passes bill to clarify courts’ jurisdiction in abuse cases
A bill passed Thursday by the state Assembly would give Wisconsin courts jurisdiction over restraining orders or injunctions in cases of domestic, child and adult abuse, regardless of whether the alleged instances occurred in state or elsewhere.
Dad gets restraining order against kindergartener
A Kenosha-area father who claims his daughter is being bullied by a kindergarten classmate has taken out a restraining order against the 5-year-old.
Prosecutors add new charges for former UW-Stevens Point student
Prosecutors have added new charges against a former University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student accused of violating a restraining order.
Deputies: Spa shooter didn’t turn in weapons
When a Wisconsin court granted a restraining order against Radcliffe Haughton last week, the judge ordered him to turn in his weapons. Now, two days after Haughton shot and killed his wife and two other women, Milwaukee County authorities say he never turned in any we[...]
Spa shooting brings call for new law on guns
Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa.
Citgo shooting victim was denied restraining order
A woman allegedly slain by her ex-boyfriend at a Wausaukee gas station feared for her safety but was denied a restraining order against him.
Occupy Madison campers packing, leaving after judge’s ruling (UPDATE)
Campers are dismantling their tents after a Dane County judge ordered what began as an Occupy Madison demonstration to leave a city-owned lot.
Walker signs bill allowing judges to order GPS tracking
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows judges to order GPS monitoring for people who violate restraining orders.
Senate approves GPS monitoring expansion
The state Senate has signed off on a bill that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for people who violate restraining orders.
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- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
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- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
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