Recent Articles from Derek Hawkins
Man convicted in Door County bar fire that killed two people
Jurors found 59-year-old Anthony Gonzalez of Sturgeon Bay guilty on two counts of second-degree reckless homicide and five counts of recklessly endangering safety.
Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses
Group members have been at the center of Republican tensions.
Russian lawmakers approve confiscating the assets of people who discredit the army
The bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper house of parliament and receive Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature.
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
House Republicans attempt to impeach Homeland Security's Director for allegedly failing to enforcement immigration laws at the Southern border.
DOJ: Wisconsin saw more hate crimes than Mississippi and South Carolina combined in 2022
Wisconsin had more hate groups than Mississippi and Alabama combined in 2022, according to Southern Poverty Law Center.
Gov. Evers extends application deadline for register of deeds of Pierce County
The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by the resignation of Julie Hines.
Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules
The judge on Tuesday spelled out four ways a witness address could be accepted with some missing information.
Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6
Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot.
Wisconsin man gets life sentence in 2021 killings of 3 men whose bodies were found outside quarry
A man charged in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry has been sentenced to life in prison.
The fight escalates in Wisconsin over legislative and congressional maps
The lawsuit argues that there is time for the court to accept map submissions and select one to be in place for the November election.
Wisconsin judge affirms regulators can force factory farms to get preemptive pollution permits
Wisconsin judge ruled Tuesday that state regulators can force factory farms to obtain permits before they discharge pollutants.
Wauwatosa financial advisor indicted for wire fraud after allegedly stealing client funds
A grand jury returned an indictment charging Robert C. Starnes with two counts of committing wire fraud.
Legal News
- Green Bay man gets 2 consecutive life terms in fatal stabbings
- For 20 years, RCS has been bringing trial visuals to life
- Justices reject appeal from former Guantanamo detainee
- Lawyers burn midnight oil studying Title IX revisions
- 70 years after Brown, school integration stymied
- Wisconsin man gets 15 years in prison for Door County bar fire that killed two
- Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
- Wisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 2 elections for same congressional seat
- ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
- Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
- The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill
- Bones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970
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