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The compromise reached by Gov. Evers and Majority Leader LeMahieu and Speaker Vos also contains provisions ensuring the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County are enabled with the tools, flexibility, and resources to avoid insolvency, including requiring a two-thirds vote by the City of Milwaukee Common Council and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to implement a local sales tax of 2 percent for the city of Milwaukee and 0.4 percent for Milwaukee County.

Several U.S. cities are predicted to be under water by 2050 as a result of climate change.

DCI is leading this investigation and is assisted by the Mequon Police Department, Ozaukee County Emergency Management, Wisconsin State Crime Lab, and a DCI Crime Response Specialist.

Chambers USA recognized seven attorneys that are based in the firm's Milwaukee office.

Resolution was adopted at the 32nd Session of United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna, Austria.

The FCC is proposing to amend its rule concerning consent to close a so-called “lead generator loophole.”

It is not clear why prosecutors are using an additional grand jury beyond the one in Washington.

Similar bills have been unsuccessful in previous legislative sessions.

In a significant change to current law, aid to local governments, known as shared revenue, would be paid for with 20% of the money the state collects from the sales tax.

Salmonella cases in other states also are under investigation by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Strong winds high up in the atmosphere can transport smoke long distances and it’s common for large, violent fires to create unhealthy conditions hundreds of miles away from where forests are burning.

Other bills up for approval would allow those seeking a business license, such as accountants, to work immediately in Wisconsin if they have a license in good standing from another state.

Another bill would enact stricter identity verification checks for unemployment benefits.

Evers has not said whether he would sign the bill into law.

The Senate was also expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would prohibit state and local governments from restricting utility service based on the energy source, such as natural gas.

The state Senate and Assembly plan to take action that would block the proposal.

It was unclear when the Senate committee might vote on the bill.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The body of a 17-year-old Milwaukee boy was found inside an SUV, four days after the vehicle was towed to a city-owned lot following a crash, authorities said. Milwaukee police officers who were called Monday morning to the lot saw the teen’s body on the floor of the SUV’s rear portion, police said in a statement. The ...

Stay inside, keeping your doors, windows and fireplaces shut. It's recommended that you run the air conditioning on a recirculation setting.

The fund increase for the crime lab would pay for 10 additional DNA analysts, 4 additional toxicologists, 2 additional Crime Scene Response Unit members.

Tow-truck driver came forward last month saying he personally witnessed Brendan Dassey driving Halbach’s RAV4 vehicle after her death.

Previous law only allowed Milwaukee Police to tow vehicles following reckless driving incidents when a vehicle was unregistered.

In other states, the group has collaborated with universities, legal organizations, and other groups to conduct research, issue recommendations, and offer training sessions.

Municipalities across Wisconsin are struggling with PFAS contamination in groundwater, including Green Bay, Marinette, Madison, Wausau and the town of Campbell on French Island. 

Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost on Monday affirmed with his latest ruling that the office formerly led by Gableman, and any future version of it, is subject to Wisconsin's open records law.

The decedent is believed to be a 17-year-old Milwaukee male.

The decision united liberal and conservative justices in labor's latest loss at the high court.

Across the country, PFAS contamination is often found at military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities.

Godiali was ordered to pay $19.5 million in restitution collectively to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM).

Christensen will replace current Clerk of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Sheila T. Reiff, who is retiring after 43 years with the courts at the county and state levels.