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Federal military officials have agreed to review how the Wisconsin National Guard handles sexual-assault allegations in the wake of alleged incidents dating to 2002, Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said on Wednesday.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking candidates to fill a soon-to-be vacant register of deeds position in Ashland County.

A Kenosha lawyer faces a nine-month license suspension over allegations that he violated more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Wisconsin law that allows law-enforcement officials to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious.

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Eau Claire is faced with yet another legal challenge from familiar plaintiffs over its use of a development district after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld its right to pay developers cash incentives last summer.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Wisconsin Republican lawmakers' attempt to intervene in a Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging the state's abortion restrictions, saying in a strongly worded order that they presented no evidence that the Democratic attorney general wouldn't adequately defend the laws.

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A new federal lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's requirements for what student-identification cards count for purposes of voting.

Gov. Tony Evers is seeking candidates for two expected vacancies in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Gov. Tony Evers says he will veto a Republican-authored bill that could send doctors to prison for life if they fail to give medical care to babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt.

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A Wisconsin mother of seven has agreed to plead guilty to trying to plan terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State by distributing information on making explosives and biological weapons.

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Madison police want to reduce fights and criminal activity at campus-area bars by limiting the number of establishments that allow customers in after 1:30 a.m.

A Wisconsin judge is delaying a hearing for a couple suspected in the death of their newborn child until an autopsy is completed.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently suspended the license of a Walworth County attorney.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take over the appeal in a second lawsuit challenging Republican-backed laws passed in a lame-duck session to restrict the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.

Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus, has pleaded guilty to developing malware to steal banking information.

Federal gaming regulators are accusing St. Croix Chippewa tribal leaders of pocketing at least $1.5 million in casino funds with little or no documentation or receipts.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently suspended a Minnesota attorney’s license for misconduct he committed in his home state.

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Charges have been dismissed against a Milwaukee teen accused in a crash last month that killed an Uber passenger.

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Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it.

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A man accused in a fatal shooting at an Eagle River home has reached an agreement with prosecutors.

Marijuana advocates have high hopes that the latest proposal to legalize pot in Wisconsin has a better chance of success than ever given growing public support, but the bill unveiled Thursday again faces stiff opposition from Republicans who control the Legislature.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Milwaukee attorney’s license for 60 days.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said on Wednesday that he's not going to start a new investigation into the state's juvenile prisons, the same day that a new report showed young inmates are still being pepper sprayed, shackled and held in solitary confinement despite a court order to reduce such practices.

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A jury has convicted a man accused of killing two brothers after a fight at a Twin Lakes bar in November 2017.

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A man accused of driving drunk, killing a pedestrian and fleeing from the scene in Waupaca County is sentenced to five years in prison.

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The state Supreme Court has rejected the city of Whitehall's attempt to annex land for a sand mine.

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A Hudson attorney faces a two-year license suspension over allegations that he violated more than a dozen attorney-ethics rules.

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A 17-year-old typed out pages on how he planned to fatally shoot his grandparents and law-enforcement officials found those notes with a book on an executioner in the teen's backpack after he called 911 and confessed to the killings, prosecutors in Wisconsin said Tuesday.

A bipartisan plan released on Tuesday to prevent future backlogs of sexual-assault kits in Wisconsin would set new timelines and protocols for nurses, victims and members of law enforcement.

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced his picks for a committee that interviews and recommends candidates for appointments to judicial vacancies.