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Residents of PFAS-polluted island file $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they say is responsible for the contamination.
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson discusses Milwaukee’s legal and crime challenges and opportunities
By Steve Schuster [email protected] Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson stood before a room full of journalists at the Milwaukee Press Club Thursday discussing recent victories including preventing the city from going bankrupt through the levying of a local 2% sales tax, and a significant drop in the city’s homicides rate. Although with the successes he and […]
Gov. Evers Appoints Jillian Pfeifer as Oneida County District Attorney
Pfeifer lives near Rhinelander with her family and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University Law School.
Gov. Evers Appoints Angela Palmer-Fisher as Vernon County District Attorney
Palmer-Fisher is a sole practitioner who has also served as the court commissioner for Vernon County Circuit Court Judge Darcy J. Rood since 2017.
Gov. Evers Appoints Ian Mickelson as Grant County District Attorney
Mickelson has been an assistant state public defender since 2019, starting in the Kenosha office before transferring to Lancaster, where he represents indigent clients in Grant and surrounding counties.
FBI Director defends against GOP criticism
This new dynamic has forced Democrats into a position of defending these law enforcement agencies they have long criticized.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
Approval marks the first daily oral contraceptive pill approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription.
Community pharmacies see big win against Pharmacy Benefit Manager OptumRX
A Philadelphia lawyer who is representing more than 70 Wisconsin community pharmacies has won a recent case in Marinette County against big pharma manager OptumRx, the nation's third largest Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM).
DOJ says no criminal charges against Mequon Police in shooting that killed 86-year-old man
Wisconsin DOJ officials and Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol said no criminal charges for Mequon Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an 86-year-old man.
Gov. Evers appoints Teresa Chrisman as Florence County Sheriff
Chrisman has been a sheriff’s deputy in the Florence County Sheriff’s Office since 2001 and for the past two years, has served as chief deputy.
Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code
The nation’s highest court operates without an ethics code, instead following what Chief Justice John Roberts has referred to as a set of foundational “ethics principles and practices.”
Trump can be held liable in defamation suit
The Justice Department on Tuesday said that Donald Trump can be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape – a reversal of its position that Trump was protected because he was president when he made the remarks.
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- Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin middle school
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
- Jury finds Wisconsin man sane in sexual assault, killing of toddler
- Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous children
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
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- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
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