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2023 mass killings united states
Jul 17, 2023

US hits milestone for mass killings in first half of year

Nearly all of the mass killings in the first half of this year, 27 of 28, involved guns.

Jul 17, 2023

GOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa

Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the Koch brothers operation, is working to explicitly undermine Trump in Iowa a

Jul 17, 2023

Misinformation still a top concern from election officials

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon: “You hope for the best, but plan for the worst. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that multiple communications channels will be filled with false and misleading information.”

Jul 17, 2023

Extradited to Milwaukee, Dominican National faces international narcotics trafficking charges

His detention hearing is scheduled for July 19, 2023.

Summerfest lawsuit
Jul 15, 2023

Summerfest’s latest lawsuit targets Major League Baseball team

According to court documents, the Minnesota festival was previously called Summer Jam, but that ended in 2022. The Minnesota Twins and Mankato promoter Jerry Braam are hosting TC Summer Fest in 2023.

PFAS Litigation
Jul 14, 2023

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.

Jul 14, 2023

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 […]

Jul 14, 2023

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.

Jul 14, 2023

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.

Jul 14, 2023

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.

Jul 13, 2023

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.

over-the-counter birth control
Jul 13, 2023

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.

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