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Wisconsin Reckless Driving
May 24, 2023

Reasons why people drive recklessly in Wisconsin, possible solutions

Unlike Illinois, Wisconsin's left lane on an interstate is not technically a "passing lane."

Supreme Court
May 24, 2023

Marquette Law School Poll: Survey finds decline in US Supreme Court approval

41% of adults approve of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job, while 59% disapprove.

May 24, 2023

German spy chief warns of extremism

"Russia is the storm, China is climate change."

May 24, 2023

Church abuse worse than reported in Illinois

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul credited accusers for making the review possible. He said state investigators found that 1,997 children across the state were abused by clergy between 1950 and 2019.

May 24, 2023

Trump makes video appearance in NY court

Trump pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters. He has denied wrongdoing.

Convicting a Murderer – A Season of Truth
May 23, 2023

‘Making a Murderer’ rebuttal ‘Convicting a Murderer’ launches ad

The new series is expected to air this Summer.

May 23, 2023

Police investigating bomb threat at Whole Foods in Evanston

The store reopened approximately 2 hours later after police conducted a sweep of the grocery store and determined it was safe for customers and employees to return.

Facebook
May 23, 2023

Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US

Meta, which had previously warned that services for its users in Europe could be cut off, vowed to appeal and ask courts to immediately put the decision on hold.

May 23, 2023

Wisconsin has 2nd highest percentage of prisoners locked up for crimes committed as youth

Wisconsin also has the fourth-highest racial disparity nationwide among prisoners incarcerated for crimes they committed as youth.

May 23, 2023

Right-wing groups push boiler plate bills

Aaron and Lacey Jennen’s roots in Arkansas run deep. They’ve spent their entire lives there, attended the flagship state university, and are raising a family. So they’re heartbroken at the prospect of perhaps having to move to one of an ever-dwindling number of states where gender-affirming health care for their transgender teenage daughter, Sabrina, is […]

May 23, 2023

TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight

While the Kia Challenge is the social media crime trend of the moment, it's not the first.

May 22, 2023

Oak Creek woman sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison for embezzlement

Investigators said a 53-year-old Oak Creek woman embezzled more than $600,000 from a landscaping company while she worked as a secretary there.

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