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Nearly every inmate and worker in a Wisconsin prison who tested positive for COVID-19 has recovered, the state Department of Corrections reported on Monday.
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Police: Investigation into child-sex crimes turns up pipe bombs
The Racine County Sheriff's Office said Monday that authorities who were investigating a man on allegations of child-sex abuse found pipe bombs in a Burlington residence.
Read More »Municipalities spent the most on police from 1986 to 2018
Wisconsin municipalities' biggest expense in the past three decades has been their police departments, according to a report released Monday.
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Read More »DeWitt pledges $100,000 to increase access to criminal justice system
DeWitt Law Firm is giving $100,000 to help increase access to justice for communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Read More »Supreme Court rules SEC can recoup money in fraud cases
The Supreme Court on Monday preserved an important tool used by securities regulators to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases.
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Read More »State officials release guidance on reopening schools
Adaptability will be essential in reopening classrooms in Wisconsin's 421 public school districts amid the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said Monday in releasing guidance on the new school year.
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Read More »In-person proceedings resume Monday in Waukesha County courts
All in-person proceedings, with the exception of jury trials, will resume on Monday at the Waukesha County Courthouse and Waukesha County Clerk of Court's offices.
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Read More »Wisconsin confirms 280 new virus cases; total nears 25,000
Wisconsin health officials on Sunday confirmed 280 new cases of the coronavirus, down about 100 from the previous day.
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Read More »Trial run: Staging for juries’ possible return to courtrooms
When most public life ground to a halt in mid-March to thwart the rapid spread of the coronavirus, a few essential court functions continued in Milwaukee County. Jury trials were not among them, and will likely be the last to return.
Read More »Dane County Jail adds new decontamination equipment
The Dane County Jail added new decontamination equipment to help protect inmates, deputies and staff from the spread of COVID-19.
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Read More »Evers calls for changes as Wisconsin marks Juneteenth
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Wisconsin Legislature to pass a package of criminal justice reforms as the state celebrated Juneteenth on Friday.
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Read More »Regents select Tommy Thompson as interim UW president
University of Wisconsin System regents announced Friday that they had selected former Gov. Tommy Thompson as the system’s interim president, providing another twist in what has become a messy search to replace outgoing President Ray Cross.
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Read More »Milwaukee schools will end funding for police patrols
School board members in Wisconsin's largest school district have voted to cut ties with police officers who patrol outside its schools.
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Read More »Supreme Court declines to create actual innocence rule exception in legal malpractice case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to create an exception to the actual-innocence rule for a contractor who sued his state-appointed defense attorney after he went to jail. The State charged David Skindzelewski with theft by contractor in 2014. The criminal complaint ...
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Read More »What happened in US Supreme Court’s ruling on DACA program
By ASTRID GALVAN The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a policy that protects immigrants who were brought to the country as children and allows them to work. The court on Thursday ruled President Donald Trump ...
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Read More »Wisconsin panel gives final approval on absentee ballots
The Wisconsin Elections Commission gave final approval to a mailing that will put application forms for absentee ballots in the hands of 2.7 million registered voters ahead of the November presidential election.
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Read More »Group sues to restart Wisconsin DNR hunter-training courses
A Kansas-based hunting advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to force the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to restart in-person hunter-training courses.
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Read More »Poll: One-third of employees would sue employer over contracting COVID-19 (INFOGRAPHIC)
The Wisconsin Legislature's lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is making headlines throughout the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case this week, giving conservative justices on the court an opportunity to dig into the assistant attorney general representing Andrea Palm, the Department of Health Services secretary.
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Read More »OLR asks for 60-day suspension as reciprocal discipline for lawyer’s disbarment
The Office of Lawyer Regulation is requesting a 60-day suspension as reciprocal discipline for an lawyer's disbarment in Minnesota.
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Read More »Reversing course: Wisconsin seeks federal OK to aid the unemployed with disabilities
Following a slew of denials, state regulators are now pushing to give federal pandemic aid to laid-off Wisconsinites with disabilities.
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Read More »Army Reserve commander suspended amid investigation
The U.S. Army Reserve suspended the commander of an Illinois-based unit Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that unit officers mishandled complaints of sexual misconduct and retaliated against a whistleblower.
Read More »Milwaukee County Zoo Blood Drive runs June 29-July 1
The American Red Cross, Milwaukee Radio Alliance and the Milwaukee Zoo, along with sponsor Gruber Law Offices, will partner together for the 15th annual Milwaukee County Zoo Blood Drive from Monday, June 29 through Wednesday, July 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the zoo’s Peck Center, 10001 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee.
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Read More »Republican lawmakers OK 4 settlements under lame-duck laws
The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee signed off on four more legal settlements under the state's lame-duck laws in a whirlwind meeting on Tuesday.
Read More »Pardon Advisory Board to hold virtual hearing June 23
Gov. Tony Evers' Pardon Advisory Board will hold a virtual hearing on June 23. The board is scheduled to hear from 26 Milwaukee-area applicants.
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Read More »Eastern District requires masks for entry to Milwaukee courthouse
The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin is requiring everyone who enters the federal courthouse in Milwaukee to wear a mask in public areas of the building.
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Read More »Evers blocks UW from complying with Trump sex-assault rules
Gov. Tony Evers blocked University of Wisconsin System officials on Monday from taking the first steps toward complying with new federal rules that bolster the rights of sexual-misconduct defendants and narrow the range of cases colleges are required to investigate.
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Read More »No additional jail time in accidental shooting in Madison
A Dane County judge says a woman who accidentally shot a friend in the face won't have to serve any additional jail time and can ask to have her felony conviction expunged after she pays restitution and court costs.
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Read More »Court says judge’s Facebook friendship gave rise to conflict
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a judge's decision to become Facebook friends with a woman whose child-custody case he was hearing gave rise to at least the appearance of bias, upholding a lower court's order that the case be re-heard by another judge.
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Read More »AG to ask Republican lawmakers to sign off on 4 settlements
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul was poised Tuesday to ask lawmakers to approve four more legal settlements under Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws. Kaul, a Democrat, was scheduled to present possible settlements to the ...
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Read More »Attorney: Evers’ staff member may have committed felony
If the person in Gov. Tony Evers' staff who recorded a telephone meeting between the governor and Republican legislative leaders did so without approval, he or she could be guilty of a felony, the chief attorney for the Wisconsin Legislature's Reference Bureau said in a memo on Monday.
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