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A bill that would make a long series of changes to the state’s civil litigation rules could go before the state Assembly for a vote on Thursday, the last day lawmakers in that chamber plan to meet this session.

A purge of voters from Wisconsin voting rolls caused difficulties for some at the polls during Tuesday's spring primary.

Nearly 54 additional prosecutors would be hired statewide under a Republican-backed proposal designed to address a shortfall of staff in Wisconsin district attorneys' offices.

A bill that would increase the criminal penalties for claimants who fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits has cleared the Wisconsin Senate and is on its way to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.

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The latest version of a bipartisan plan to overhaul Wisconsin's juvenile-justice system would close the Lincoln Hills prison by 2021.

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A former Milwaukee police officer who was acquitted last year in a fatal shooting that sparked two nights of riots will serve three years in prison for unrelated sex crimes.

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A federal appeals court says a Milwaukee police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after he responded to her 911 call is entitled to a new trial.

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Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet easily advanced from Wisconsin's three-way primary for Supreme Court, setting up an April runoff between two judges with clear ideological differences.

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The Wisconsin Senate has voted unanimously to pass a bill strengthening the penalties for legally buying a firearm with the intent to provide the weapon to someone barred from having a gun.

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Lawyers for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals-court decision that found his confession was voluntary.

Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel's effort to analyze untested sexual assault evidence kits has produced its first criminal charges.

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Wisconsin Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on Tuesday said he's open to allowing teachers and others to be armed in schools. The remarks came six days after a shooting left 17 dead at a high school in Florida.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction of a Richfield man who got life without parole in the strangulation death of his ex-girlfriend in 2013.

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A bill that would make several changes to the state’s civil-litigation rules appears to have a chance of passing this legislative session after all.

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An Appleton man has been formally charged with making terrorist threats after investigators say he sent an electronic message to the FBI threatening to "shoot up" a school.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court primary features two candidates trying to win over more liberal voters and one who is squarely backed by conservatives.

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A leading figure in construction and real estate law in Wisconsin has died following a battle with cancer. Brian Mullins, a partner at Axley Brynelson who worked in the firm’s Madison office, died on Saturday at the age of 62. ...

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A Wisconsin Republican lawmaker wants to arm teachers in private schools with firearms as a way to defend themselves and students.

A former student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is accused of sexually assaulting and stalking female students is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday.

Deputy Bryan Hanthorn is one of the few people who has worn a stun cuff and experienced the 50,000 volts the device can deliver.

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The Wisconsin Legislature plans to vote this week on several key bills that would lower insurance costs, cuts taxes and toughen welfare requirements, many of which are a part of Gov. Scott Walker's re-election platform.

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The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

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Records show that Wisconsin had its fewest bankruptcy filings in a decade last year.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the last of five suspects has been arrested for a homicide in Lac du Flambeau.

A Wausau attorney faces a public reprimand over allegations that he mishandled client money.

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This year’s race to take the top leadership spot for Wisconsin lawyers pits a public-interest lawyer against a solo practitioner, both of whom work out of Milwaukee. The Wisconsin State Bar announced in December that Jill Kastner and Randall Nash had ...

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The interim Milwaukee sheriff says two jail staffers charged in the dehydration death of an inmate have resigned and a third who's also accused in the case is facing the possibility of termination.

The Wisconsin Assembly has given its blessing to a bill that would increase the criminal penalties for unemployment claimants who fraudulently obtain jobless benefits.

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A Rhinelander woman is accused of trying to hire someone to kill her husband.

A conservative law firm has sued a Democratic state lawmaker for supposed violations of the Wisconsin open-records law after charging more than $3,000 for requested records, opening the latest front in an ongoing battle over whether emails must be provided electronically or on paper.

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