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Minnesota man charged in deadly Wisconsin river attack
A 52-year-old Minnesota man was charged Monday with killing a teenager and stabbing four other people in a dispute that allegedly began with a lost cellphone during a weekend tubing excursion on a western Wisconsin river.
Judge awards $163,000 in fees in GOP election probe
A judge Monday awarded about $163,000 in fees to attorneys for the liberal watchdog group American Oversight in an open records lawsuit it brought against the investigator hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the 2020 election.
States reach deal over marketing, safety of generic opioids
A former opioid manufacturer has agreed in principle to pay up to $2.4 billion in a deal with a dozen states over its marketing and product safety practices, state attorneys general announced Friday.
Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections
Harry Wait was so determined to show Wisconsin's election system is vulnerable to fraud that he logged onto the state website, requested an absentee ballot in the state Assembly speaker's name and had it delivered to himself. Then he ran to a sheriff to tell him that he had committed fraud.
Evers appoints Anderson as Rusk County district attorney
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Ellen Anderson to serve as Rusk County District Attorney. His appointment fills a vacancy created by District Attorney Annette Barna’s election to the Rusk County Circuit Court.
Maki-Wallander named Adams County district attorney
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Rebecca Maki-Wallander to serve as Adams County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy being created by District Attorney Tania Bonnett’s election to the Adams County Circuit Court.
Madison man pleads guilty in drunken crash that killed teens
A Madison man accused of speeding and driving drunk in a rear-end crash that killed three high school seniors pleaded guilty Thursday.
Applicants wanted for Waukesha, Fond du Lac County circuit courts
Applicants are being sought for the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court–Branch 1. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Dale English’s resignation, effective Dec. 1, 2022.
Dead teen’s family files lawsuit against Wisconsin deputy
The parents of a teenager who was one of three people killed by a former Wisconsin police officer over a five-year span filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday alleging that he used excessive force and that the department he worked for "embraces and promotes" racism.
Judge: Wisconsin probe found ‘absolutely no’ election fraud
A Wisconsin judge said Thursday that a Republican-ordered, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election found "absolutely no evidence of election fraud," but did reveal contempt for the state's open records law by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a former state Supreme Court justice he hired.
Conservative law firm raises concern about open-records ruling
A conservative law firm is pushing back against a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that transparency advocates say has damaged the state's open-records law by limiting when people who sue over records requests can recover attorney's fees.
Reinhart adds attorneys to Milwaukee, Wausau practices
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has added attorneys Colleen Fielkow (Milwaukee) and Wendy Collins (Wausau), expanding the firm’s Litigation and Consumer Finance practices, respectively.
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