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Nov 1, 2022

Judge Mosley named director of Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center

Judge Derek Mosley, of the Milwaukee Municipal Court for 20 years, has been named the director of Marquette University Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education.

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Oct 31, 2022

Northridge Mall owners file appeal, halt Milwaukee’s demo order

The owners of the Northridge Mall have blocked Milwaukee’s order to demolish the building by filing an appeal of a judge’s ruling, court documents showed.

Oct 31, 2022

Judge sets 2-day sentencing hearing in Christmas parade case

A judge on Monday scheduled a two-day sentencing hearing for a man who killed six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year.

Oct 31, 2022

Ballot Facebook photo results in felony charge

A man accused of posting his marked election ballot on social media has been charged with a felony that carries possible incarceration if he's convicted in what a Wisconsin prosecutor calls a "test case."

Oct 31, 2022

Poll workers train for conflict: ‘A little nervous? I am.’

Milwaukee's top election official surveyed about 20 poll workers gathered in a classroom in a city building stuffed with election supplies, then spoke frankly about the tense environment they may face next week when the city expects more people watching their work than ever before.

Oct 28, 2022

Ballot spoiling off the table after court upholds ban (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin appeals court is refusing to block a lower court's ruling banning the practice known as ballot spoiling, which allows voters who already submitted an absentee ballot to void it and vote again.

Oct 28, 2022

Police: Driver going 100 mph in crash with Wisconsin senator

A Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate's minority leader was driving at 100 mph seconds before the collision, according to police documents made public Thursday.

Oct 27, 2022

Toney walks back cross-jurisdictional abortion prosecution

Republican attorney general hopeful Eric Toney tried Thursday to walk back his call to allow district attorneys to cross jurisdictional lines to prosecute abortions, claiming during a debate with Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul that he never made such a proposal.

Oct 27, 2022

Man pleads guilty to killing UW-Madison student in 2008

A man charged with killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 2008 pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide on Thursday and his attorney revealed previously unknown details about the murder in a neighborhood close to campus.

Oct 27, 2022

Ball appointed as Milwaukee County sheriff

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Dr. Denita Ball as Milwaukee County sheriff. The appointment fills a vacancy created by Sheriff Earnell Lucas’ resignation, effective Oct. 23. Ball will complete the remainder of the term, which ends Jan. 2.

Oct 27, 2022

Wisconsin Capitol statue head thief gets probation

A man who stole the head from the state Capitol statue of Hans Christian Heg during a night of protests in 2020 pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft on Wednesday and was sentenced to a year of probation.

Oct 27, 2022

Feds: Theft of frozen beef uncovers crime ring

An investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring targeting meatpacking plants in six Midwestern states, federal authorities said.

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