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Aug 31, 2022

Obstruction emerges as key focus in Trump documents probe

The Justice Department says classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from a storage room at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.

Aug 31, 2022

Judge: Disabled Wisconsin voters can get help with ballots

Wisconsin voters with disabilities can get help returning their ballots, a federal judge said Wednesday, citing a federal law that trumps a recent state Supreme Court ruling and state laws that suggest otherwise.

Aug 31, 2022

Wis. SOS hopeful wants election control, won’t say how much

Republican secretary of state hopeful wants lawmakers to hand the office control over elections, but she won't say how much authority she wants or whether her duties should include unilaterally certifying presidential winners in the key battleground state.

Aug 31, 2022

Evers directs $90 million to Wisconsin K-12 schools

Gov. Tony Evers is giving Wisconsin K-12 public schools $90 million more in federal COVID-19 relief money, a move he announced Tuesday just before schools were to open for the fall.

Aug 30, 2022

ND man given 80 years for shooting 2 officers in Wisconsin

A North Dakota man convicted of shooting two police officers in Wisconsin in 2020 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

Aug 30, 2022

Barnes’ security costs become campaign issue in Senate run

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, logged more than 10 times as many hours of security than his predecessor, an issue that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is raising in the hotly contested race.

Aug 30, 2022

US to respond to request for special master for Trump docs

The Justice Department is set to respond Tuesday to the Trump legal team's request for a special master to review the documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago this month.

Aug 30, 2022

GRGB’s Nelson elected chair of State Bar’s Health Law Section

Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown's Kristen Nelson has been elected as chair of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Health Law Section.

Aug 30, 2022

Prison supervisor faces multiple sexual assault charges

A Wisconsin prisoner supervisor who allegedly maintained a relationship with an inmate faces multiple counts of felony sexual assault.

Aug 30, 2022

5 tied to Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot face key hearing

A judge began hearing evidence Monday to determine if five men will face trial for their alleged roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Aug 29, 2022

US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over

The Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate this month and has identified "a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information," according to a court filing on Monday.

Aug 29, 2022

Prison supervisor arrested for having sex with inmate

A female prison supervisor has been arrested for allegedly having repeated sexual encounters with an inmate in her office.

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