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May 10, 2022

Blake drops civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin officer

Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him paralyzed from the waist down.

May 10, 2022

Republican congressional candidate fined for gun at airport

Details are emerging about a Wisconsin congressional candidate who was found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at an Iowa airport last year.

May 9, 2022

High court honors wrongful death claim, affirms court of appeals decision

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed a court of appeals decision for a wrongful death suit. The ruling came Friday after the defendants filed a petition for review with the high court following the appeal decision in favor of plaintiff Kim Andruss in Estate of Oros v. Divine Savior Healthcare, Inc.

May 9, 2022

OCHDL welcomes Riebe to Milwaukee office

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing has announced the addition of attorney Ryan Riebe to its Litigation Practice Group. Riebe will practice out of the firm's Milwaukee office.

May 9, 2022

Anti-abortion office fire investigation ongoing

Police said Monday that they hadn't arrested anyone over a weekend fire and vandalism at the office of a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group.

May 9, 2022

Former Bader Rutter CFO indicted on wire fraud, money laundering charges

After an FBI investigation, Vicki Berka of Hartford was charged last week with a multi-million-dollar wire fraud and money laundering scheme.

May 9, 2022

Wisconsin GOP eyeing shift in control of election oversight

Doug La Follette is adjusting to a new status in Wisconsin politics: relevance.

May 9, 2022

Abortion rights may rest on governor’s races in some states

Thirteen deep-red states have so-called "trigger laws" that would ban abortion almost immediately if Roe is overturned, but the future of abortion access is less certain across several other more moderate states with Republican-controlled legislatures: Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin, among them.

May 9, 2022

Pandemic pushes public defender system to the brink

In Wisconsin, where starting pay for public defenders is $27 an hour, there's a shortage of 60 attorney positions statewide.

May 6, 2022

Complaint: 14-year-old boy lured Wisconsin girl into woods

A teenage boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl in northwestern Wisconsin lured her off a trail by suggesting they explore surrounding woods, and he returned to her body later to hide it better, according to a criminal complaint released Friday.

May 6, 2022

DOJ secures $2,370,000 for Wisconsin Turbo Tax filers

The Wisconsin Department of Justice secured $2,370,000 from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free.

May 6, 2022

Milwaukee grandfather convicted of killing 12-year-old boy

A Milwaukee man has been convicted of killing his 12-year-old grandson with a sledgehammer and several other weapons after accusing the boy of stealing money.

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