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Sep 2, 2021

Ex-hospital executive charged in $3 million kickback scheme

A former executive for Mercyhealth in Wisconsin and the owner of an Illinois marketing firm will plead guilty to wire fraud and other charges related to a more than $3 million kickback scheme, federal authorities said on Wednesday.

Sep 1, 2021

High court divides 5-4 to leave Texas abortion law in place

A deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, for now stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation's second-largest state.

Sep 1, 2021

Family of inmate killed in jail seek answers, accountability

Family members have identified the inmate killed in the Washington County Jail last month.

Sep 1, 2021

Wisconsin election probe includes $325,000 for data analysis

Nearly half of the $676,000 in taxpayer money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election is earmarked for data analysis, a contract released Wednesday shows.

Sep 1, 2021

Milanowski new Vilas County Circuit Court judge; DA applicants wanted

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Martha Milanowski to the Vilas County Circuit Court. The appointment fills a vacancy created by Judge Neal Nielsen III’s retirement. She will complete a term ending July 31, 2022.

Aug 31, 2021

Animal rights groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt

A coalition of animal rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Wisconsin's wolf hunt this fall and invalidate a state law mandating annual hunts, arguing the statutes don't give wildlife officials any leeway to consider population estimates.

Aug 31, 2021

Proposed deal could end fight over 2020 census documents

A House oversight committee and the Commerce Department have reached an understanding that could lead to a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the legislative panel after the Trump administration ignored subpoenas for records on how the 2020 census was conducted.

Aug 31, 2021

Wife of Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 urges vaccination

The wife of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates and who remains hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia is urging people to get vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Aug 31, 2021

3-judge panel allows Legislature to intervene in redistricting case

A three-judge panel of federal judges has granted the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature's request to intervene in a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats.

Aug 30, 2021

Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters

It's a common refrain from some of those charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their Republican allies: The Justice Department is treating them harshly because of their political views while those arrested during last year's protests over racial injustice were given leniency.

Aug 30, 2021

Emails: DNR board chairman consulted with GOP about staying

The leader of the state Department of Natural Resources policy board consulted with Republicans on his decision to stay on the panel after his term expired, emails show.

Aug 30, 2021

Wisconsin governor: $680K for election probe is ‘outrageous’

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Monday that it was "outrageous" that Republicans planned to spend $680,000 on an investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin, accusing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of "drinking the Kool-Aid" after meeting with former President Donald Trump.

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