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Feb 15, 2021

Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Green county judicial candidates on the spring primary ballot

Voters in Kenosha, Fond du Lac and Green counties have contested judicial races on their Feb. 15 spring primary ballots.

Feb 15, 2021

Boy, 8, shot when bullet enters home; 16-year-old arrested

An 8-year-old Milwaukee boy was injured when he was hit by a bullet that entered his home while he was inside.

Feb 15, 2021

AG opinion raises questions about state’s multi-family sprinkler rule

State officials are weighing how a legal opinion requiring fire sprinklers in apartment buildings could affect how state agencies enforce and adopt new administrative rules.

Feb 15, 2021

Wisconsin man on trial for murder; victim’s body never found

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a Wisconsin man who is charged with killing his wife, who went missing in 2013 and whose body has never been found.

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Feb 15, 2021

Judge Greg Gill tests positive for COVID-19

Outagamie County Judge Greg Gill Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19.

Feb 12, 2021

Evers proposes allowing local governments to raise taxes

Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow counties to be able to double their existing sales tax and allow larger municipalities to impose a new half-cent sales tax, if local voters approve.

Feb 12, 2021

Supreme Court: DOT driving record sufficient proof of man’s decades-old OWI conviction

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Department of Transportation driving record can serve as sufficient proof of a man's decades-old OWI conviction.

Feb 12, 2021

Rachel Blise appointed Eastern District bankruptcy judge

Rachel M. Blise has been appointed to a 14-year term as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Feb 12, 2021

Barnes fined for accepting too much money from a PAC

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ campaign was fined more than $1,600 for taking too much money from a political action committee, a fine the campaign inaccurately stated as a payment for legal fees to the state Elections Commission, according to a published report. State law limits a candidate for lieutenant governor to […]

Feb 12, 2021

Staff shortage at Wisconsin prisons costing taxpayers $60M

A staffing shortage at Wisconsin prisons is pushing corrections officers to work long hours, costing taxpayers at least $60 million in overtime pay.

Feb 12, 2021

Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse

A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors' request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer.

Feb 11, 2021

Broad coalition recommends emergency-detention improvements

A broad coalition of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, health care professionals, local governments and others on Thursday recommended bolstering regional services as part of a multi-faceted approach to better handling of emergency mental-health detentions.

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