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Democrat Tip McGuire has won a special election for a vacant Wisconsin Assembly seat in the Kenosha area.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has been re-elected to a third, two-year term leading the court.

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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday restored 82 appointees of then-Gov. Scott Walker who were confirmed during a lame duck legislative session, handing a victory to Republicans and defeat to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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When Katrina Hull decided last year to sign her practice group at Michael Best & Friedrich up for an applied-improv workshop, her goal was simple.

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A federal appellate panel has affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a northern Wisconsin tribe's lawsuit seeking to block a rival tribe's casino expansion.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he doesn't expect the Republican-controlled Legislature to "jump off a cliff" and support his proposal decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.

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A committee of state Assembly lawmakers are schedule to vote on a group of bills related to drunken driving, including one that would require court appearances for citations issued for driving while intoxicated.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking candidates for the top prosecutor position in Iowa County.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding a federal judge ensure Wisconsin prisoners sentenced to life as juveniles receive a "meaningful and realistic" chance at parole.

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Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky said Tuesday she is planning to run next year for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat currently held by one of the court's conservative members.

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A Dane County judge has ordered a defendant accused of fatally stabbing a man from whom he was renting a room to start taking medication to improve his competency for court proceedings.

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A firearms website that enabled a Wisconsin man to illegally purchase the pistol he used to shoot seven people at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago can't be sued over the incident, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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A Milwaukee police officer did not violate the constitutional rights of a person pulled over for a routine traffic stop when the officer asked if they had a weapon in the car, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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Gov. Tony Evers has appointed three new University of Wisconsin System regents.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is scheduled to sign a bill into law for the first time, enacting a proposal barring the term "mental retardation" from state agency rules and regulations.

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A Pewaukee attorney faces his second law license revocation.

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Another woman will be the next in line to be president of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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The same week that the Wisconsin State Bar’s Board of Governors approved a $2 increase in mandatory bar dues, two attorneys filed a lawsuit against the bar challenging the constitutionality of those same dues.

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Authorities say speeds during an interstate chase in Sheboygan County reached 115 miles an hour before the fleeing driver crashed into a squad car, a tree and two parked vehicles.

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Kohler Co. and an environmental group are at odds over the Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's plan to build a golf course on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh officials say they're investigating racist images circulating on social media involving students and called a community forum to discuss them.

A Waukesha County judge recently dismissed a lawsuit an Oak Creek woman filed against the Brookfield law firm she had worked for.

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A Milwaukee man convicted for pointing a gun at a mail carrier who had earlier pepper-sprayed his pit bull has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin is hosting an annual diversity program focused on gender diversity in the workplace.

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Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee say Gov. Tony Evers' proposal to legalize medical marijuana and small amounts of recreational pot will be snuffed out.

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Republican legislators want to join two lawsuits before the state Supreme Court that will decide the extent of environmental regulators' powers.

The parents of a baby who suffered permanent brain damage during surgery at a Madison hospital have been awarded $22.5 million after filing a malpractice lawsuit.

The state Elections Commission is certifying Brian Hagedorn's victory over Lisa Neubauer in a Supreme Court race, with a final tally that differed from the unofficial count by just a handful of votes.

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Federal military officials have agreed to review how the Wisconsin National Guard handles sexual-assault allegations in the wake of alleged incidents dating to 2002, Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said on Wednesday.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking candidates to fill a soon-to-be vacant register of deeds position in Ashland County.