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Jul 29, 2020

Women charged in beating of Wisconsin state senator

Prosecutors charged two Madison women Wednesday with attacking a Wisconsin state senator during a chaotic night of violence outside the state Capitol last month.

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Jul 29, 2020

Mequon lawyer pleads not guilty to hate crime, battery charge

The Mequon lawyer Stephanie Rapkin is pleading not guilty to a hate crime and a battery charge resulting from spitting on a teenage protester and her subsequent arrest.

Jul 29, 2020

Application open for $10,000 diversity law student scholarship

The application for the DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar's 15th annual $10,000 Law Student Diversity Scholarship Competition — is open.

Jul 29, 2020

Drive-thru absentee voting available in Eau Claire

Voters don't have to leave their vehicles to vote in the primary election in Eau Claire.

Jul 29, 2020

Court upholds ruling against former Dassey attorney

A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling that the former attorney for a man whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series "Making a Murderer" violated a harassment restraining order against him.

Jul 29, 2020

Prosecutors: Agents will probe crimes, not bust protests

Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee and Detroit worked Wednesday to dispel concerns that federal agents headed to their cities will be used to break up protests, insisting that the agents will work side-by-side with local and state investigators to solve violent crimes.

Jul 29, 2020

Life in prison for fatal shooting in road rage incident

A suburban Milwaukee man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a woman in a road-rage incident.

Jul 28, 2020

Wisconsin Democrats question federal agents’ Milwaukee role

A group of powerful Wisconsin Democrats peppered a federal prosecutor Tuesday with questions about his plan to deploy additional federal agents in Milwaukee, demanding to know if the agents would be used for crowd control and to protect federal property.

Jul 28, 2020

Ogletree Deakins attorney appointed to College Possible Milwaukee board

The Ogletree Deakins associate attorney Grady (Trey) Crosby III has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for College Possible Milwaukee.

Jul 28, 2020

New Wisconsin justice to be sworn in during ultramarathon

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect Jill Karofsky says she will be sworn in while running an ultramarathon.

Jul 28, 2020

Democratic National Convention to require masks, distancing

Everyone attending the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next month will have to wear a face mask, consent to daily testing for COVID-19, fill out questionnaires and maintain their distance from others.

Jul 28, 2020

DNR monitoring contaminated water spill in Marinette

Wisconsin environmental officials said Monday that they're monitoring the cleanup of what they're calling an accidental release of contaminated river and groundwater at a Marinette plant that manufactures fire extinguishers and fire-suppression systems.

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