Ex-federal agent sentenced to jail in Wisconsin assault case
A Wisconsin judge has sentenced a former federal agent to jail time after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman at his Oconomowoc home in 2013.
Wisconsin man charged with killing sister, brother-in-law
A warrant is out for a Fort Atkinson man accused of killing his sister and her husband, shooting at a deputy and burning down a house in southeast Wisconsin.
Wisconsin man who triggered protest charged with extortion
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a Black man whose arrest triggered a violent protest in Wisconsin's capital city with extorting local businesses.
Milwaukee County courts to begin re-opening on Monday
Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges will begin hearing in-person proceedings on Monday.
DNR restarts hunter safety courses in face of lawsuit
The state Department of Natural Resources will restart in-person hunter safety courses next month after a hunter advocacy group sued alleging the department had no authority to cancel them.
Judge Stadtmueller nears 2,200th sentence with Milwaukee construction exec’s case
Judge J.P. Stadtmueller of the Eastern District of Wisconsin reached a milestone in his career at a Milwaukee construction executive's sentencing hearing this morning. Stadtmueller said Brian Ganos was close to the 2,200th defendant he's sentenced in his 33 years on the bench.
Supreme Court won’t allow disbarred Florida attorney to practice in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court won't allow a disbarred Florida attorney to practice law in Wisconsin.
Racine city officials slam judge’s ‘extremely troubling’ COVID-19 order
Racine County Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson and Racine city officials are in a war of words over a lawsuit challenging the city's COVID-19 public-health orders. Fredrickson cautioned city officials against undermining a temporary injunction order in the case, an order the mayor called "extremely troubling.
9-year sentence for fatal overdose in Portage County
A man has been sentenced in Portage County to nine years in prison for his role in a fatal drug overdose.
Assault near Wisconsin protests investigated as hate crime
An assault on a biracial woman in Madison was being investigated Thursday as a hate crime after the woman told police she was burned by lighter fluid thrown at her and ignited by a white man, just a few blocks from violent protests at the state Capitol.
Trump returns to a changed Wisconsin to shore up support
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last time President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin he staged a massive, raucous rally at an arena in downtown Milwaukee. When he returns Thursday to the battleground state, he’ll be reminded how much has changed since January. The Republican president planned a trip to conservative, rural […]
MU poll finds 61% support for Black Lives Matter protests
A new Wisconsin poll finds that 61% of respondents support Black Lives Matter protests happening across the nation.
Legal News
- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
- Justice Department submits proposed regulation to reschedule marijuana
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- Lavinia Goodell 150th Anniversary commemoration to be held June 17
- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
- Former prosecutor suspended for unwelcome contact during legal conference
- One Wisconsin Attorney’s misconduct ‘in a league of its own’
- Wisconsin election fraud charge issued from November 2022 general election
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