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Jun 29, 2020

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.

Jun 29, 2020

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.

Jun 29, 2020

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.

Jun 26, 2020

Milwaukee County courts to begin re-opening on Monday

Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges will begin hearing in-person proceedings on Monday.

Jun 26, 2020

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.

Jun 26, 2020

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.

Jun 26, 2020

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.

Jun 25, 2020

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.

Jun 25, 2020

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.

Jun 25, 2020

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.

Jun 25, 2020

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 […]

Jun 24, 2020

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.

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