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Aug 27, 2020

Private schools want Dane Co. in-person school limits tossed

A group of parents and private religious schools wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to nullify a Dane County order barring in-person classes for most students.

Aug 27, 2020

Peter Albrecht, Allison Andrew, Emily Fons join Godfrey & Kahn

The attorneys Peter Albrecht, Allison Andrew and Emily Fons have joined the law firm Godfrey & Kahn.

Aug 27, 2020

Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings

By STEPHEN GROVES and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Peace and calm prevailed on the streets of Kenosha on Thursday after the first relatively quiet night of protests since last weekend’s police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. The mood of marchers during Wednesday night’s protests in the southeastern Wisconsin city […]

Aug 26, 2020

‘Fundamental rights of children’: Supreme Court asked to block order mandating virtual schooling

A Dane County resident is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to prevent the enforcement of an emergency order that's preventing her two kids from attending their Lutheran private school in person.

Aug 26, 2020

Assistant US Attorney Conway appointed to bench in Dane County

David Conway, assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, is one of Dane County's newest judges.

Aug 26, 2020

Trammell becomes 1st Black woman judge outside Milwaukee County

The new Dane County Circuit Court Judge Nia Trammell is the first Black woman to serve as a judge outside of Milwaukee County.

Aug 26, 2020

17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha (UPDATE)

Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the third night of unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.

Aug 25, 2020

6 more courtrooms re-open in Milwaukee County courts

Six more courthouse rooms have re-opened for in-person proceedings in Milwaukee County.

Aug 25, 2020

Lawsuit seeks repeal of Wisconsin governor’s mask mandate

Wisconsin's statewide mask mandate issued by Gov. Tony Evers should be immediately ended because the governor did not have the legal authority to order it, three western Wisconsin residents argues in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Aug 25, 2020

Jacob Blake’s dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting

The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down.

Aug 24, 2020

Protests erupt after Wisconsin police shoot Black man (UPDATE)

Police in Kenosha shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, setting off a night of protests and unrest in which officers fired tear gas and demonstrators apparently hurled objects and set fire to parked cars.

Aug 24, 2020

‘Nowhere to go’: Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short

Kelli Walton waited four weeks to hear whether she qualified for state emergency rental assistance. When the news came, it was too late.

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