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May 6, 2020

Milwaukee lawyer accused of keeping $25,000 settlement secret from client

A Milwaukee lawyer could lose her law license for six months for keeping a $25,000 insurance settlement secret from her client, among other misconduct violations.

May 6, 2020

What you missed during oral arguments in Legislature’s COVID-19 order lawsuit (INFOGRAPHIC)

The Wisconsin Legislature's lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is making headlines throughout the country. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case this week, giving conservative justices on the court an opportunity to dig into the assistant attorney general representing Andrea Palm, the Department of Health Services secretary.

May 6, 2020

Hospitalized Ginsburg speaks in phone argument

The U.S. Supreme Court is back for Day Three of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world.

May 5, 2020

Conservative justices bash Wisconsin stay-at-home order

Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court raised doubts Tuesday about whether Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order is legal, asserting that the Legislature never intended to give the executive branch so much power.

May 5, 2020

Supreme Court finishes Day 2 of phone argument

The Supreme Court is hearing a second day of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world.

May 5, 2020

Couple’s deaths in Kewaunee County apparent murder-suicide

The deaths of a husband and wife found in their Kewaunee County home appear to be the result of a murder-suicide, sheriff's officials said.

May 5, 2020

Man asks for new judge, venue in Wisconsin brothers’ deaths

A Missouri man is seeking a new new judge and a change of venue for his trial on charges that he killed two brothers from Wisconsin.

May 5, 2020

Man faced with 5th drunken driving charge following crash

A Lake Delton man on parole for drunken driving is faced with his fifth intoxicated driving charge after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County.

May 5, 2020

Couple’s deaths in Kewaunee County apparent murder-suicide

The deaths of a husband and wife found in their Kewaunee County home appear to be the result of a murder-suicide, sheriff's officials said.

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May 4, 2020

Milwaukee pain clinic settles kickback lawsuit for $1.35M

A Milwaukee pain management clinic has agreed to pay at least $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its doctor ordered unnecessary drug tests for patients in exchange for kickbacks from the testing company.

May 4, 2020

Evers, legislative leaders to meet, discuss coronavirus

Gov. Tony Evers was scheduled to meet late Monday afternoon with both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to discuss the next steps in Wisconsin's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 4, 2020

Evers will turn over 10,000 pages of records to lawmaker

Gov. Tony Evers is turning over more than 10,000 pages in documents to Republican state Rep. John Nygren, and paying the lawmaker's $40,000 in legal fees, in order to settle an open-records lawsuit.

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