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Wisconsin joins multistate cellphone-merger settlement
Wisconsin and 10 other states have reached a deal with the communications companies T-Mobile and Sprint to settle litigation challenging the companies' merger, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday.
54 years for hit-and-run driver that killed 3 girls, mother
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 54 years in prison on Wednesday for the hit-and-run deaths of three Girl Scouts and a mother as they picked up trash along a rural road in 2018.
Waukesha attorney John Macy to receive philanthropy award
The Waukesha attorney John Macy is receiving an award in recognition of his philanthropy.
UW-Madison suspends face-to-face classes amid virus fears
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced Wednesday that they will suspend face-to-face instruction following spring break and that students shouldn't return to the campus because of fears of spreading the coronavirus.
Wisconsin voter purge case appealed to state Supreme Court
A conservative law firm asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn an appeals court ruling that stopped the purging of more than 200,000 people from the state's voter rolls, a step that Democrats argued was intended to make it harder for their voters to cast ballots.
Supreme Court upholds Winona County’s ban on silica sand mining
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing.
Justices push back against Karofsky’s corruption allegations
Justice Dan Kelly's conservative colleagues on the state Supreme Court are pushing back against his liberal challenger's accusations that's he's corrupt, calling her attacks "reckless rhetoric" that risks undermining the court's legitimacy.
Kaul: Courts may enter judgments for unpaid restitution after offender’s death
Sentencing courts may enter civil judgments for unpaid restitution in favor of victims after an offender's death, according to an opinion from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Calumet, Dunn, Jackson, Marathon counties selected as new circuit court branches
Calumet, Dunn, Jackson and Marathon counties have been selected as new Wisconsin circuit-court branches. Their establishment is the result of a law enacted last week, allowing the director of state courts to set up 12 new circuit court branches over three years.
Wisconsin district cancels classes due to coronavirus case
A western Wisconsin school district canceled classes Tuesday so that its buildings can be thoroughly cleaned because someone sickened by the coronavirus attended an event at the high school last weekend.
Woman, child found dead on Minnesota reservation; man sought
Police in northern Minnesota are searching for a suspect after a woman and a 1-year-old child were found dead at a home on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.
DNC security plans in the works for Milwaukee County courts
As Milwaukee prepares to welcome an estimated 50,000 people to the Democratic National Convention in July, staff employees at the Milwaukee County courts are devoting their time on the people who do business in the city every day.
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