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Nov 27, 2019

Milwaukee DA, Legal Aid Society review juvenile life sentences

For 128 people now in Wisconsin prisons, decades have passed since they were put away for life for crimes they committed as children.

Nov 27, 2019

Kamenick founds firm to fight for open records

From the shores of Lake Michigan, a new law firm is shining light onto Wisconsin’s open-records and open-meetings laws.

Nov 26, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court table toppled, police take away man

Wisconsin Capitol Police have taken a man into custody after he apparently flipped over a huge, ornate table that separates the justices from attorneys in the state Supreme Court chamber.

Nov 26, 2019

Milwaukee acid attack defendant refuses psych evaluation

A 61-year-old Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Latino man's face during a racist attack is refusing a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he can assist in his own defense.

Nov 26, 2019

League of Women Voters asks to join lawsuit that would deactivate thousands of voters

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is asking a judge to allow it to join a lawsuit over removing hundreds of thousands of people from state voter rolls.

Nov 26, 2019

Evers signs bill making Wisconsin hemp program permanent

Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill that makes Wisconsin's hemp-growing program permanent, while bringing it into line with new federal regulations.

Nov 26, 2019

Mother gets 40 years for sexually assaulting her children

A Fox Valley mother will spend decades behind bars for sexually assaulting her two young children and making explicit videos.

Nov 26, 2019

Wisconsin sees uptick in fatal police shootings in 2019

Wisconsin is ending the year with more fatal police shootings than last year, as the Fox Valley and the state's northeastern region showing marked increases in shootings.

Nov 26, 2019

SEEING GREEN: Cannabis business law provides profit, cause for lawyers

It’s been a hard autumn for Jonathan Baker, the owner of TFP Sciences.

Nov 25, 2019

Kaul signs in support of public servants denied wiping out of student-loan debt

Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining 13 other district attorneys general in support of public servants denied federal wiping out of their student-loan debt. Kaul signed onto an amicus brief filed in support of public servants on Friday.

Nov 25, 2019

Evers vetoes allowing sex offenders to live near schools

Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed violent sex offenders to live within 1,500 feet of schools and other places where children are likely to be present.

Nov 25, 2019

More results from contentious well study set for December

Researchers plan next month to release more findings from a pollution study conducted in southwestern Wisconsin.

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